Charles Grodin Overview:

Actor, Charles Grodin, was born Charles Grodinsky on Apr 21, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As of December 2025, Charles Grodin was 90 years old.

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Charles Grodin Facts
Children with Elissa: Marion and Nicky.
His wife, Elissa Durwood Grodin, is an author.
Admitted in a 2006 interview on "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) that the surly attitude he adopts on talk shows is an act he developed in order to be a more interesting guest. According to Grodin, he was scheduled to make his first appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) in 1973, and was to be in the segment immediately following Diana Ross performing a medley of her hits. Realizing that he would bomb if he followed her as himself, he adopted this churlish character who has little patience for the questions of the host. Carson loved it and it became his trademark.
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