The Three Stooges

Shemp Howard

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Samuel Horwitz · 1895-1955

The original third Stooge, back before Curly, and the one who stepped in again when Curly took ill. Nervous, rubber-faced, and the owner of the finest frightened yelp in pictures.

“Eeb-eeb-eeb!”

Moe Howard

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Moses Horwitz · 1897-1975

The bowl cut, the scowl, the ringleader. Moe held the act together for four decades and dispensed the eye-pokes that held everyone else together.

“Why, I oughta…”

Joe Besser

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Joe Besser · 1907-1988

The sissy of the trio, and the only Stooge who ever hit back. Joe took the third chair in 1956 and famously negotiated his way out of taking the really hard slaps.

“Not so haaard!”