Jackie Coogan The Addams Family. It may seem odd to have it presented that way, as if they were a single entity, but in the minds of many people, Jackie Coogan and The Addams Family are exactly that.
Six-year-old Jackie Coogan, who became an instant global star for his performance in Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 movie The Kid, was soon billed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as “the most famous boy in the world”.