Chas Tenenbaum

Chas Tenenbaum

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    The Royal Tenenbaums
Photo Credit: Everett Collection

Character Analysis

(Avoiding Spoilers)

Overview... a business dynamo. Ever since he started taking his meals while standing in his office as a child, Chas’ father Royal started stealing bonds from his son’s safe-deposit box. With the recent death of his wife in a freak accident, Chas is left to single-handedly raise his two sons Ari and Uzi, and moves home to live with his mother, Ethel. That’s right around the time that Royal, his difficult father, announces he has cancer.

Personality… anxious, anal-retentive, and downright afraid. Chas is scarred by his abusive childhood, during which his father intentionally shot him with a BB gun, among other atrocities. Chas is afraid for the safety of his children, and runs a rigorous regimen of emergency drills to ensure that they are constantly prepared for the worst. Given his background, it’s the only way he knows.

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