Shemp Howard
- Naissance
- 11 mars 1895
- Décès
- 22 novembre 1955
- Origine
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Samuel (born Shmuel) Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), known professionally as Shemp Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known today for his role as the third stooge in the Three Stooges, a role he first portrayed at the beginning of the act in the early 1920s (1923–1932) while the act was still associated with Ted Healy and known as "Ted Healy and his Stooges", and again from 1946 until his death in 1955. Between his times with the Stooges, Shemp had a successful film career as a solo comedian.
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He was born in Manhattan, New York and raised in Brooklyn, the third-born of five Horwitz brothers, sons of Lithuanian Jewish parents. Moses - professionally known as Moe Howard - and Jerome - professionally known as Curly Howard - were his younger brothers.
Throughout his career Shemp seldom stuck to the script and would liven up scenes with ad-libbed incidental dialogue or wisecracks. This became a trademark of his performances. His most notable characteristic as a Stooge was a high-pitched "bee-bee-bee-bee-bee-bee!" sound, a sort of soft screech done by inhaling. It became his signature sound. He used his somewhat homely appearance for comic effect, often mugging grotesquely or allowing his hair to fall in disarray.
Shemp was married to the former Gertrude Frank, whom he wed in September 1925. The couple had one child, Morton (1926–1972).
On November 22, 1955, while returning home in a taxicab following attending a boxing match with friends, Shemp, age 60, died of a sudden massive heart attack.
The Three Stooges have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street.
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Interprétation 36
- Three Stooges Comedy CollectionÀ l’étudeThree Stooges Comedy Collection2024
À l’étudeShemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge2008
À l’étudeThe Three Stooges Greatest Hits!1997- The Lost StoogesÀ l’étudeThe Lost Stooges1990
À l’étudeClassic Comedy Teams1986
À l’étudeGold Raiders1951
À l’étudeAfrica Screams1949
À l’étudeDangerous Business1946
À l’étudeTrouble Chasers1945
À l’étudeCrazy Knights1944
À l’étudeThree of a Kind1944
À l’étudeCrazy House1943
À l’étudeKeep 'Em Slugging1943
À l’étudeDeux nigauds dans le foin1943
Les Mille et Une Nuits1942
À l’étudeStrictly in the Groove1942
À l’étudeMississippi Gambler1942
À l’étudeThe Strange Case of Doctor Rx1942
À l’étudeButch Minds the Baby1942
Hellzapoppin1941
À l’étudeHold That Ghost1941- Too Many BlondesÀ l’étudeToo Many Blondes1941
À l’étudeCracked Nuts1941
À l’étudeHit the Road1941
À l’étudeSan Antonio Rose1941
Deux nigauds marins1941
À l’étudeMr. Dynamite1941
À l’étudeRoad Show1941
À l’étudeDeux nigauds soldats1941
À l’étudeThe Invisible Woman1940
À l’étudeMurder Over New York1940
À l’étudeMines de rien1940
À l’étudeMillionaires in Prison1940
Nick joue et gagne1939
À l’étudeHollywood Round-Up1937
À l’étudeSoup to Nuts1930