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Bud Abbott
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Actor Born: October 2, 1895 in Asbury Park, NJ Death: April 24, 1974 in Woodland Hills, CA Biography:American comedian "Bud Abbott" was the tall, bullying member of the popular comedy team Abbott and Costello. The son of circus employees, Abbott entered show business as a burlesque show producer, then took to the stage himself as straight man for a number of comedians, finally teaming with fledgling comic "Lou Costello" in 1936. After working in burlesque, in radio, and on Broadway, Abbott and Costello made their movie debut in "One Night in the Tropics" (1940). Their first starring picture was "Buck Privates" (1941), a box-office bonanza which catapulted the team to "top moneymaker" status for the next 15 years; in all, Abbott and Costello made 36 feature films. In 1951, they made their TV debut on Colgate Comedy Hour, and later that year starred in a widely distributed 52-week, half-hour situation comedy series, "The Abbott and Costello Show". After the team broke up in 1957, Abbott retired, but was... Full Biography
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