Chuck Connelly

John Charles Connelly (January 7, 1955 – April 13, 2025) was an American painter.

Background John Charles Connelly was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 7, 1955. He graduated from the Tyler School of Art in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, in 1977.

A movie (the "Life Lessons" segment of New York Stories), directed by Martin Scorsese featured Nick Nolte as a Soho painter. Chuck's hands, painting and paintings were featured as Nolte's. Not long after the film's release, Page Six asked Connelly what he thought of the film, and he replied "well, it wasn't Raging Bull". which angered Scorsese so much so that he never spoke to Chuck again.

The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale, an Emmy award-winning documentary directed by Jeff Stimmel, premiered at the L.A. Film Festival in June 2008 and was shown on HBO in July. The documentary chronicles Connelly as he struggles with his temperament, alcoholism, and disillusionment with reality. These factors culminate in the alienation of gallery owners, collectors, and his wife; serving to depress Connelly further. The documentary details the tragedy of the fallen artist as he fights to maintain his dignity and integrity.

On June 15, 2010, Connelly started a new web show called Stream of Thought.

A second full-length documentary celebrating the life of the artist, Chuck Connelly: Into the Light, had its U.S. premiere on October 29, 2020, at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival and has been winning first place in documentaries at film festivals across the country ever since.

Personal life and death Connelly's first marriage, to Swiss artist Laurence Groux, ended with their divorce in 2005. In 2021, he married Adrienne Mooney.

Connelly died from prostate cancer at his home in Philadelphia, on April 13, 2025, at the age of 70.