Charles Esten Wikipedia. Charles Esten. Esten at a June 2. Born. Charles Esten Puskar III1. September 9, 1. 96. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U. S. Other names. Chip Esten. Alma mater. College of William and Mary. Occupation. Actor, comedian, singer. Years active. 19. Drew Carey`S Improv-A-Ganza Episode 6' title='Drew Carey`S Improv-A-Ganza Episode 6' />SpousesPatty Hanson m. Children. 3Charles Esten Puskar III born September 9, 1. Chip Esten and Charles Esten, is an American actor, singer and comedian. Esten is best known for his role as Deacon Claybourne on Nashville 2. The network dropped the show and CMT picked it up to transition it into its fifth season. He previously appeared on the improvisation show. Whose Line Is It AnywayWilliams High School, where he played football for the Titans a decade after the events of the film Remember the Titans. Following graduation, Esten moved to the United Kingdom to make his theatrical debut, playing the title role in the musical. Buddy in the early 1. Consequently, Esten made his debut on the Channel 4 show in the fourth series and. He subsequently appeared in more episodes later the same year when the show did a run in New York City. At the time, the show needed a second specialist improvisational singer to fill in for Mike Mc. Shane. Esten made his final appearance in the UK edition in 1. US and playing the role of Luke in Party of Five. Due to his singing abilities, he was often paired with series regular Wayne Brady on musical games. Watch Top Cat Online Iflix'>Watch Top Cat Online Iflix. After a hiatus following the shows 2. Other comedy work. In 2. 00. 3, he hosted a semi scripted semi improvised comedy mini series called On the Spot. Between 2. 00. 4 0. Improv All Stars. Esten and fellow former Whose Line Is It Anyway stars Greg Proops, Ryan Stiles and Jeff Davis regularly teamed up and tour around the country doing live improv under the name Whose Live Anyway In April 2. Esten ceased work with Whose Live Anyway, and was replaced by Joel Murray. He had small roles in three Kevin Costner movies, The Postman, Thirteen Days as downed U 2 pilot Major Rudolf Anderson, and Swing Vote. Esten also starred in a public service video, Riding Straight, produced for the Motorcycle Safety Foundations curriculum, Motorcycle Rider Course Riding and Street Skills MRC RSS, in which he portrayed a surfer dude, a snuff dipping hick, and a concerned friend in a bar. Television. He has also contributed to the soundtracks as both a singer and songwriter. The family moved to Nashville after Esten was cast as a series regular on Nashville. His daughter is a leukemia survivor. Television show Whose Line Is It Anyway TV Show details, Yahoo. March 1. 9, 2. 01. Pittsburgh Tribune Review. October 1. 3, 2. 00. William Mary Alumni Magazine. HM2k_eUWDPg/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Drew Carey`S Improv-A-Ganza Episode 6' title='Drew Carey`S Improv-A-Ganza Episode 6' />College of William Mary. Spring 2. 01. 4. Puskar force behind creation of SIDS of Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh Post Gazette. April 2. 5, 2. 00. Watch Before The Devil Knows You`Re Dead HD 1080P. Archived from the original on August 2. Retrieved March 1. NCIS Los Angeles episode TV Series. Rolling Stone. December 3, 2. Retrieved July 2. The Drew Carey Show TV Series 19952004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Orlando Sentinel. November 1. 99. 1. Cowboys Indians. The Tennessean. Retrieved 2. October 2. Tennessean. com. Retrieved 1. June 2. 01. 6. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 1, 2. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 1, 2. Retrieved March 2.