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Line 1: − [[Image:Three Stooges.jpg|left]]+ − The '''Three Stooges''' was an American vaudeville and comedy act of the mid 20th century. They appeared in numerous short subject films. − Two actors, Moe Howard and Larry Fine, were in all versions of the Stooges features. Shemp Howard (Moe's younger brother) appeared with Moe and Larry in 3 features as sidekicks to Ted Healey. In 1934, Shemp left to work on his own, and a third Howard brother, Curly Howard, joined Moe and Larry and they began to do short features on their own as the "Three Stooges".+ + + + + + + + − In 1947, Curly suffered a stroke (he would die in 1949), and Shemp rejoined Larry and Moe until his own death in 1955. Joe Besser was the "third Stooge" for 2 features, and Curly Joe DeRita filled that role through the 60's.+ − − ''While The Three Stooges are first and foremost associated with Columbia Pictures, where they made 190 shorts, appeared in several features and made most of their post-short features, they did appear in films from many other studios.'' [http://www.threestooges.com/news/article.asp?intNewsID=92 The Three Stooges] − − − '''Filmography''' Line 52:
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'''The Three Stooges''' was the stage name of an American comedy act of the middle 20th century, known for many short films characterized by the use of slapstick-laden violence and dialogue. Their shorts and feature films - more than 200 made between 1930 and 1963 - are continually shown worldwide, and have influenced modern comedy stars such as [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Jim Carrey]].
==History==
The Three Stooges were actually six individual men, of which three were brothers born in New York to Solomon and Jennie Horwitz; the three adopted the surname "Howard" when they went on stage.
*Samuel "Shemp" Horwitz (March 17, 1895-November 23, 1955)
*Moses "Moe" Horwitz (June 19, 1897-May 4, 1975)
During the mid-1920s, Moe and Shemp toured under a Vaudeville act headlined by straight-man Ted Healy to rave reviews. "Ted Healy and his Stooges", as it was called, continued until 1925 when they shared the stage with a one-man act with a sense of humor and a violin. Almost immediately, Larry Fine was added to the ensemble.
*Louis "Larry" Fienberg (October 5, 1902-January 24, 1975)
The four appeared in an acclaimed 1929 stage musical entitled ''A Night in Venice'', and from there they were signed by Fox Films to do their first motion picture, ''Soup to Nuts'' (1930). But friction existed between Shemp and Healy, which reached a climax when their fourth film was finished in 1932; Shemp left, and his role was taken over by the youngest of the Horwitz brothers, a kid with brown locks of hair and a mustache who was considered the handsomest of the family.
*Jerome Lester "Curly" Horwitz (October 22, 1903-January 18, 1952)
==Filmography==
Some of their films:
Some of their films:
== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.threestooges.com/news/article.asp?intNewsID=91 Three Stooges] Latest news.
*[http://www.threestooges.com/ Offical site]
*[http://www.threestooges.com/bios/ Stooges Bios]
*[http://www.threestooges.com/bios/ Stooges Bios]