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Charlie Todd is the founder of Improv Everywhere, a prank collective that causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places. Created in August of 2001, Improv Everywhere has executed over 80 missions involving thousands of undercover agents. If you spend any time at all on the Internet, chances are you've seen an Improv Everywhere video. From Frozen Grand Central (207 people freeze in place for five minutes and freak out Grand Central commuters) to The No Pants Subway Ride (1,200 people ride the subway in their underwear during a snow storm), Improv Everywhere has produced dozens of viral hits. Their videos have received over 54 million views on YouTube alone, and they have been profiled by The New York Times, This American Life (on the radio and on television), The Today Show, 20/20, ABC World News Tonight, VH1, and Rolling Stone. |
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Like most high school kids, Charlie enjoyed playing pranks with his friends while growing up in Columbia, South Carolina. He continued this hobby in college, engaging in prank wars with his roommates. After graduating from the University of North Carolina in 2001, Charlie moved to New York City to pursue acting. Frustrated with the near impossible task of becoming a working actor as an unknown 22-year-old, Charlie began staging his own undercover performances in public places around the city. He created a website to document his work, and Improv Everywhere was born. His lifelong hobby of pulling pranks was morphing into something more serious and more exciting. Eight years and 80 pranks later, Charlie just celebrated the release of his new book about Improv Everywhere. CAUSING A SCENE is available in bookstores everywhere. The Improv Everywhere Live show is an hour of behind-the-scenes stories from Charlie's unique personal experiences as the organizer of Improv Everywhere's legendary missions. The show features video clips of all his most famous missions with Charlie's live commentary and an interactive question and answer session. |
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Binghamton University - Article on the Student project on the Mp3 Experiment: Click Here "Improv Everywhere is fighting the good fight to keep NYC unpredictable, off the grid and balls-out funny. I mean, how could you not laugh at someone setting themselves up as a bathroom attendant at the Times Square McDonald's or staging a synchronized-swimming performance in the Washington Square Park fountain?" - Dan Avery, Time Out New York |
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