A short, tough, popular singer of the 1950s, Aznavour effortlessly turned to films, most formidably as Charlie Koller in Francois Truffaut's New Wave classic "Shoot the Piano Player" (1960).
- Also Credited As:
Charles Aznavurian, Shahnour Varenagh Aznavourian
- Born:
May 22, 1924 in Paris, France
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Job Titles:
Singer, Actor, Composer, Author, Dancer
Family
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Daughter: Katia Aznavour.
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Daughter: Seda Aznavour.
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Father: Misha Aznavour. Armenian
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Mother: Knar Aznavourian. Armenian
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Sister: Aida Aznavour-Garvarentz. older
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Son: Misha Aznavour.
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Son: Nicolas Aznavour.
Milestones
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1929 Began performing professionally--reciting poems--aged five (date approximate)
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1933 Began career as dancer
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1933 Stage debut in Emil et les detectives in Paris
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1938 First film appearance (a bit) in Christian-Jacque s Les disparus de St. Agil
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1942 Appeared in documentary film Music Hall
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1947 Played a singing croupier in Adieu Cherie
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1956 First film performance in Une Gosse sensass
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1957 First feature as composer, Ces dames preferent le mambo
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1959 Starred in Francois Truffaut s Shoot the Piano Player
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1961 Composed the score for Thou Shalt Not Kill
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1968 Appeared in Candy
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1970 Co-starred in The Games
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1971 Screenwriting debut with Les Intrus ; also starred
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1975 Had featured role in And Then There Were None
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1979 Co-starred in the Oscar-winning foreign film The Tin Drum
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1981 Acted in the film version of Thomas Mann s The Magic Mountain
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1992 Played the grandfather in Les Annees campagnes/The Country Years
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1992 Purchased Breton music publishers in France
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1993 Appeared with Liza Minnelli onstage at Carnegie Hall
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1998 Performed solo concert Aznavour on Broadway
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1999 Embarked on worldwide farewell concert tour; final appearance scheduled for Nice on April 6, 2001
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Returned to films as co-star of Ararat (lensed 2001), directed by Atom Egoyan; played a film director making a movie about the 1920s conflict between Turks and Armenians