Charly Chiarelli

Charly Chiarelli
Charly Chiarelli
	Charly performing in his play Cu'Fu
Born	Calogero Chiarelli; October 2, 1948 (age 76); Racalmuto, Sicily, Italy
Nationality	Canadian
Education	Master's degree in Social Work from Carleton University; also degrees in Psychology from McMaster University and Linguistics from the University of Toronto
Notable works	Cu'Fu; Mangiacake; Brutta Figura; Road to the Lemon Grove;
Website
	www.charlyentertainment.com

Calogero (Charly) Chiarelli (born October 2, 1948) is a Canadian writer,^[1] storyteller,^[2] actor^[3] and musician.

Born in Racalmuto, Sicily, Chiarelli grew up in the industrial north end of Hamilton, Ontario. He has a Master's degree in Social Work from Carleton University; also degrees in Psychology from McMaster University and Linguistics from the University of Toronto.

As a writer, storyteller and virtuoso harmonica player Charly Chiarelli is well known for his one-person plays, most notably Cu'Fu,^[4] Mangiacake,^[5]^[6] Brutta Figura and Sunamabeach directed for theatre by Ronald Weihs.^[7] A filmed performance of Cu'Fu, Mangiacake and Brutta Figura directed by Gemini Award winner, Dennis Beauchamp,^[8] were first aired on May 31, 2000 on Bravo! and has been re-aired periodically. He co-wrote and starred in the 2019 film Road to the Lemon Grove with Burt Young, Nick Mancuso, Rossella Brescia, Loreena McKennitt and Tomaso Sanelli.^[9] Chiarelli was inducted in 2003 into the McMaster University Alumni Gallery ^[10] that includes inductee notables like Martin Short, Dave Thomas and Eugene Levy. As a Jazz and Blues harmonica player Chiarelli has contributed to recordings and live performances as well as creating his own musical works.