Explore Charles Karel Bouley net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Charles Raymond Bouley, II was born on November 7, 1962 in Miami Beach, Florida, to Charles Raymond Bouley (1929-1987) and Rose Marie (nee Tremblay) Bouley (1930-2003). Bouley has been an entertainer since his early years beginning his career as an emcee at his first show in 7th grade. It was the talent show “Car Wash”, at his junior high school. While at Long Beach Poly High School, Bouley was editor of the school’s newspaper, “High Life.” and also wrote reviews in the school newspaper for free by taking word “high school” out of the masthead of the newspaper and then getting onto every list of PR. As being a member of the press Bouley was listed on the press-only lists of openings and premieres within Los Angeles. Los Angeles area. With this kind of media access Bouley started attending theatre productions, and then writing reviews about the productions to be published in both his school and local newspapers. Not able to afford tickets to the movies Bouley was employed as an Usher in Long Beach Terrace Theater. Long Beach Terrace Theatre so that he could write reviews on the latest films. In this article, we will discover how old is Charles Karel Bouley? Who is Charles Karel Bouley dating now & how much money does Charles Karel Bouley have?
| Name | Charles Karel Bouley |
| First Name | Charles |
| Last Name | Bouley |
| Occupation | Radio Personality |
| Birthday | November 7 |
| Birth Year | 1962 |
| Place of Birth | Miami Beach |
| Home Town | Florida |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Charles Karel Bouley Biography
Charles Karel Bouley is one of the most popular and richest Radio Personality who was born on November 7, 1962 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Karel collaborated in collaboration with R&B singer Vesta Williams and also brought the producer Michael Eckart to the table. Vesta made music with Eckart and as a way of saying thank to you Eckart co-wrote and produced an album along with Karel as well as other members. First single “Everybody, Get On Up” and came out in 1994. In 1995, Karel released the eight track album “Dance…Or Else” distributed by MS Distribution on Karel’s own Orbik Records. The album was dubbed the top 10 Dance Album of the Year by Billboard’s Larry Flick.
Professionally known as “Karel and Andrew”, Bouley and Howard became the first openlygay radio talk-show hosts on a US major-market radio station in 1998. Hired for the afternoon drive slot at Los Angeles’ KFI, the duo replaced KFI mainstays John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou. “I’m sure there are a million gay [radio] hosts, but not many of them are open, and no one had ever appeared on the air as a gay couple,” said Ron Rodrigues, editor-in-chief of Radio & Records magazine. ” The backbone of their on-air banter was their contrasting world views. Bouley, who dominated the conversation, could be stopped in his tracks with one, well-placed word from Howard”. Al Peterson, an editor at Radio & Records magazine said, “They didn’t feel like it was their job to be the poster boys for the gay community or to effect social change, just because they were the first openly gay hosts who were partners off the air.”
Following the sudden death of his domestic partner, Andrew Howard, in 2001, “Charles Karel Bouley II” went on to file and win a lawsuit in the Court of Appeal of the State of California in Los Angeles County to establish the rights of domestic partners to be recognized as such and giving them the right to sue for wrongful death: AB 25 of 2005, the “California Domestic Partnership Law”. This court victory effectively changed the wrongful death laws in California for domestic partners, as well as making them retroactive.
Prior to his radio career beginning in the latter part of 1990, Karel had been a stand-up comedian also a musician. Though he was not receiving much interest from the LGBT media The album from 1995, “Dance … Or Else,” was a hit. attention from the mainstream press. It was named the No. 10 in the year’s top 10 albums from “Billboard”‘s Dance Music editor Larry Flick. Karel later recorded the hit single “Don’t Stop” with Steve Bronski and the single “I Am” with Jellybean Benitez and “Take Your Heartache Away” which is also released available on Jellybean. Jellybean label. Numerous projects included Thea Austin, who was a close acquaintance of Karel and the leader Snap! Snap!!. Bouley also ran the graphic arts business and worked as a photographer for celebrity clients who captured celebrities such as Michael Jackson and Diana Ross.
In the latter part of 1990s, Karel played alongside Ryan Seacrest and Marc Summers in the Woody Fraiser production “The Ultimate Revenge” for Spike TV / TNN. The show was a first reality-based practical joke show which helped to establish the pattern of unscripted, successful programming. Seacrest was the Master of Ceremonies while Karel along with others performed jokes on unsuspecting public members that were arranged by their friends. The show was on for three seasons, and featured Karel being featured in fifteen episodes as per IMDB.
Charles Karel Bouley, known on-the-air as Karel (pronounced ka-REL), is an American entertainer, talk radio host, singer, TV personality, stage performer, journalist, and author. He began as a comic and vocalist with 1995’s album “Dance…Or Else” and was signed to Jellybean Recordings under John “Jellybean” Benitez. While promoting a record, he was signed to do a radio show on KYPA Los Angeles called “Different After Dark.” His life partner off-air, Andrew Howard became his co-host on-air and within two years the duo made history as the first openly gay radio talk show hosts on KFI in Los Angeles. in 1998. Howard, already suffering from AIDS, died suddenly of a blood clot in 2001.
Charles Karel Bouley Net Worth
Charles is one of the richest Radio Personality from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Charles Karel Bouley's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
Bouley attended the community college in Southern California and later attended university on scholarship , where he majored in theater with a minor in journalism but he left to work in the field after finishing his studies. He began performing and singing throughout Orange County, CA and Long Beach, CA in predominantly GLBT club in the late 1980s. In the 90s Karel was hired to work with Billboard Magazine and other top-of-the-line publications as he performed; his association with the magazines gave an additional access to music performances and also an extensive network of musicians. . He would make contacts to begin his own television and radio careers, write two books and watch over 3000 hours of television and radio shows as well as one album, and an ongoing column that ran for nearly three decades.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Radio Personality |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In 2004, Bouley authored a book of essays titled, You Can’t Say That. In this well-titled book, he speaks frankly about a wide range of topics. The book was published by the LGBT publishing house, Alyson Press. Karel also contributed to “When I Knew” by Robert Trachtenberg, stories of “coming out” directed at Gay and Lesbian youth.
Karel started a podcast and online show in 2008, and the Karel Cast in 2019 is available on every major streaming service, ProgressiveVoices Network, Genesis Communications, iHeart, iTunes, Spreaker, TuneIn and more. The show is heard Monday through Friday and there is a dedicated App in all the App stores.
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Following his partner’s death, Bouley returned to KFI and hosted a talk show there until station management changed and he and others were dismissed in April 2002. Seven months later, Karel was hired as an on-air host by the most successful San Francisco radio station at the time, KGO, for the weekend evening time slot.
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Charles Karel Bouley. You may help us to build the dating records for Charles Karel Bouley!In 2008, Bouley returned to stand-up comedy and re-entered radio. Billed as Karel Stands Up!, he is regularly seen performing his uncensored stand-up comedy to sold-out audiences in the former Rrazz Room, in San Francisco and at Planet Gemini in Monterey, California. He has also appeared with Bruce Vilanch at Cobb’s Comedy Club, in San Francisco. He has performed at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and at The Laugh Factory in Long Beach, California.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In March 2000, “Karel & Andrew” was moved from the afternoon-drive slot into the evening-drive slot to accommodate the nationally syndicated Phil Hendrie Show. The show followed Hendrie’s until April 2001 when the station again went through changes. Karel & Andrew took a three-week vacation while the station worked on a new spot for them however Andrew Howard died unexpectedly on May 21, 2001. David G. Hall, KFI’s Director of Syndication, was quoted at the time of the change as saying “KFI might still find a spot” for “The Karel & Andrew Show,” stressing that the team “haven’t been terminated.” The station’s programmers said they were preparing to return “Karel & Andrew” to the airwaves by putting their show on another Clear Channel station but Howard’s death ended those plans.
Karel stayed at KFI for almost two years. After a shift in management at KFI Karel and others were let go but he soon landed a show in San Francisco, the No. 4 Arbitron Market in the United States, on radio station KGO. He was fired from KGO in November 2008 when an engineer left his microphone open and his profane off-air comments about Joe the Plumber were broadcast live. Bouley was forced to re-invent himself, returning to stand-up comedy, writing for the HuffingtonPost and re-entering radio with a self-syndicated show heard first on Energy San Francisco and KRXA Monterey/Salinas/Santa Cruz. The show aired five days a week, going nationwide after negotiating a satellite hookup with GCN, Genesis Communication Network. In November 2011, Karel returned to KGO, but he was again let go in February 2015 when Cumulus Media fired most of the staff. In 2008 he started podcasting and his show has expanded to TV and OTT. He continues to record as well.
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Charles Ranked on the list of most popular Radio Personality. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Charles Karel Bouley celebrates birthday on November 7 of every year.
In March 2009, Bouley was employed by San Francisco’s KNGY as well as by KRXA in Monterey, California, his only remuneration coming from ad revenue and unemployment benefits. Shortly thereafter, he was hired by San Francisco’s Green 960, which became his home station. Working from his home studio, he had been his own producer, engineer and ad salesman for over two years. In January 2010, Bouley was hired by KKGN, San Francisco. KJRB, in Spokane, Washington has added Bouley’s show to their lineup. as has KGOE in Eureka, California, Green 1640 in Decatur and Atlanta, Georgia, KJFK Reno, WXMR in Vermont and WVNJ in New Jersey, and some areas of New York. “The Karel Show” went into syndication in December 2010, after Bouley negotiated a satellite hook-up with Genesis Communication Network. In November 2011, Karel added an FM station, KNWZ 94.3, to his lineup on Sundays, 5PM to 7 pm, also serving KPLM, KPSC, KPSF, KPSH, KPSI, KPSI-FM, KPST-FM, KPTR, KRCK-FM, KUNA-FM, KVLA-FM, KWXY, KXPS, California Radio Markets Bakersfield, Chico, Fresno, Los Angeles, Merced, Modesto, and Oxnard-Ventura. In 2019 Karel decided to curtail much of his podcasting to concentrate on Television, Music and other endeavors. His daily show went podcast and video and was cut down to six minutes by choice. The daily video joins Life in Segments as his second online TV show, and Life in Segments as of 2019 is still on Free Speech TV’s roster.
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