Charles Rocket

Birth Name:

Charles Adams Claverie

Birth Place:

Bangor, Maine, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Studied filmmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design, along with Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and director Gus Van Sant
While attending art school, he fronted the Fabulous Motels, a band that many considered to be influential to other music groups such as the Talking Heads and the Young Adults
Worked as a bartender and managed a nightclub before beginning his professional career in front of the camera
As a talented accordionist, he lent his talents to a number of studio albums for various popular musical acts throughout his career
He found a niche for himself as a comedic foil in a number of popular film and television roles
Changed his name to Charles Kennedy while serving as the anchor for an NBC affiliate
One of the major contributors of the Rhode Island underground-culture scene in the 1970s

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