Charles Andreu, aka Charlie Rivel, circus clown
Apr. 23, 1976 - Clown Charlie Rivel will become eighty years old: On April 23rd 1976, Charles Andreu, better known as Charlie Rivel, will celebrate his 80th birthday. Charlie Rivel, one of the most famous clowns in the world, was already appearing in the circus when he was nine; 1924 he came to Germany for the first time. In the beginning he had success with his imitation of Charles Chaplin but then he developed his own style. In 1931 he presented his most famous number Akrobat schoooon!, at the Scala in Berlin. 1952 he went on his first tour in West Germany after World War II - and returned in 1971 after a break of 15 years. Charlie Rivel, born in Spain, lives in Paris
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