Abbott And Costello - The Abbott And Costello Collection

Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello Dvd Release: 6th March, 2006 Number Of Discs: 5 Format: Box set, Black & White, PAL, Region 0 Encoding

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Abbott & Costello is the name of a legendary comedy team made up of Bud Abbott & Lou Costello. Abbott met Costello in 1931 while Abbott was working as a cashier at the Brooklyn theater. Costello asked Abbott to fill in for his straight man, who was ill. Throughout the 1930s, Abbott & Costello began their career performing together in burlesque shows, minstrel shows, vaudeville & movie houses. At Costellos request, all profits earned from the act were split 60/40, favoring Abbott, because, according to Costello, Comics are a dime a dozen. Good straight men are hard to find. In 1938 they received national exposure for the first time by performing on the Kate Smith Hour radio show, which lead to the duo signing with Universal the following year. Abbott & Costello released their first film in 1940 entitled, One Night in the Tropics. Although Abbott & Costello were only filling supporting roles in the film, they stole the film with their classic routine Whos On First?. Within a couple of years, the comedy team had also their own television which aired from 1952 to 1954 & radio shows. Posters Of Abbott And Costello

William Alexander Abbott aka Bud Abbott is a legendary American actor, producer & comedian from Asbury Park, New Jersey. He is best known as the straight man of the comedy team of Abbott & Costello, with Lou Costello. Abbott, whose mother was a bareback rider for the Ringling Brothers Circus, dropped out of school as a child in 1909 & began working in carnivals. Abbott later started working in theaters around the county, eventually becoming the manager for the Nation Theater in Detroit. While at the National Theater, Abbott began performing on stage as straight man to vaudeville performers like Harry Steepe & Harry Evanson. Abbott met Costello in 1931 while working as a cashier at the Brooklyn Theater, when he was asked to fill in for Costellos straight man who was ill. Throughout the 1930s, Abbott & Costello began performing together in burlesque shows, minstrel shows, vaudeville & movie houses. At Costellos request, all profits earned from the act were split 60/40, favoring Abbott, because, according to Costello, Comics are a dime a dozen. Good straight men are hard to find. Posters Of Abbott And Costello

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Louis Francis Cristillo aka Lou Costello was an American actor, producer & comedian from Paterson, New Jersey. He is best known as half of the comedy team of Abbott & Costello, with Bud Abbott. Costello worked as a carpenter at MGM & Warner Brothers after high school. After that, he worked temporarily as a stuntman & then eventually became a vaudeville comedian. In 1931, while performing in Brooklyn, New York, Costellos straight man became ill & the theater cashier, Bud Abbott, filled in. Throughout the 1930s, Abbott & Costello performed together in burlesque shows, minstrel shows, vaudeville & movie houses. At Costellos request, all profits earned from the act were split 60/40, favoring Abbott, because, according to Costello, Comics are a dime a dozen. Good straight men are hard to find. In 1938 they received national exposure for the first time by performing on the Kate Smith Hour radio show, which led to the duo signing with Universal the following year. Abbott & Costello appeared in their first film in 1940, a movie entitled One Night in the Tropics. Posters Of Abbott And Costello

Editors Choice: Abbott And Costello, Africa Screams, Jack And The Beanstalk, Tv Show, Kings Of Comedy, Whos On First, View DVDology

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