# Charlie Rivel > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Charlie_Rivel > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Charlie_Rivel.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Rivel > Source revision: 1354067876 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Spanish circus clown In this [Catalan name](/source/Catalan_name), the first or paternal [surname](/source/Surname) is *Andreu* and the second or maternal family name is *Lasserre*; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i". This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 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Find sources: "Charlie Rivel" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Charlie Rivel Charlie Rivel (1943) Born Josep Andreu i Lasserre (1896-04-23)April 23, 1896 Cubelles (Barcelona), Spain Died July 26, 1983(1983-07-26) (aged 87) Sant Pere de Ribes (Barcelona), Spain Occupation Circus clown **Josep Andreu i Lasserre** (April 23, 1896 – July 26, 1983), best known as **Charlie Rivel**, was an internationally known Spanish [circus clown](/source/Circus_clown). He was born in [Cubelles](/source/Cubelles) ([Barcelona](/source/Province_of_Barcelona)), Spain. His parents Pere Andreu Pausas (Catalan) and Marie-Louise Lasarre (French), were circus artists as well.[1] ## Career 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](/source/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](/source/Federico_Fellini)'s film *[The Clowns](/source/The_Clowns)*. He performed in the interval act for the [Eurovision Song Contest 1973](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1973) in [Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg_City). - Charlie Rivel, in [Vienna](/source/Vienna), Austria, in 1972. - Charlie Rivel's birthplace house. [Cubelles](/source/Cubelles), (Barcelona), Spain. - Plaque on Charlie Rivel's birthplace house. ## Representation in popular culture The Charlie Rivel Hall in Cubelles is a museum dedicated to him. A statue designed by Joaquim Ros i Sabaté honors him in the Joan Brossa gardens in [Barcelona](/source/Barcelona). There is also a park dedicated to him in [Vigo](/source/Vigo) ([Pontevedra](/source/Province_of_Pontevedra)). - Monument to Charlie Rivel in the Joan Brossa gardens. [Barcelona](/source/Barcelona), Spain. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Rivel, Charlie, 1896 - 1983 | Discover Our Archives"](https://archives.sheffield.ac.uk/agents/people/645?&filter_fields%5B%5D=subjects&filter_values%5B%5D=Zoos). *[The University of Sheffield](/source/The_University_of_Sheffield)*. Retrieved 2026-03-03. Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND FAST WorldCat National United States France BnF data Italy Spain Netherlands Latvia Catalonia Artists FID People Deutsche Biographie DDB Other IdRef Open Library SNAC Yale LUX This article about a Spanish actor is a stub. 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