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Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare

Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare (चाचा विधायक हैं हमारे) is a Hindi political comedy web series created by and starring Zakir Khan as Ronny, a jobless man posing as an MLA's nephew; 24 episodes in three seasons, 2018–2024, on Prime Video and Amazon miniTV.

Chachi 420

Chachi 420 (चाची ४२०) is a 1997 Hindi comedy film directed, produced, and starring Kamal Haasan, in which a divorced father disguises himself as an elderly woman.

Chachi Gonzales

Chachi Gonzales, born Olivia Irene Gonzales in 1996 in Houston, is an American hip-hop dancer, choreographer, and actress; youngest member of I.aM.mE, winners of America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 (2011), later an actress and YouTuber married to Jukka Hildén.

Chacmool

A chacmool is a Mesoamerican stone sculpture of a reclining figure on his elbows, holding an offering receptacle, named in 1875 and known from sites like Chichén Itzá and Tula.

Chad (TV series)

Chad is an American cringe comedy created by and starring Nasim Pedrad as Chad Amani, a 14-year-old Persian-American boy; developed at Fox from 2016, it ran on TBS from 2021 and the Roku Channel, ending in 2024.

Chad & Jeremy

Chad & Jeremy, English folk-pop duo of Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde, British Invasion act whose soft-harmony hits "Yesterday's Gone" and "A Summer Song" (No. 7, 1964) scored seven US Top 40 singles; split 1968, reunited periodically until Stuart's 2020 death.

Chad Allen (actor)

Chad Allen (Chad Allen Lazzari), American actor and producer born 1974 in Cerritos, California; child star on St. Elsewhere and Our House, best known as Matthew Cooper on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1998), later an out gay actor in the Donald Strachey films and Save Me.

Chad Channing

Chad Channing, born 1967 in Santa Rosa, California, is the drummer who played on Nirvana's Bleach (1989), the Love Buzz single, and Polly on Nevermind, before being replaced by Dave Grohl; later bands include Fire Ants and Before Cars.

Chad Cisneros

Chad Cisneros is an American electronic dance music producer who, with Dave Reed, forms the duo Tritonal, formed in 2008 in Austin, Texas, and co-owns Enhanced Music.

Chad Duell

Chad Duell (born 1987), American actor, played Michael Corinthos on ABC's General Hospital from April 2010 to January 2025, winning the 2015 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

Chad Everett

Chad Everett (Raymon Lee Cramton, 1937-2012), American actor, star of Dr. Joe Gannon on CBS's Medical Center (1969-1976); later films include Airplane II, Psycho (1998), Mulholland Drive.

Chad Gilbert

Chad Gilbert (Chad Everett Gilbert, 1981-2026), founding guitarist and chief songwriter of New Found Glory and former Shai Hulud vocalist; pioneer of second-wave pop punk; died of cancer at 45 in Nashville.

Chad Gray

Chad Gray (born 1971, Decatur, Illinois) is the American lead vocalist of nu metal band Mudvayne (as Chüd/Kud) and the supergroup Hellyeah, founded with Vinnie Paul; known for L.D. 50, "Dig," and the 2026 30 Years of Madness solo tour.

Chad Hugo

Chad Hugo, born 1974 in Portsmouth, Virginia, is the Grammy-winning producer and multi-instrumentalist behind the Neptunes with Pharrell Williams and the band N.E.R.D., later in a royalty lawsuit with Williams.

Chad Kroeger

Chad Kroeger, birth name Chad Robert Turton (born 1974, Hanna, Alberta), is the Canadian lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Nickelback, whose 2001 hit How You Remind Me topped US and Canadian rock charts; known for gruff vocals and guest collaborations.

Chad L. Coleman

Chad L. Coleman (born 1974) is an American actor from Richmond, Virginia, known as Cutty Wise on The Wire, Tyreese on The Walking Dead, Fred Johnson on The Expanse, Klyden on The Orville, and Coach in Left 4 Dead 2.

Chad Lowe

Chad Lowe (born 1968, Dayton, Ohio) is an American actor, director, and producer, younger brother of Rob Lowe; Emmy winner as Jesse McKenna on Life Goes On, later Byron Montgomery on Pretty Little Liars and a 9-1-1 franchise director.

Chad McQueen

Chad McQueen (Chadwick Steven McQueen, 1960–2024), American actor, producer, martial artist, and race car driver, only son of Steve McQueen and Neile Adams; played Dutch in The Karate Kid and founded McQueen Racing.

Chad Michael Murray

Chad Michael Murray (born 1981, Buffalo, New York) is an American actor, writer, and former model known for Lucas Scott on One Tree Hill, Freaky Friday, A Cinderella Story, House of Wax, Sullivan's Crossing, and the novels Everlast and American Drifter.

Chad Michaels

Chad Michaels (Chad Michael Storbeck, born 1971) is an American drag performer and Cher impersonator, runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race season 4 and winner of All Stars season 1, first Drag Race Hall of Fame inductee.

Chad Powers

Chad Powers is a Hulu sports comedy co-created by Glen Powell and Michael Waldron, based on Eli Manning's Eli's Places sketch. Powell plays disgraced quarterback Russ Holliday disguised as walk-on Chad Powers; two seasons, 2025 and 2026.

Chad Smith

Chad Smith (Chad Gaylord Smith, born 1961, Saint Paul, Minnesota) is the American drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988, Chickenfoot founder, Ozzy Osbourne session drummer, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and Will Ferrell lookalike.

Chad Stahelski

Chad Stahelski (born 1968) is an American stuntman-turned-director, Keanu Reeves' Matrix double, co-founder of 87Eleven with David Leitch, and director of all four John Wick films plus the Highlander reboot.

Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager

Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager is a Star Wars parody web series (2006–2012) by Matt Sloan and Aaron Yonda of Blame Society Productions, about Darth Vader's less successful brother managing a grocery store; it won the 2007 George Lucas Selects award.

Chador (چادر)

Chador (چادر), also chadar: the semicircular, sleeveless full-body cloak worn over the head by Iranian women, open at the front and held closed by hand; distinct from the maghna'eh and abaya, banned 1936, compulsory after 1979.

Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman (1976–2020), American actor from Anderson, South Carolina; played Jackie Robinson, James Brown, Thurgood Marshall, and Marvel's Black Panther/T'Challa; died of colon cancer at 43.

Chae Jong-hyeop (채종협)

Chae Jong-hyeop (채종협, born 1993) is a South Korean actor; debuted 2016 in Tundra Show Season 2, won 2022 KBS Best New Actor for Love All Play, starred in Castaway Diva and Japan's Eye Love You (2024).

Chae Man-sik

Chae Man-sik (채만식, 1902–1950) was a Korean novelist, dramatist, critic, and essayist known for satirical fiction dissecting colonial-era Korean society, including "A Ready-Made Life" and "Peace Under Heaven".

Chae Soo-bin (채수빈)

Chae Soo-bin (채수빈), born Bae Soo-bin in 1994, is a South Korean actress who rose to fame in Love in the Moonlight (2016) and won MBC awards for When the Phone Rings.

Chae Won-bin (채원빈)

Chae Won-bin (채원빈) is a South Korean actress, born in 2001, whose breakout role as Jang Ha-bin in the thriller series Doubt (2024) won her Best New Actress awards.