Charles Rocket

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Charles Rocket , born Charles Adams Claverie (born August 24, 1949 in Bangor , Maine , † October 7, 2005 in Canterbury , Connecticut ) was an American actor and comedian .

life and career

Charles Rocket studied at the Rhode Island School of Design in the late 1960s and became an important member of the local art scene. He played in a band called Fabulous Motels, made several short films and made his first appearances as a stage comedian. In the 1970s he worked as a news presenter for smaller television networks in Rhode Island and Colorado . He made his breakthrough as a comedian in 1980 when he was hired as a member of the ensemble for the legendary television show Saturday Night Live without prior experience at major television stations . On February 21, 1981, he appeared in a parody of the Dallas TV episode allegedly in which Larry Hagman's character JR was shot. Rocket is shot on this Saturday Night Live episode and asked what it is like to have been shot. Rocket replied with: "Oh man, it's the first time I've ever been shot in my life. I'd like to know who the fuck did it" . The use of swear words was exceptional on American television in 1981, and audience complaints followed. Rocket and several writers and fellow actors were subsequently fired, especially since the ratings on Saturday Night Live were disappointing at the time.

After his release from Saturday Night Live , Rocket continued to appear as a stage comedian and was able to establish himself as a film actor in Hollywood from the mid-1980s. In 1990 Kevin Costner's western Dances with Wolves played the character of Lieutenant Elgin . In many comedies, the tall, muscular actor took on the role of easily excitable secondary characters who clash with the comical main characters. For example, he took on the role of the slippery film villain Nicholas Andre in the hit comedy Dumm und Dumber in 1994 . Through his appearance in Robert Altman's film Short Cuts (1993) Rocket was part of the acting ensemble winner of the Golden Globe 1994 (Special Award) and the Venice Film Festival 1993 ( Coppa Volpi ). In the same year he was seen in the Disney comedy Hocus Pocus as the family man of the Dennisons. In addition, Rocket was also seen in recurring roles in television series such as The Model and the Snoop , Tequila and Bonetti and A Touch of Heaven , in the latter series he embodied the angel of death Adam .

In October 2005, the 56-year-old Rocket was found dead in a field near his home in Connecticut, it was a matter of suicide . He was married to Mary Elizabeth Crellin from 1972 until his death, the couple had one son.

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Seattle Times staff: Comedian Charles Rocket's death was suicide. October 17, 2005, Retrieved December 9, 2019 (American English).
  2. ↑ Seattle Times staff: Comedian Charles Rocket's death was suicide. October 17, 2005, Retrieved December 9, 2019 (American English).
  3. ↑ Seattle Times staff: Comedian Charles Rocket's death was suicide. October 17, 2005, Retrieved December 9, 2019 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Rocket, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Claverie, Charles Adams
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Bangor , Maine
DATE OF DEATH October 7, 2005
Place of death Canterbury , Connecticut