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Religion: Beatnik
Name: Charlie the Tuna
Alter Ego: Charlie
Other Names: Charlie Tuna
Classification: lead character based on a real person
Publisher(s): DePatie-Freleng Enterprises; Dongwon Industries; StarKist Tuna
First Appearance: StarKist Tuna commercial #1 (1961): "Charlie Tuna"
Creators: Tom Rogers, Herschel Bernardi (actor)
Number of Appearances: 83
Employer: StarKist Tuna
Occupation: mascot
Species: tuna
Gender: male
Note: based on actor-songwriter Henry Nemo
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.starkist.com/charlie
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_the_Tuna
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187780/
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/07/AR2005070702136_pf.html
- http://www.starkist.com/about-starkist/company-history
- http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/charlie-the-tuna-celebrates-50-years-of-good-taste-115712124.html