# Charly Chiarelli > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Charly_Chiarelli > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Charly_Chiarelli.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charly_Chiarelli > Source revision: 1341775152 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian writer, storyteller, actor and musician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox writer | name = Charly Chiarelli | image = Charly_chiarelli.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = Charly performing in his play Cu'Fu | pseudonym = | birth_name = Calogero Chiarelli | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|10|2}} | birth_place = [Racalmuto](/source/Racalmuto), Sicily, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = | nationality = [Canadian](/source/Canadians) | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = Master's degree in Social Work from Carleton University; also degrees in Psychology from McMaster University and Linguistics from the University of Toronto | alma_mater = | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = Cu'Fu; Mangiacake; Brutta Figura; Road to the Lemon Grove; | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | website = {{URL|https://www.charlyentertainment.com}} | portaldisp = }} '''Calogero (Charly) Chiarelli''' (born October 2, 1948) is a Canadian writer,https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4592550/ Road to the Lemon Grove - Writers: Charly Chiarelli and Dale Hildebrand [storyteller](/source/Storytelling_(disambiguation)),{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/mangiacake-rises-with-smooth-storytelling/article760500/ | title=Mangiacake! Rises with smooth storytelling | newspaper=The Globe and Mail | date=April 7, 2001 | last1=Taylor | first1=Kate }} [actor](/source/actor)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4592550/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm/ Road to the Lemon Grove Full Cast & Crew and [musician](/source/musician). Born in [Racalmuto](/source/Racalmuto), Sicily, Chiarelli grew up in the industrial north end of [Hamilton](/source/Hamilton%2C_Ontario), Ontario. He has a Master's degree in Social Work from [Carleton University](/source/Carleton_University); also degrees in Psychology from [McMaster University](/source/McMaster_University) and [Linguistics](/source/Linguistics) from the [University of Toronto](/source/University_of_Toronto). As a writer, storyteller and virtuoso harmonica player Charly Chiarelli is well known for his one-person plays, most notably Cu'Fu,{{cite web | url=https://artword.net/artwordtheatre/?p=699 | title=Charly Chiarelli's classic hit show Cu'Fu? Sept 28 to Oct 7, 2017 | date=September 5, 2017 }} Mangiacake,https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436564/ Mangiacake{{cite web |title=Mangiacake! rises with smooth storytelling |date=2001-04-07 |website=[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929020649/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/mangiacake-rises-with-smooth-storytelling/article760500/ |archive-date=2022-09-29 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/mangiacake-rises-with-smooth-storytelling/article760500/}} Brutta Figura and Sunamabeach directed for theatre by Ronald Weihs.{{Cite web |url=http://www.artword.net/website/aboutus_artword.htm |title=Artword.net |access-date=March 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715083900/http://www.artword.net/website/aboutus_artword.htm |archive-date=July 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} A filmed performance of Cu'Fu, Mangiacake and Brutta Figura directed by [Gemini Award](/source/Gemini_Award) winner, Dennis Beauchamp,{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0064306/bio | title=Dennis Beauchamp | website=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) }} were first aired on May 31, 2000 on [Bravo!](/source/CTV_Drama_Channel) and has been re-aired periodically. He co-wrote and starred in the 2019 film ''[Road to the Lemon Grove](/source/Road_to_the_Lemon_Grove)'' with [Burt Young](/source/Burt_Young), [Nick Mancuso](/source/Nick_Mancuso), [Rossella Brescia](/source/Rossella_Brescia), [Loreena McKennitt](/source/Loreena_McKennitt) and Tomaso Sanelli.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7251735/ Tomaso Sanelli Bio Chiarelli was inducted in 2003 into the McMaster University Alumni Gallery https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/posted-on-june-6-2003-alumni-gallery-inductees/ McMaster University 2003 Alumni Gallery that includes inductee notables like [Martin Short](/source/Martin_Short), [Dave Thomas](/source/Dave_Thomas_(actor)) and [Eugene Levy](/source/Eugene_Levy). As a [Jazz](/source/Jazz) and [Blues](/source/Blues) harmonica player Chiarelli has contributed to recordings and live performances as well as creating his own musical works. == References == {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} == External links == * [https://roadtothelemongrove.com/ Road to the Lemon Grove] * [http://www.artword.net/website/welcome_artword.htm Artword Theatre] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiarelli, Charly}} Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:Italian emigrants to Canada Category:20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights Category:21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights Category:Canadian male stage actors Category:Male actors from Hamilton, Ontario Category:Carleton University alumni Category:McMaster University alumni Category:University of Toronto alumni Category:Canadian male dramatists and playwrights Category:20th-century Canadian male writers Category:21st-century Canadian male writers Category:Canadian male film actors Category:20th-century Canadian male actors Category:21st-century Canadian male actors --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Charly Chiarelli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charly_Chiarelli) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charly_Chiarelli?action=history)). 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