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Charlie Chaplin
The iconic British comedian Charlie Chaplin as the Little Tramp.
Charlie Chaplin became a professional entertainer in 1897 by leveraging his motherās show-business contacts to join the Eight Lancashire Lads, a clog-dancing act.1