Born in Arizona, C.J. attended Arizona State University, where he helped make the comedy troupes Farce Side & Barren Mind a campus phenomenon. His parents are Norman & Virginia Fletcher. He attended Westwood High School in Mesa, AZ. His first television appearance was on the Wallace & Ladmo Show as a contest winner, and his first stage appearance was as Dracula at Queen of Peace Elementary. C.J. formed his own production company after college, and has been involved with and directed such prestigious comedy troupes as ComedySportz, TheatreSports, and Robster Craw.