Charlie Chaplin

Chaplin got his start on the stage at the age of thirteen, and he went on to join a pantomime troupe six years later. During one of his tours, he landed a film contract with Mack Sennett and his Keystone Film Company, which prompted him to move to Hollywood and try his hand at movies. After being a Keystone actor, Charlie Chaplin moved to the Essanay Film Company and became a mega-star in films that he had total control of. His talents included comedy and visual storytelling as his portrayal of a tramp character was beloved by millions of Americans. I admire that Chaplin spent several years perfecting his tramp character, as well as had the motivation to do more in the film industry than just act. Later in his career, he formed United Artists with three other prominent filmmakers in an effort to gain more control over his work. I find it unique that despite all his success, certain politicians still considered Chaplin a war monger because of some of his films, and he had his U.S. Visa revoked some years after making "The Great Dictator".