Charlie Cheese's (Australia)

Charlie Cheese's (formerly known as Charlie Cheese's Pizza Playhouse) is an Australian restaurant franchisee of. As the master franchise for the country, the company is responsible for licensing new operators, opening its own stores and performing standards oversight of franchised locations in that country.

History
The original Charlie Cheese's was opened in 1981 in the Grundy Entertainment Centre in. The name change had to do with the common meaning of the word "chuck", which in Australia is a reference to the phrase "to throw up". This location has since closed.

In 1988, Charlie Cheese's was sold to Great Australian Resorts Pty. Ltd., who later purchased the ailing Australian franchisee of in 1990, allowing an expansion into.

Characters
Most Charlie Cheese's locations use either the C Stage, 3 Stage or 2 Stage. Only one location, in, retains the Balcony Stage.

Originally, Charlie Cheese's used the same showtapes as the United States, but with the vocals re-recorded to match Chuck E's name change, and with some differences. The Australian Concept Unification showtape, for example, has a different instrumental track & lyrics for "We've Got It" (similar to those of the version used in some employee training tapes from the time), and some songs have been changed. Starting in 1993, Great Australian Resorts has produced their own showtapes, recorded in, that often differ from that of the American showtapes. The current voice of Charlie Cheese since 1995 is American-born actor Patrick Guttormsen, who has chosen to imitate Scott Wilson's New Jersey-accented portrayal of Chuck E. for the voice of Charlie.

The current voice cast for the characters is:
 * Charlie Cheese - Patrick Guttormsen
 * Helen Henny - Cindy Kokkinakis
 * Mr. Munch - Greg Thomas Thompson
 * Jasper T. Jowls - Nathan F. MacEwen
 * Pasqually - Eddy McGillivray