It would be hard to pinpoint where “home” is for Charles Melton because he spent his early life moving around the globe. His family’s nomadic lifestyle was due to his father’s job in the army, and Melton referred to himself as “an army brat” in a GQ interview. Melton was born in Juneau, Alaska, and subsequently lived in many other U.S. states, including Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, and Kansas, as he noted in a video for the same outlet. His family once moved to Seoul, South Korea, where Melton spent five years and enjoyed the time with family.
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After South Korea, Melton’s family moved to Germany, which he also loved. “In Germany, we were stationed in Illesheim,” he told Heavy. “And I remember school in Ansbach military base and then, you know, every weekend, you know, the bases are all different sizes and Illesheim was the smallest military base in Germany. So, we would drive to, you know, the military base in Bitburg to go shopping at the BX or PX because it was so big.” After four years in Germany, the family moved to Kansas, which is where Melton went to high school and, for a bit, college. He lived there for five years, per Mixed Asian Media, then moved to New York for a couple of years, followed by Los Angeles and then Vancouver, where “Riverdale” films.
