Biographies

Bud and Lou

by Tom Raymond
June 5, 2022February 10, 2023

Bud and Lou (1978) starring Harvey Korman, Buddy Hackett, Arte Johnson

Bud and Lou is a TV movie. It’s a biography of the famous team of Abbott and Costello, from their initial pairing up to Lou’s death

Biography of Hillary Brooke (September 8, 1914 - May 25, 1999)

Hillary Brooke biography

by Tom Raymond
April 20, 2019April 23, 2021

Biography of Hillary Brooke (September 8, 1914 – May 25, 1999)

Hillary Brooke (born Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson was an American film actress. She performed in a wide range of roles, from drama to comedy, and may be best remembered for her appearances with Abbott and Costello.

Lou Costello biography

by Tom Raymond
March 8, 2012February 10, 2023

Lou Costello (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in "Biuck Privates"

Lou Costello, the man who would ask the eternal question, Who’s on First?, was born as Louis Francis Cristillo on March 6, 1906. He grew up in his hometown of Patterson, New Jersey, which he mentioned in virtually every movie and television episode that he appeared in. After high school, he had been bitten by the entertainer bug, and worked as a carpenter at both MGM and Warner Brothers movie studios in an attempt to break into show business

Bud Abbott - breaking through a drum in Rio Rita

Bud Abbott biography

by Tom Raymond
March 8, 2012August 12, 2022
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William Alexander Abbot, aka. Bud Abbott (October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974)

Some people are said to have show business in their blood – in Bud Abbott’s case, it’s almost literally true. Abbott’s mother was a bareback rider for the Ringling Brothers Circus. And his father worked as an advance man for the same circus. Bud Abbot was born and raised in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and was smitten with the performing bug at an early age. He dropped out of school at the age of 14 and began working in carnivals. Later he began working in theaters across the country, eventually becoming the manager of the Nation Theater in Detroit. While there, Abbott began performing on stage as straight man to vaudeville performers. This led to a chance encounter that changed his life.