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{{short description|Spanish circus clown}}
{{Family name hatnote|Andreu|Lasserre|lang=Catalan}}
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|name = Charlie zidane
|image = Charlie Rivel 1943.jpg
|imagesize =
|caption = Charlie Rivel (1943)
|birthname = Josep Andreu i Lasserre
|birth_date = {{birth date|1896|04|23}}
|birth_place = [[Cubelles]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|1983|07|26|1896|04|23}}
|death_place = [[Sant Pere de Ribes]]
|occupation = Circus clown
|yearsactive =
|othername =
|signature =
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[[File:Charlie Rivel series - Vienna - ATA 1972.jpg|thumb|upright|Charlie Rivel, in Vienna, Austria, in 1972.]]
[[File:Charlie Rivel series - Vienna - ATA 1972.jpg|thumb|upright|Charlie Rivel, in Vienna, Austria, in 1972.]]
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'''Josep Andreu i Lasserre''' (April 23, 1896 – July 26, 1983), best known as '''Charlie Rivel''', was an internationally known [[Spaniards|Spanish]] [[circus clown]]. He was born in [[Cubelles]] (Barcelona, Spain). His parents [[Pere Andreu Pausas]] (Catalan) and [[Marie-Louise Lasarre]] ([[France|French]]), were circus artists as well.
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[[File:CharlieRivel1.JPG|thumb|upright|Monument to Charlie Rivel in Montjuïc, [[Catalonia]][[Barcelona]]]]
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[[File:Charlie Rivel Birth Home 1.JPG|thumb|Charlie Rivel - Plaque on House Wall]]
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[[File:Charlie Rivel Birth Home 2.JPG|thumb|Charlie Rivel - Born in this house]]
[[File:Charlie Rivel Birth Home 3.JPG|thumb|Charlie Rivel - Born in this house 2]]
[[File:Charlie Rivel Birth Home 4.JPG|thumb|Charlie Rivel - Born in this house 3]]


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He debuted at the age of three in a group of siblings known as "Los Pepitos". Later he formed the group [[Trío 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?"
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'''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.


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He later discovered his definitive routine, featuring a chair, a guitar and a long jersey.
He debuted when he was three and formed the group Los Rivels with his brothers Polo Rivel and René Rivel.
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He took his artistic first name from [[Charlie Chaplin]] whom he encountered first in 1910. Both respected each other. Legend has that Chaplin later asked him: "Is it you who imitates me or I who imitates you?"


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In 1970, he appeared in [[Federico Fellini]]'s film ''[[I clowns]]''.
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At the start of the Second World War he discovered his definitive routine, featuring a chair, a guitar and a long jersey.
During the war he stayed two years in Nazi Germany where a film (Akrobat schö-ö-ö-n, 1943) about his life was produced. The theater play by Gerard Vàzquez ''Uuuuh!'' is based on that time.
He was a big admirer of Adolf Hitler, to whom he sent birthday greetings as late as 1943.


He performed in the interval act for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1973]] in [[Luxembourg City|Luxembourg]].
In 1954 he returned to Barcelona where he became the star of [[Circo Price]].
His routine of the [[ululate|ululating]] clown is still remembered.
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In 1971, he appeared in [[Federico Fellini]]'s film ''Clowns''.


Nowadays in Cubelles a Museum is dedicated to him, the [[Charlie Rivel Hall]]
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.
There is also a park dedicated to him in Vigo in the province of Pontevedra, Spain.


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==External links==
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File:CharlieRivel1.JPG|Monument to Charlie Rivel in Montjuïc, [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]].
{{Portal|Biography}}
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File:Charlie Rivel Birth Home 1.JPG|Plaque on Charlie Rivel's birthplace house.
* {{ca icon}} [http://www.tinet.org/~tarraco/zarcharli.html Charlie Rivel]
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File:Charlie Rivel Birth Home 2.JPG|Charlie Rivel's birthplace house, [[Cubelles]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]].
* {{ca icon}} [http://www.charlierivel.com/ CharlieRivel.com]
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* {{ca icon}} [http://www.cubelles.com/cubelles/serveis/index.phtml?idservei=21&grupo=4 Charlie Rivel Hall]
* {{Find a Grave|8810816}}
* [http://www.circopedia.org/index.php/Charlie_Rivel Charlie Rivel at Circopedia]


== Representation in popular culture ==
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{{Persondata
| NAME = Rivel, Charlie
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Circus clown
| DATE OF BIRTH = April 23, 1896
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Cubelles, Barcelona, Spain
| DATE OF DEATH = July 26, 1983
| PLACE OF DEATH =
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[[Category:1896 births]]
[[Category:1896 births]]
[[Category:1983 deaths]]
[[Category:1983 deaths]]
[[Category:Catalan male actors]]
[[Category:Male film actors from Catalonia]]
[[Category:Catalan clowns]]
[[Category:Clowns from Catalonia]]
[[Category:Spanish clowns]]



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Latest revision as of 07:14, 16 April 2024

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Andreu and the second or maternal family name is Lasserre; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Charlie zidane
Charlie Rivel (1943)
Born
Josep Andreu i Lasserre

(1896-04-23)April 23, 1896
Cubelles
DiedJuly 26, 1983(1983-07-26) (aged 87)
Sant Pere de Ribes
OccupationCircus clown
Charlie Rivel, in Vienna, Austria, in 1972.

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 (Catalan) and Marie-Louise Lasarre (French), were circus artists as well.

He debuted at the age of three in a group of siblings known as "Los Pepitos". Later he formed the group Trío 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 Federico Fellini's film I clowns.

He performed in the interval act for the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg.

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.

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