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Charlie Chaplin was a person and My Name is Earl was a TV show.
Charlie Chaplin did never write any plays. He was an actor.
The character had no name, but the female lead in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times is Paulette Goddard.
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His middle name was Spencer, and it is not impossible that they were related through some remote link. Alternatively, the name could have come from a servant of the Spencer family. Oliver Cromwell's grandfather changed his name to Cromwell as a gesture of loyalty to his patron Thomas Cromwell. American slaves also used to do this, whether voluntarily or not, I don't know. However, Chaplin is supposed to have been mostly Romany-Jewish, and the name Spencer may have been chosen as an Anglicised version of a foreign name.
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You mean Charlie Chaplin?
The characters played by Chaplin usually did not have a name specified on the credits; usually they were simply called "The Tramp." The filmography lists character names as well as films.
The name is spelled "Chaplin." It refers to the famous British comedian and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin, known for his silent film performances and iconic character, the Tramp.
The Little Tramp.
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