Miles Whitworth Chapin (born December 6, 1954) is an American actor and sales consultant.

Life and career

Chapin was born in

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, the son of Betty (

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Steinway), a descendant of Henry E. Steinway (the founder of

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), and Schuyler Chapin, an author who was the General Manager of the

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. He made his Broadway debut in '' Summer Brave'' in 1975. In addition to his acting career, Chapin has worked in recent years as a sales consultant for Steinway & Sons Piano manufacturers. He and his father have returned to the familial business in recent years. Chapin's father was the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs of New York City for eight years under Mayor

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and has been a major force in the arts having acted as director of such important venues as the Metropolitan Opera, and The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Chapin has twin brothers who are a bit older, and an eldest brother Henry Chapin six years Miles' senior, who was featured in 1961 as the child narrator in the recording of

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's "

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," conducted by

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. Henry Chapin is a cellist and a music educator in New York City. Chapin has published two non-fiction books, ''Tales From The Jungle'' (Crown, 1995) and ''88 Keys'' (Clarkson Potter, 1997) in addition to numerous magazine articles for ''

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'', ''Garden Design'', ''

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'', '' Cigar Aficionado'', and ''Steinway & Sons Magazine''. He was the recipient of a

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in 2005 for an article in ''Saveur'' about Lüchow's restaurant. Chapin owns the film rights to ''Ain’t No Sin to Rock and Roll'', a novel by author Donald Gallinger, although has not released any plans for this film to the public yet.

Filmography

*'' Ladybug Ladybug'' - (Joel / 1963) *'' Bless the Beasts and Children'' - (Shecker / 1971 /

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) *''

To Find a Man ''To Find a Man'' is a 1972 American comedy-drama film directed by Buzz Kulik adapted from the S.J. Wilson novel of the same name, and starring Pamela Sue Martin, Darren O'Connor, and Lloyd Bridges. It centers on the platonic friendship between ...

'' - (Pete / 1972 /

) *''

French Postcards ''French Postcards'' is a 1979 coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film directed by Willard Huyck, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gloria Katz. It stars Miles Chapin, Blanche Baker, Mitch Hoefer, David Marshall Grant, Valérie Quennessen ...

'' - (Joel / 1979 /

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) *''

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'' - (Steve / 1979 /

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) *''

Buddy Buddy ''Buddy Buddy'' is a 1981 American comedy film based on Francis Veber's play ''Le contrat'' and Édouard Molinaro's film '' L'emmerdeur''. It is the final film directed and written by Billy Wilder. Plot To earn his long-awaited retirement, hitm ...

'' - (Eddie the Bellhop / 1981 /

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) *'' The Funhouse'' - (Richie / 1981 /

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) *'' Pandemonium'' - (Andy Jackson / 1982 /

) *'' The Funny Farm'' - (Mark Champlin / 1982 / Mutual General Film Company) *''

Get Crazy ''Get Crazy'' is a 1983 American musical comedy film directed by Allan Arkush, and stars Malcolm McDowell, Allen Garfield, Daniel Stern, Gail Edwards, and Ed Begley Jr. Plot It is December 31, 1982, and the Saturn Theater is preparing ...

'' - (Sammy Fox / 1983 /) *''

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'' - (Carter / 1986 /

) *''Howard the Duck'' - (Advisor - duck coach) / 1986) *''

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'' - Deadpan (Walter Knapf / 1988) *''Young Goodman Brown'' - (Joseph Ring / 1994) *'' The Associate'' - (Harry / 1996 /

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) *'' The People vs. Larry Flynt'' - (Miles / 1996 /

) *'' Hudson River Blues'' - (Ben / 1997) *'' Man on the Moon'' - (SNL Assistant / 1999 /

) *'' The Photographer'' - (Steve / 2000)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapin, Miles 1954 births Living people American male film actors Male actors from New York City