Biography
Chocolat was the stage name of Rafael Padilla (ca. 1865/68 – 4 November 1917), a clown who performed in a Paris circus around the turn of the 20th century. Rafael was of Afro-Cuban descent and was one of the earliest successful black entertainers in modern France. He was the first black clown to play a lead role in a circus pantomime act, and with his longtime partner George Foottit they revolutionized the art of clowning by pairing the sophisticated white clown with the foolish auguste clown.
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Chocolat
Guillaume Tell (1896)
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GenderMale
Birthday1865-01-01
Deathday1917-11-04 (52 years old)
Birth NameRafaell
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsChocolat, Rafael de Leios, Rafael Patodos, Rafael
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