The character wears a tight coat, oversized trousers and shoes, and a derby carries a bamboo cane and has a signature toothbrush moustache. 'The Tramp' is a vagrant with the refined manners and dignity of a gentleman. Chaplin is also one of the co-founders of United Artists, the movie studio that revolutionized Hollywood.Ĭhaplin's principal character was 'The Tramp' (known as 'Charlot' in Andorra, France and the French-speaking world, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Romania, and Turkey, as 'Carlinhos' in Brazil and 'Carlitos' in Argentina). Chaplin's high-profile public and private life encompassed highs and lows with both adulation and controversy. His working life in entertainment spanned over 65 years, from the Victorian stage and music hall in the United Kingdom as a child performer almost until his death at the age of 88. Best known for his work in silent film, his most famous role was The Little Tramp, a universally recognisable and iconic character who appeared in films such as The Kid (1921), The Gold Rush (1925) and City Lights (1931). Chaplin was also one of the most creative and influential personalities in the silent-film era. Sir Charles Charlie Chaplin (1895-1976) was born in Walworth, London. He is considered to have been one of the finest mimes and clowns ever caught on film and has greatly influenced performers in this field.Ĭhaplin acted in, directed, scripted, produced, and eventually scored his own films.

In 1913, while he was touring with a vaudeville act in the US, Keystone films recruited Chaplin to make films. He began performing at age ten as a member of a juvenile clog-dance troupe. Chaplin became one of the most famous actors as well as a notable director, composer and musician in the early to mid Hollywood cinema era. SIR CHARLES SPENCER CHARLIE CHAPLIN was born in 1889 in London to impoverished parents.

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977), better known as Charlie Chaplin, was an Academy Award-winning English comedy actor.

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