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Harpo portrayed a clownish mute, and never spoke on either stage or film. He usually dressed in a trench coat, top hat, and a bright red wig. He carried a bicycle horn, and would often sidle up to a person and have them hold his leg up. His name was derived from his harp playing, which had been a staple of their stage act (and later films).

Harpo portrayed a clownish mute, and never spoke on either stage or film. He usually dressed in a trench coat, top hat, and a bright red wig. He carried a bicycle horn, and would often sidle up to a person and have them hold his leg up. His name was derived from his harp playing, which had been a staple of their stage act (and later films).

Chico (pronounced "CHICK-o", not "CHEEK-o")  affected an Italian accent, and was usually paired as Harpo's partner. He competed in wordplay with Groucho and played piano, sometimes ending a glissando by "shooting" the last note with his index finger. Chico's stage persona was that of an [[Italy|Italian]] immigrant. Chico's "ancestry" became a running gag in the Marx Brothers' act. For example, in the film ''Animal Crackers'' Groucho turns to Chico and asks, "When did you become Italian?"

Chico (pronounced "CHICK-o", not "CHEEK-o")  affected an [[Italy|Italian]] accent, and was usually paired as Harpo's partner. He competed in wordplay with Groucho and played piano, sometimes ending a glissando by "shooting" the last note with his index finger. Chico's "ancestry" became a running gag in the Marx Brothers' act: for example, in the film ''Animal Crackers'' Groucho turns to Chico and asks, "When did you become Italian?"

Zeppo played the group's straight man and occasional romantic lead,<ref>http://www.marx-brothers.org/biography/zeppo.htm</ref> though on stage he understudied for Groucho, and was considered just as capable a comedian as his siblings. <ref>http://books.google.ca/books?id=k64P_6iYpmUC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=zeppo+understudy+groucho&source=bl&ots=uQoGLAfa09&sig=ys2CDvkJYy1Qw339VywlwosZWgY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result</ref> Zeppo eventually left the group and ran a company that produced parts for the [[World War II|war]] effort.

Zeppo played the group's straight man and occasional romantic lead,<ref>http://www.marx-brothers.org/biography/zeppo.htm</ref> though on stage he understudied for Groucho, and was considered just as capable a comedian as his siblings. <ref>http://books.google.ca/books?id=k64P_6iYpmUC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=zeppo+understudy+groucho&source=bl&ots=uQoGLAfa09&sig=ys2CDvkJYy1Qw339VywlwosZWgY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result</ref> Zeppo eventually left the group and ran a company that produced parts for the [[World War II|war]] effort.