Sydney Earl Chaplin (March , â€" March , ) was an American actor. He
was the second son of Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey. One of his major
roles was his father's film Limelight (). In theater, Chaplin won the
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance
in Bells Are Ringing.Born in in Beverly Hills, California, Chaplin
was the second son of Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey. His parents had
married in November when Lita became pregnant with Sydney's elder
brother Charles. Sydney was born five weeks prematurely, months after
the birth of his older brother. He was named for his father's
half-brother, Sydney Chaplin. His parents divorced a year after his
birth. He later had eight half-siblings from their father's fourth
marriage to Oona O'Neill.His mother insisted on calling him "Tommy"
due to her distaste for his namesake uncle. Sydney and his older
brother were brought up mostly by their maternal grandmother, while
his mother attempted to advance her career as a singer. The family
spent most of one year in Nice, where the boys became fluent in
French.Chaplin was educated at the boarding schools Black-Foxe
Military Institute and Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, as well as
the public North Hollywood High School.
was the second son of Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey. One of his major
roles was his father's film Limelight (). In theater, Chaplin won the
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance
in Bells Are Ringing.Born in in Beverly Hills, California, Chaplin
was the second son of Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey. His parents had
married in November when Lita became pregnant with Sydney's elder
brother Charles. Sydney was born five weeks prematurely, months after
the birth of his older brother. He was named for his father's
half-brother, Sydney Chaplin. His parents divorced a year after his
birth. He later had eight half-siblings from their father's fourth
marriage to Oona O'Neill.His mother insisted on calling him "Tommy"
due to her distaste for his namesake uncle. Sydney and his older
brother were brought up mostly by their maternal grandmother, while
his mother attempted to advance her career as a singer. The family
spent most of one year in Nice, where the boys became fluent in
French.Chaplin was educated at the boarding schools Black-Foxe
Military Institute and Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, as well as
the public North Hollywood High School.
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