From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Randolph "Charlie" Korsmo (born July 20, 1978) is an American former child actor turned lawyer and political activist. Korsmo was born in Fargo, North Dakota, the son of Deborah Ruf, an educational psychologist, and John Korsmo, a hospital administrator and chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board.  He was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, wher... show more