Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American
silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Starting at the
Selig Polyscope Company he eventually moved to
Keystone Studios, where he worked with
Mabel Normand and
Harold Lloyd. He mentored
Charlie Chaplin and discovered
Buster Keaton and
Bob Hope. Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s, and soon became one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, signing a contract in 1920 with Paramount Pictures for US$1 million (equivalent to approximately $ in 2016 dollars).