The Three Stooges were an
American vaudeville and comedy act of the mid 20th
century best known for their numerous
short films. They were commonly known by their first names:
Moe,
Larry, & Curly; Moe, Larry, & Shemp; and other lineups.
Originally they featured the three-man line-up of brother
Moe Howard (
born Harry Moses Horwitz), long-time
friend Larry Fine (born
Louis Feinberg), and brother
Shemp Howard (born Samuel Horwitz).
Shemp was later replaced by brother
Curly Howard (
born Jerome Lester Horwitz) in 1932. When Curly suffered a stroke in 1946, Shemp rejoined the act and replaced him.
After Shemp\'s
death in 1955 he was replaced by bald-headed \"
sissy\" comedian
Joe Besser, and eventually by
Joe \"Curly-Joe\" DeRita (
born Joseph Wardell).
After
Larry\'s
death,
Emil Sitka, a long-time fellow
actor in Stooge comedies, was contracted to be the replacement Stooge for
Larry, but no film was
ever made with him in that role, although some publicity photographs exist of him with his hair combed similarly to Larry
posing with
Moe and Curly-
Joe prior to Moe\'s
death and
the end of the act.
the Stooges\'
hallmark was extremely physical slapstick comedy, mixed with
one-liners, the introduction of additional
characters and
outrageous plots.
The Three Stooges were an
American vaudeville and comedy act of the mid 20th
century best known for their numerous
short films. They were commonly known by their first names:
Moe,
Larry, & Curly; Moe, Larry, & Shemp; and other lineups.
Originally they featured the three-man line-up of brother
Moe Howard (
born Harry Moses Horwitz), long-time
friend Larry Fine (born
Louis Feinberg), and brother
Shemp Howard (born Samuel Horwitz).
Shemp was later replaced by brother
Curly Howard (
born Jerome Lester Horwitz) in 1932. When Curly suffered a stroke in 1946, Shemp rejoined the act and replaced him.
After Shemp\'s
death in 1955 he was replaced by bald-headed \"
sissy\" comedian
Joe Besser, and eventually by
Joe \"Curly-Joe\" DeRita (
born Joseph Wardell).
After
Larry\'s
death,
Emil Sitka, a long-time fellow
actor in Stooge comedies, was contracted to be the replacement Stooge for
Larry, but no film was
ever made with him in that role, although some publicity photographs exist of him with his hair combed similarly to Larry
posing with
Moe and Curly-
Joe prior to Moe\'s
death and
the end of the act.
the Stooges\'
hallmark was extremely physical slapstick comedy, mixed with
one-liners, the introduction of additional
characters and
outrageous plots.
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