Charlie Capen is co-founder and digital arsonist of “How To Be A Dad” — an entertainment site for dads, moms, and those with no plans of procreating, whatsoever. A colorblind, undisciplined multi-hyphenate living near the outskirts of Los Angeles, Charlie was raised in captivity atop the hills of San Francisco as the son of a roaming radio DJ father and executive power mom.
Not so much a “how-to”, but a “how-not-to” site, HowToBeADad.com is centered around two sleep-deprived friends with nothing left to lose but their sanity as they navigate fatherhood and try to look smart doing so. They’re not experts, but that isn’t gonna stop them from pretending.
Charlie’s work has appeared on the front pages of AOL, Buzzfeed, LeanIn.org, Huff Post Parents, Art of Manliness, BabyCenter, Babble, Neatorama, Laughing Squid, Reddit, and a host of other websites that smell delicious. He currently presides as Director of Online Engagement at 20th Century Fox creating digital strategy for programs like The Ricki Lake Show and the forthcoming, Kris Jenner Show.
He is allergic to sleep.
