Martin Charnin

Martin Charnin portrayed Dr. Rod Hamm in FTL Newsfeed.

Career
Working as a lyricist, writer, and theatre director since the 1960s, Charnin's perhaps best-known work is as conceiver, director and lyricist of the musical Annie.

Charnin began his theatrical career as a performer, appearing as one of the Jets in the original production of West Side Story for 1,000 performances on Broadway and on tour. He wrote music and lyrics for numerous Off-Broadway and cabaret revues, later writing for Broadway musicals. In the 1970s, he worked in television where he conceived, produced, wrote and directed six television variety specials, winning two Emmys and nominated for two more.

He created, wrote the lyrics for and directed the musical Annie in 1977, and has since directed numerous productions, revivals and film adaptations across the USA and internationally.

Charnin's filmography includes:
 * Annie (2014, 1999, 1982)
 * ‘S Wonderful, ‘S Marvelous, ‘S Gershwin (TV Movie) (1972)
 * Feathertop (TV movie) (1961)