Christopher James Chaplin (born 8 July 1962) is a Swiss-born English composer and

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. He is the youngest son of film comedian Charlie Chaplin and his fourth wife

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Biography

Christopher Chaplin was born on 8 July 1962 at Clinique de Mont Choisi in

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, Switzerland. He is the youngest child of film actor Charlie Chaplin and his fourth wife

: when Chaplin was born, his father was 73 years old. Chaplin's father died of a stroke in 1977 at the age of 88, when he was aged 15. Chaplin studied piano under Irene Denereaz in

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, then settled in London to become an actor. He made his feature film debut as Ivan in the comedy film ''

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'' (1983), screened in the ''

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'' section at the

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, and played Jacques Sette in

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's TV miniseries '' Till We Meet Again'' based on the eponymous novel by Judith Krantz. In

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's ''Gavre Princip - Himmel unter Steinen'' (''Death of a Schoolboy''), a historical documentary about the life of 17-year-old

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, Chaplin took on the role of Trifco, and he played

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's film ''

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'' (1991). The film received the Critic's Choice at the 1992 American Film Institute International Film Festival. Chaplin played Rodrigo de Escobedo, the Spanish royal notary, secretary of Columbus fleet, and commander of

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, in John Glen's historical film '' Christopher Columbus: The Discovery'', released for the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage. In

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's return to feature film, the French period

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'' La Piste du télégraphe'' () (1994), Chaplin played John alongside

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's Lisa Alling. He played French poet

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's historical account of the relationship between

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and

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, ''

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'' (1995). Since 2005, Chaplin has focused on a career as a composer, and has collaborated with German

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, ambient and

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musician

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, amongst others. In 2010, he signed to Fabrique Records, and released his solo debut album ''Je suis le Ténébreux'' in 2016.

Discography

*''Seven Echoes'' – Kava & Christopher Chaplin (2010, Fabrique Records) *''King of Hearts'' –

& Christopher Chaplin (2012, Sub Rosa) *''Je suis le Ténébreux'' – Christopher Chaplin (2016, Fabrique Records) – featuring

, Christine Roedelius, Judith Chemla, Claudia Schumann, Pino Costalunga *''Deconstructed (Remix EP)'' – Christopher Chaplin (2017, Fabrique Records) – featuring reworks by Tim Story, Jana Irmert, Peter Zirbs, *''Triptych in Blue'' –

, Christopher Chaplin & Andrew Heath (2017, Disco Gecko Recordings) *''Paradise Lost'' – Christopher Chaplin (2018, Fabrique Records) – featuring Leslie Winer, Nathan Vale *''BJARMI'' – Christopher Chaplin & Stereo Hypnosis (2019, Fabrique Records) *''M'' – Christopher Chaplin (2020, Fabrique Records) – featuring

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, Aurelia Thierree, Mira Lu Kovacs *''Enosh'' – Christopher Chaplin (2020, Fabrique Records) *''Jared'' – Christopher Chaplin (2021, Fabrique Records)

Remixes

*"Slippery Forces" –

Boz Boorer Martin James "Boz" Boorer (born 19 May 1962 in Edgware, Middlesex, England) is an English guitarist and producer most known for his work founding the new wave rockabilly group the Polecats; and later for his work as a co-writer, guitarist and m ...

(2012, Fabrique Records) *"Virtue" – Loretta Who (2016, Fabrique Records)

Filmography

References

External links

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Official Facebook page
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