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Put together a pair of baggy pants, oversized shoes, a coat that’s too small, and a derby hat. Add a mustache, and what do you get? The result is, “The Little Tramp,” the most famous character created by the English comedian, director, and film producer Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. For some, it begins at their first audition. For others, it begins with a single phone call. Charlie Chaplin was born into a show business family. His mother, Hannah Hill, was a music hall performer. Going by the stage name of Lily Harley, Hannah was noted for her ability to imitate well - known actresses of the day. Charlie’s father, Charles Chaplin Sr., was also an entertainer. He and Hannah met in a London boarding house where they both were living in the spring of 1885. At the time, Hannah, who was unmarried, had just given birth to her first child, Sidney. Charles and Hannah were married on June 22, 1885, three months after Sidney’s birth. On the evening of April 16, 1889, Hannah gave birth to her second son, Charles Spencer Chaplin, J