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Charlie Rivel is a Actor Espagnol born on 23 april 1896 at Cubelles (Espagne)
Josep Andreu i Lasserre (April 23, 1896 – July 26, 1983), best known as Charlie Rivel, was an internationally known Spanish circus clown. He was born in Cubelles (Barcelona, Spain). His parents Pere Andreu Pausas (Spanish) and Marie-Louise Lasarre (French) were circus artists as well.
He debuted at the age of three and formed the group Los Rivels with his brothers Polo Rivel and René Rivel. He took his artistic first name from Charlie Chaplin whom he encountered first in 1910. Each respected the other. Legend has it that Chaplin later asked him: "Is it you who imitate me or I who imitate you?"
He later discovered his definitive routine, featuring a chair, a guitar and a long jersey.
In 1971, he appeared in Federico Fellini's film Clowns.
The Charlie Rivel Hall in Cubelles is a museum dedicated to him,
There is also a park dedicated to him in Vigo in the province of Pontevedra, Spain.
Monument to Charlie Rivel in Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Plaque on Charlie Rivel's birthplace house.
Charlie Rivel's birthplace house, Cubelles, Catalonia, Spain.
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Birth name Josep Andreu i Lasserre
Nationality Espagne
Birth 23 april 1896 at Cubelles (Espagne)
Death 26 july 1983 (at 87 years) at Sant Pere de Ribes (Espagne)
Nationality Espagne
Birth 23 april 1896 at Cubelles (Espagne)
Death 26 july 1983 (at 87 years) at Sant Pere de Ribes (Espagne)
He debuted at the age of three and formed the group Los Rivels with his brothers Polo Rivel and René Rivel. He took his artistic first name from Charlie Chaplin whom he encountered first in 1910. Each respected the other. Legend has it that Chaplin later asked him: "Is it you who imitate me or I who imitate you?"
He later discovered his definitive routine, featuring a chair, a guitar and a long jersey.
In 1971, he appeared in Federico Fellini's film Clowns.
The Charlie Rivel Hall in Cubelles is a museum dedicated to him,
There is also a park dedicated to him in Vigo in the province of Pontevedra, Spain.
Monument to Charlie Rivel in Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Plaque on Charlie Rivel's birthplace house.
Charlie Rivel's birthplace house, Cubelles, Catalonia, Spain.
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The Clowns (1970)
, 1h32Directed by Federico Fellini
Origin France
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Documentary, Fantasy
Themes Circus films
Actors Federico Fellini, Riccardo Billi, Anita Ekberg, Pierre Étaix, Liana Orfei, Annie Fratellini
Roles Clown
Rating69%
Depuis sa précoce enfance, Fellini est attiré, voire subjugué, par le cirque. Il entreprend ici une sorte de voyage nostalgique à la rencontre des anciens clowns et de leurs souvenirs.
Bravo Acrobat! (1943)
, 1h25Directed by Wolfgang Staudte
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Charlie Rivel, Fritz Kampers, Werner Scharf, Henry Lorenzen, Ursula Herking, Heinz Wemper
Roles Charlie
Rating68%