For pants he wears baggy ripped jeans, and has a pair of beige khaki cutoffs for shorts.
In earlier seasons he wore short sleeve polo shirts as well. He mainly wears old secondhand T-shirts, some more notable ones being shirts for "Magna", "San Juan, Washington", "O'Keefe Brewery", and "Eleven Point River". Many people, himself included, have claimed he sweats significantly more than the average person. Charlie poorly denies it when confronted, and shows no qualms with wearing the same clothes, often filthy from work, for days. Other characters often comment on his smell and even claim to see lice. He is on the thin side, though Dee considers him fat, (" Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass") and he once described himself as the "funny fat friend." (" Dennis and Dee's Mom Is Dead")Ĭharlie has horrible personal hygiene, due to only bathing with a sink (" Charlie Gets Crippled") on a non-regular basis (" The Gang Dances Their Asses Off"). He has green eyes, and unkempt hair, as well as a scruffy beard. Physically, Charlie is a man of short stature being the shortest member of the Gang until Frank's arrival, something he is self conscious about. Although he is by most respects the stupidest member of the Gang, he is capable of rare, impressive moments of brilliance, particularly with music and engineering complex social schemes. After they break up, he continues his obsession). The most tedious and disgusting janitorial tasks at the bar are referred to as Charlie Work, even when Charlie is temporarily spared from performing them.Ĭharlie is known for his illiteracy, his habit of slipping into a variety of characters for his various schemes, and his never ending obsession with The Waitress (until season 12 episode 10, " Dennis' Double Life" when he finds out what it's like being in a relationship with her.
Charlie is a co-owner of Paddy's Pub, but he sold most of his shares to Dennis and Mac for, among other things, half a sandwich (" The Gang Sells Out").
He shares an apartment with Frank Reynolds, who was formerly believed to be his biological father. Charlie is best friends with Dennis and Mac, knowing the latter since childhood. He is a member of the Gang that works at the bar, and is considered the dim-witted "wild card" of the group. Janitor at Paddy's Pub Images of Charlie Kelly Charles "Charlie" Kelly is the janitor of Paddy's Pub.