Jackie Coogan
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About
Child star who later played the role of Uncle Fester on The Addams Family and whose financial earnings as a child inspired The Coogan Act, a children's financial protection law.
Before Fame
He began performing as an infant in film and vaudeville before being discovered by Charlie Chaplin.
Trivia
He went from dancing in Chaplin films to starring as a macabre uncle.
Family Life
He married first wife, Betty Grable in 1937, and the couple divorced two years later.
Associated With
He starred in The Addams Family with John Astin.
