Charles Atlas
Bodybuilder, Person or entity appearing in film
1892 – 1972
Who was Charles Atlas?
Charles Atlas, born Angelo Siciliano, was the developer of a bodybuilding method and its associated exercise program that was best known for a landmark advertising campaign featuring Atlas's name and likeness; it has been described as one of the longest-lasting and most memorable ad campaigns of all time.
According to Atlas, he trained himself to develop his body from that of a "scrawny weakling", eventually becoming the most popular muscleman of his day. He took the name "Charles Atlas" after a friend told him he resembled the statue of Atlas on top of a hotel in Coney Island and legally changed his name in 1922. His company, Charles Atlas Ltd., was founded in 1929 and, as of 2010, continues to market a fitness program for the "97-pound weakling". The company is now owned by Jeffrey C. Hogue.
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- Born
- Oct 30, 1892
Acri - Also known as
- Angelo Siciliano
- Angie
- Spouses
(1925 - 1965)
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Italian American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 23, 1972
Long Beach
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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