Who were the original three stooges as they appeared on the silver screen?
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[1] comedy punctuated by quickly-delivered one-liners, within outrageous storylines. Moe Howard firmly notes, in the The Howard Stern Show Three Stooges Lost and Found Interviews with Tom Bergeron, that the team’s comedy style is absolutely not considered slapstick. Overview The Stooges were commonly known by their first names: “Larry, Moe, and Curly” and “Moe, Larry, and Shemp,” among other lineups. The act originally featured Moe Howard, brother Shemp Howard and longtime friend Larry Fine. Shemp was later replaced by brother Curly Howard. When Curly suffered a debilitating stroke in 1946, Shemp rejoined the act. After Shemp’s death in 1955, he was replaced by bald-headed comedian Joe Besser, after the use of stuntman Joe Palma to record several “Shemp” shorts after his death. Eventually Joe “Curly-Joe” DeRita
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. The Stooges were commonly known by their first names: “Larry, Moe, and Curly” and “Moe, Larry, and Shemp,” among other lineups. The act originally featured Moe Howard, brother Shemp Howard and longtime friend Larry Fine. With Shemp gone, Healy and the two remaining stooges (Moe and Larry) needed a replacement, so Moe suggested his younger brother Jerry Howard. Healy reportedly took one look at Jerry, who had long chestnut red locks and a handlebar mustache, and remarked that he did not look like he was funny. Jerry left the room and returned a few moments later with his head shaved (though his mustache remained for a time), and then quipped “Boy, do I look curly.” Healy liked the name, and thus ‘Curly’ was born.(There are varying accounts as to how the Curly character actually came about.) Sources:
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