Curly howard

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Moe howard
Larry fine

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The Three Stooges

American slapstick comedy trio

For other uses, see The Three Stooges (disambiguation).

The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges in 1937: (clockwise from left) Larry Fine, Curly Howard, and Moe Howard
Medium	Vaudeville, film, television
Nationality	American
Years active	1922–1970
Genres	Farce, slapstick, musical comedy
Notable works and roles	Disorder in the Court, Punch Drunks, Men in Black, Brideless Groom, Three Little Pigskins, You Nazty Spy!, A Plumbing We Will Go, Malice in the Palace, Sing a Song of Six Pants, An Ache in Every Stake
Former members

The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short-subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical, farce, and slapstick comedy. Six total Stooges appeared over the act's run (with only three active at any given time); Moe Howard (born Moses Horwitz) and Larry Fine (born Louis Feinberg) were mainstays throughout the ensemble's nearly 50-year run, while the "t

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The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was physical farce and extreme slapstick. In films, the stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Moe, Larry, and Curly" and "Moe, Larry, and Shemp," among other lineups. The film trio was originally composed of Moe Howard, brother Shemp Howard and longtime friend Larry Fine. Curly Howard replaced brother Shemp, who later returned when Curly suffered a debilitating stroke in 1946 until his death in 1955, just three years after Curly’s death.

After Shemp's death in 1955, he was replaced by comedian Joe Besser, after the use of stuntman Joe Palma to record several "Shemp" shorts after his death. Eventually Joe "Curly-Joe" DeRita (born Joseph Wardell) replaced Joe Besser. Larry suffered a serious stroke in 1970, and was unable to continue performing. Five years later, Larry suffered another stroke before his death in January 1975. Emil Sitka, a longtime actor in Stooge comedies, was contracted to replace Larry,

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Moe Howard

American comedian and actor (1897–1975)

Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), better known by his stage name Moe Howard, was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the leader and straight man of the Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades. That group initially started out as Ted Healy and His Stooges, an act that toured the vaudeville circuit. Moe's distinctive hairstyle came about when he was a boy and cut off his curls with a pair of scissors, producing an irregular shape approximating a bowl cut.

Early life

Howard was born as Moses Harry Horwitz on June 19, 1897, in the Brooklyn, New York neighborhood of Bensonhurst, the fourth of five sons of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants Jennie (née Gorovitz) and Solomon Horwitz. He was called Moe as a child and later called himself Harry. His parents and brothers Benjamin ("Jack") and Isidore (Irving) were not involved in show business. However he, his older brother Samuel (Shemp), and his younger brother Jerome (Curly) eventual