Bud Abbott
Gender: Male
Born: 2nd October 1895
Died: 24th April 1974
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: The Abbott and Costello Show, The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show, The Colgate Comedy Hour
Movies: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Africa Screams, Buck Privates, One Night in the Tropics, Hold That Ghost, In The Navy, Dance With Me Henry, In Society, Lost in a Harem, Jack and the Beanstalk, Ride 'Em Cowboy, Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, Mexican Hayride, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, The World of Abbott and Costello, Lost in Alaska, Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, Rio Rita, Comin' Round The Mountain, Buck Privates Come Home, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, Abbott and Costello in Hollywood, Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, It Ain't Hay, Who Done It?, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Pardon My Sarong, Keep 'Em Flying, Hit the Ice, The Time of Their Lives, The Noose Hangs High, Here Come The Co-Eds, Little Giant, The Naughty Nineties, 10,000 Kids and a Cop, , Abbott and Costello Funniest Routines: Vol. 2
William Alexander "Bud" Abbott (October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American actor, producer and comedian. He is best remembered as the straight man of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Lou Costello.
Abbott was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey into a show business family. His parents worked for the Barnum and Bailey Circus: his mother, Rae (née Fisher), was a bareback rider and his father, Harry, was an advance man. Abbott dropped out of school as a child and began working at Coney Island. When Abbott was 16, his father, now an employee of the Columbia Burlesque Wheel, installed him in the box office of the Casino Theater in Brooklyn. Eventually, Abbott began putting together touring burlesque shows. In 1918, he married Betty Smith, a burlesque dancer and comedienne. Shortly after his marriage, Abbott and his new wife began producing a vaudeville "tab show" called Broadway Flashes. This show toured on the Gus Sun Vaudeville Circuit. Around 1924, Abbott started performing as a straight man in an act with Betty. As his stature grew, Abbott began working with veteran comedians like Harry Steppe and Harry Evanson.
Abbott crossed paths with Lou Costello in burlesque in
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