Calvin Eugene Thile is a celebrity kid, popular as the son of American actress Claire Coffee and American mandolinist Chris Thile. Calvin’s mom is best known for her role as Adalind Schade in NBC’s Grimm. Her father is known for his work in the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek and the quintet Punch Brothers. Calvin’s parents have been married since 2013 and reside in Brooklyn. Keep on reading for a sneak peek into Calvin’s life.
Calvin Eugene Thile Bio
Calvin Eugene Thile was born in Portland, Oregon, on 19 May 2015 and is the firstborn child of Claire Coffee and Chris Thile. When he was one year old, Calvin and his parents moved to Brooklyn, New York. Abbie Coffee is Calvin’s aunt, while his grandparents include Kathy Thile and Scott Thile.
Since he is only seven, there isn’t much information to gather about Calvin. His parents have maintained privacy regarding his upbringing too. For now, he is enjoying a luxurious childhood under the wings of his caring parents.
Calvin does not have siblings so far.
Calvin Eugene Thile Parents
Calvin’s mother, Claire Elizabeth Coffee, was born in San Francisco, California, on 14 April 1980. She grew up in Monterey, CA, and attended the Santa Catalina School for girls. Claire holds a degree in theatre from Northwestern University.
Claire played Cassie Tatum on the serial political drama series The West Wing in 2003. Between 2007 and 2009, she joined the General Hospital cast as nurse Nadine Crowell. Her recent roles include as attorney Janie Ross on Franklin & Bash and Adalind Schade in six seasons of Grimm.
In 2003, Claire voiced Mary Griffin in the video game Medal of Honor: Rising Sun.
Claire and her husband, Chris Thile, have been married since 23 December 2013 in a Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee ceremony.
Chris Thile was born in Oceanside, California, on 20 February 1981. When he was four, Thile’s family moved to Idyllwild, California. he began listening to John Moore’s band Bluegrass Etc when he was two. At five, Thile began playing the mandolin, occasionally taking lessons from John Moore.
At eight, Thile’s family and the Watkins family formed Nickel Creek, a bluegrass band. The band performed at bluegrass festivals around California, resulting in Thile being home-schooled. In 1993, when he was 12, Thile won the mandolin championship at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. The same year, he joined the Sugar Hill record label. In 1994, Thile released his first solo album, Leading Off, which featured most of his original compositions.
Thile released Stealing Second, and Nickel Creek released Here to There in 1997. In 2001, he released his third solo album, Not All Who Wander Are Lost, featuring several popular instrumentalists like Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Bryan Sutton, and Jerry Douglas. In 2004, he released an experimental album Deceiver.
In 2006, Thile formed the band How to Grow a Band and recorded How to Grow a Woman from the Ground, his fifth album. The band is currently known as Punch Brothers and released its first album, Punch, in 2008; Antifogmatic was released in 2010; who’s Feeling Young Now? was released in early 2012; and The Phosphorescent Blues was released in 2015.
Thile has won four of his seven Grammy Award nominations for various musical projects.
Wrapping Up
Calvin’s parents are a common face in the mainstream media, but so far, they have done an excellent job at keeping him away from the public eye.
