Oliver Hardy in north Georgia in the 1905 fall semester when he was 13. He had little interest in formal education, although he acquired an early interest in music and theater. He joined a theatrical group and later ran away from a boarding school near Atlanta to sing with the group. His mother recognized his talent for singing and sent him to Atlanta to study music and voice with singing teacher Adolf Dahm-Petersen. He skipped some of his lessons to sing in the Alcazar Theater for $3.50 a week. Hardy began styling himself "Oliver Norvell Hardy", adding the first name "Oliver" as
Charlie Barnett (comedian) aired on TV, the DVD release of "Def Comedy Jam" contains an extra DVD with "2 Raw 4 TV", which has a Barnett performance. His last film role was in 1996 in the film "They Bite". He died that year at age 41. Having contracted HIV through heroin abuse, Barnett died from complications of AIDS on March 16, 1996, aged 41. Charlie Barnett (comedian) Charlie Barnett (September 23, 1954 – March 16, 1996) was an American actor and comedian. Barnett was born in Bluefield, West Virginia. He first made a name for himself in the late 1970s and early 1980s,