Charlie Rivel series - Vienna - ATA 1972

Josep Andreu i Lasserre (April 23, 1896 – July 26, 1983), best known as Charlie Rivel, was an internationally known

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circus clown Clowns have always been an integral part of the circus, offering a source of amusement for patrons and providing relief from the array of animal acts and performances by acrobats and novelty artistes. Traditional types Traditionally, there are ...

. He was born in

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(Barcelona, Spain). His parents Pere Andreu Pausas (Catalan) and Marie-Louise Lasarre (

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) 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 1970, he appeared in

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's film '' I clowns''. He performed in the interval act for the

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. 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. File:CharlieRivel1.JPG, Monument to Charlie Rivel in Montjuïc,

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. File:Charlie Rivel Birth Home 1.JPG, Plaque on Charlie Rivel's birthplace house. File:Charlie Rivel Birth Home 2.JPG, Charlie Rivel's birthplace house,

Representation in popular culture

1896 births 1983 deaths Male film actors from Catalonia Clowns from Catalonia Spanish clowns {{Catalonia-bio-stub