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Lou Costello

Film Producer / Stunt Performer / Comedian | * 03/06/1906 († 52, 03/03/1959) | Paterson, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
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Louis Francis Cristillo (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959), better known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with Bud Abbott and their routine "Who's on First?". Abbott and Costello, who teamed in burlesque in 1936, were among the most popular and highest-paid entertainers in the world during World War II. During a national tour in 1942, they sold $85 million in war bonds in 35 days. By 1955, their popularity waned from overexposure, and their film and television contracts lapsed. Their partnership ended in 1957. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Documentaries | Horror

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Awards & Nominations for Lou Costello

New Jersey Hall of Fame Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Lou Costello as Actor(70)

as Self (archive footage)2013 Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Himself (archive footage)2008 Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
as Self (archive footage)2000 Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
as Self (Archive Footage)1994 Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archival footage)1985 Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Wilbur (archive footage) (uncredited)1984 Terror in the Aisles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as (archive footage)1982 Showbiz Goes to War
as Self (archive footage)1982 Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as (archive footage)1979 The Horror Show
as (archive footage)1979 The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)1976 That's Entertainment, Part II
as Self (archival footage)1968 The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)1965 Hollywood My Home Town
as Character in Film Clips (archive footage)1965 The World of Abbott and Costello
as (archive footage)1964 The Big Parade of Comedy
as Artie Pinsetter1959 The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Lou Henry1956 Dance With Me, Henry
as Freddie Franklin1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Willie 'Tubby' Piper1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
as George Bell1952 Lost in Alaska
as Jack / Jack Strong1952 Jack and the Beanstalk
as Captain 'Puddin' head' Feathergill1952 Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
as Albert (archive footage)1951 Knights of the Bath
as Wilbert Smith1951 Comin' Round the Mountain
as Stanley Livington1949 Africa Screams
as himself1948 10,000 Kids and a Cop
as Homer Hinchcliffe1948 The Noose Hangs High
as Joe Bascom / Harry Fish1948 Mexican Hayride
as Herbie Brown1947 Buck Privates Come Home
as Chester Wooley1947 The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Benny Miller1946 Little Giant
as Horatio Prim1946 The Time of Their Lives
as Oliver Quackenbush1945 Here Come the Co-eds
as Sebastian Dinwiddle1945 The Naughty Nineties
as Harvey Garvey1944 Lost in a Harem
as Albert Mansfield1944 In Society
as Weejie 'Tubby' McCoy1943 Hit the Ice
as Wilbur Hoolihan1943 It Ain't Hay
as Willoughby1942 Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Mervin Q. Milgrim1942 Who Done It?
as Wishy1942 Rio Rita
as Wellington Pflug, aka Moola1942 Pardon My Sarong
as Heathcliff1941 Keep 'Em Flying
as Ferdinand Jones1941 Hold That Ghost
as Herbie Brown1941 Buck Privates
as Pomeroy Watson1941 In the Navy
as Costello1940 One Night in the Tropics
as Extra (uncredited)1928 The Cossacks
as Boxing Hall extra (uncredited)1927 The Battle of the Century
as Extra (uncredited)1926 Bardelys the Magnificent

TV Shows/Series with Lou Costello as Actor(10)

as himself1957 The Lux Show
as Self - "Who's On First?"1956 The Steve Allen Show
as himself1956 The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Comedian1956 The Steve Allen Show
as Self - House of the Monster Sketch1956 The Steve Allen Show
as Neal Andrews1953 GE Theater
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - Comedian1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Lou Costello as Crew(2)

Production/Producer1952 Jack and the Beanstalk
Production/Executive Producer1948 The Noose Hangs High

TV Shows/Series with Lou Costello as Crew(2)

Writing/Writer1952 The Abbott and Costello Show
Creator/Creator1952 The Abbott and Costello Show

Full Name: Lou Costello
Born: Tuesday, 03/06 1906 (March) in Paterson, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 03/03 1959 (March) in Los Angeles (aged: 52)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Spouses (current/former): Anne Battler
Other names for Lou Costello (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Louis Francis Cristillo"
"Lou Cristillo"
"Sebastian Cristillo"
Lou Costello frequently works together with these people:
Bud Abbott (65x, Actor)
John Grant (31x, Crew)
Russell A. Gausman (27x, Crew)
Frank Skinner (17x, Crew)
Vera West (14x, Crew)
Joe Kirk (13x, Cast)
Bud Westmore (12x, Crew)
Charles Van Enger (12x, Crew)
Charles Barton (11x, Crew)
Frank Penny (11x, Cast)
Lee Marvin (10x, Actor)
Bernard Herzbrun (10x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10347, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024