Curly Howard

Born: 1903-10-22, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1952-01-18

Biography

Jerome Lester "Jerry" Horwitz, better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and vaudevillian. He is best known as a member of the American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges, along with his older brothers Moe Howard and Shemp Howard, and actor Larry Fine. Curly is generally considered the most popular and recognizable of the Stooges. He is well known for his high-pitched voice, vocal expressions ("nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!","woo-woo-woo!", and barking like a dog), as well as his inventive physical comedy, improvisations, and athleticism.

Filmography

• Start Cheering (1938)
• Cookoo Cavaliers (1940)
• Hoi Polloi (1935)
• Fugitive Lovers (1934)
• The Making of the Stooges (1984)
• Monkey Businessmen (1946)
• Phony Express (1943)
• Restless Knights (1935)
• False Alarms (1936)
• Movie Maniacs (1936)
• Dancing Lady (1933)
• Plane Nuts (1933)
• Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
• Dizzy Detectives (1943)
• Idiots Deluxe (1945)
• Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (2003)
• Dizzy Doctors (1937)
• Operator 13 (1934)
• Whoops, I'm an Indian! (1936)
• No Census, No Feeling (1940)
• Horses' Collars (1935)
• Playing the Ponies (1937)
• They Stooge to Conga (1943)
• Nertsery Rhymes (1933)
• Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960)
• Grips, Grunts and Groans (1937)
• You Nazty Spy! (1940)
• Three Little Pirates (1946)
• Nutty But Nice (1940)
• Boobs in Arms (1940)