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Child's Play character | |
The Chucky doll, as seen in Child's Play 2
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First appearance | Child's Play (1988) |
Created by |
Don Mancini John Lafia Tom Holland |
Portrayed by |
Brad Dourif Fiona Dourif (Cult of Chucky) |
Information | |
Full name | Charles Lee Ray |
Nickname(s) | Chucky The Lakeshore Strangler |
Species |
Good Guy Doll Human (first and seventh film) |
Gender | Male Female (Alice's/Nica's bodies) |
Spouse(s) | Tiffany (wife) |
Children |
Glen (son) Glenda (daughter) |
Nationality | American |
Classification |
Serial killer Voodoo sorcerer |
Power and ablities | Voodoo |
Chucky is a fictional character and the villain of the Child's Play slasher film series. Chucky is portrayed as a notorious serial killer whose spirit inhabits a "Good Guy" doll and continuously tries to transfer his soul from the doll to a human body. The character has become one of the most recognizable horror icons, often mentioned alongside Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Ghostface, Leatherface, Pinhead and Michael Myers, and has been referenced numerous times in popular culture. In 1999, the Chucky character was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain for the film Bride of Chucky. He was created by writer-director Don Mancini and is portrayed and voiced by Brad Dourif in both live-action and voice-over.
Chucky made his first appearance in the 1988 film Child's Play. In the film, serial killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) uses voodoo rituals to transfer his soul into a Good Guy Doll in an effort to escape capture. Now living in the form of the animated doll, Chucky (Voiced by Dourif) is given to young Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent) and begins terrorizing the family. Chucky made his second appearance in the 1990 sequel, Child's Play 2. In the film, a resurrected Chucky (Dourif) continues his pursuit of Andy (Vincent), who has been placed in foster care after the events of the first film. In Child's Play 3 (1991), Chucky (Dourif) again returns from the grave eight years after events of the previous film to terrorized a now teenage Andy (Justin Whalin).