Feodor Chaliapin Jr. Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Feodor Chaliapin Jr. Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Feodor Chaliapin Jr. (Russian: ФÑ'дор ФÑ'дорович

Ð¨Ð°Ð»Ñ Ì Ð¿Ð¸Ð½; October 6, 1905 â€" September 17, 1992) was a

Russian-born actor who appeared in many American and Italian

films.Chaliapin was the son and namesake of the great operatic bass

Feodor Chaliapin. He was born in Moscow, Russia, and had a

distinguished career in acting throughout Europe, mainly in Italy. His

mother was Iola Tornagi, a ballerina who abandoned a promising ballet

career to care for Feodor and his five siblings. When the Russian

Revolution occurred in October 1917, the Chaliapins attempted to

continue living in Russia, but this became impossible, especially

after the Bolsheviks reputedly confiscated his father's property.

Along with many other Russian émigrés, part of the family immigrated

to Paris in 1924, via Finland. The senior Chaliapin used this as his

world base, like other emigres and members of their families who often

ended up living in the United States such as Igor Stravinsky, Sergei

Rachmaninoff and, for a while, Sergei Prokofiev.Chaliapin grew up in a

family who spoke three languages. He received an excellent education

in Moscow and lived there until 1924, when he immigrated to Paris to

be with his father, leaving behind his mother and the rest of the

family. Chaliapin knew some of the greatest composers and conductors

of the 20th century, particularly Rachmaninoff, a personal family

friend and teacher of his father. Tired of living in his father's

shadow in Paris, Chaliapin struck out on his own, moving to Hollywood

to begin his film career â€" first in silent movies, in which his

then-heavy accent would not be heard in the small bit parts he played.

In his later years, Chaliapin achieved international stardom in more

major roles.
Feodor Chaliapin Jr. Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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