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Louis Francis Cristillo was born on March 6, 1906, in Paterson, New Jersey, the son of Sebastiano Cristillo, an insurance sales agent, and Helen Rege, a silk weaver. [3] [4] His father was Italian, from Caserta, [5] while his mother was an American of Italian, French and Irish ancestry, with her grandfather Francesco Rege being a native of Piedmont, Italy.
The Lou Costello, Jr. Youth Foundation opened in Los Angeles in 1947 and is still serving the community. The team's popularity waned in the mid-1950s, and the IRS demanded substantial back taxes, forcing the partners (both of whom had been free spenders and serious gamblers) to sell most of their assets, including the rights to many of their films.
Starring Harvey Korman as Bud Abbott and Buddy Hackett as Lou Costello, the film told the duo's life story, focusing on Costello and portraying him as volatile and petty. Jerry Seinfeld is an avid Abbott and Costello fan and their influence on him was celebrated in a 1994 NBC special, Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld .
Due to his drug use, being fired from jobs, and the unfair practices of the recording industry, he was broke when he died except for a $1,000 insurance policy. Lifelong friend Dizzy Gillespie paid ...
Died: Lou Costello, 52, American comedian who was famous for his partnership with Bud Abbott in the duo of Abbott and Costello, died of a heart attack, shortly after completion of filming of The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock, his only film after the partnership with Abbott ended.
William "Bud" Post was broke when he died in 2006, despite winning $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania Lottery in 1988. It didn't last long. Just one year after he hit it big, Post was $1 million in ...
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She was treated with reverence by the duo and was not a target of pranks and slapstick. The love interest of Lou Costello, she always addressed him as "Louis". As with the other main characters, her character's name was her real name. She also appeared in Africa Screams (1949) and Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) with the comedy team.