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TanGent Show · July 21 · 40 min

Charles Fleischer

Charles Fleischer is an actor, comedian, musician, inventor, and the unmistakable voice of Roger Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Beyond that iconic performance, he's appeared in films like Back to the Future Part II, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Polar Express, Zodiac, and dozens of television shows while cultivating a lifelong fascination with mathematics, science, music, and invention. I don't think I've ever interviewed anyone quite like Charles. You can ask him about comedy and, two minutes later, you're talking about prime numbers, palindromes, the nature of time, and why the phrase "how do you know?" might be one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves. That's not me exaggerating. That's genuinely where this conversation goes. I was really intrigued with how brilliant Charles is, but also how childlike his sense of wonder remains. He seems genuinely delighted by ideas, whether they're about language, physics, Beethoven, or a simple everyday expression whose origin nobody can quite prove. Follow Charles:IMDb Website Facebook Instagram X (Twitter)

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Charles Fleischer is an actor, comedian, musician, inventor, and the unmistakable voice of Roger Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Beyond that iconic performance, he's appeared in films like Back to the Future Part II, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Polar Express, Zodiac, and dozens of television shows while cultivating a lifelong fascination with mathematics, science, music, and invention.

I don't think I've ever interviewed anyone quite like Charles. You can ask him about comedy and, two minutes later, you're talking about prime numbers, palindromes, the nature of time, and why the phrase "how do you know?" might be one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves. That's not me exaggerating. That's genuinely where this conversation goes.

I was really intrigued with how brilliant Charles is, but also how childlike his sense of wonder remains. He seems genuinely delighted by ideas, whether they're about language, physics, Beethoven, or a simple everyday expression whose origin nobody can quite prove.

Follow Charles:IMDb Website Facebook Instagram X (Twitter)

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