Here's a character sheet that I really like using. It's one that Hirohiko Araki made. It's best printed up and then written on.
And here's the text that I've created to make it simpler:
NAME & NICKNAMES:
AGE:
SEX:
BIRTH DATE & BIRTH SIGN:
BIRTH PLACE:
HEIGHT:
WEIGHT:
HAIR COLOR:
EYE SIGHT:
COLOR BLINDNESS:
GLASSES:
RIGHT OR LEFT HANDED?
TYPE OF VOICE:
HISTORY OF SURGERIES:
CAVITIES/ILLNESSES:
SCARS, BURNS, SKIN DAMAGE, BIRTHMARKS, OR TATTOOS:
OTHER DISTINCTIVE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS - LIKE NOSE AND EYE SHAPE, POSTURE, BUST SIZE, LEGS, AND MOLES:
RACE:
RELIGION:
CRIMINAL RECORD, AWARDS, AND EDUCATION:
EXPERIENCES AS A YOUNG CHILD OR INFANT:
SEXUAL HISTORY, LOVERS, THOUGHTS TOWARDS ROMANCE - ARE THEY MARRIED?
PEOPLE THIS CHARACTER LOOKS UP TO, AND PEOPLE THE CHARACTER HATES:
DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE:
FEARS:
PERSONALITY TRAITS, FAVORITE SAYINGS, AND HABITS:
RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDE BEHAVIOR):
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS:
PROBLEM RELATIONSHIPS:
EMPLOYMENT AND
SCHOOL:
ECONOMIC STATUS/BEHAVIOR:
PETS/PLANTS:
PERSONALITY/ WHAT MAKES THEM DISTINCTIVE?:
SPECIAL SKILLS AND FIGHTING STYLES
(ABILITIES)
(NIMBLE, SPORTS/DANCE, MARTIAL ARTS, GUNS, DRIVING, LANGUAGE STUDY, OR OTHER CERTIFICATIONS.
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES:
HOBBIES
(MOVIES, NEWSPAPERS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES, MOVIES, ET CETERA)
RECREATIONS
(CREATIVE PURSUITS)
LIKES AND DISLIKES
(COLLECTIONS, FAVORITES/LEASTS)
(HABITS/PASSIONS)
FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SHELTER
(LOCATION, PEOPLE, FAVORITE STORES OR BRANDS, DECOR, FASHION, PERFUME/CALOGNE, NECKLACES, OR RINGS)
(MEANINGLESS THINGS)
(TASTES/DRUGS)
FAVORITE PHRASES:
OTHER
(WINE/FOOD)
(SUPERNATURAL ABILITIES, ATTEND TO SPIRITS?)
I does come with a lot of information to fill out - but it's not required to fill all of it out.