11 Celebrities from the Arlington Area

Discover stars who were once locals in our second installment of noteworthy folks who grew up here.

Charles Esten

If you’ve seen TV’s Whose Line Is It Anyway? or Nashville, you’ve probably spotted Charles “Chip” Esten. The actor and musician grew up in Alexandria, singing in a church choir and eventually attending T.C. Williams (you may be sensing a theme here) before heading to Los Angeles. Though Nashville has been canceled, you can usually find Chip at The Birchmere around the winter holidays, delivering some heartfelt tunes with guitar in hand.


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