The explosive fireplug half of the enormously popular, lowbrow comedy team of Abbott and Costello (he played the good-natured fall-guy with a plaintive voice and aggressive manner, while Abbott was the fast-talking wiseguy). After some years as a prizefighter and stuntman, Costello entered vaudeville, where he teamed up with Abbott in 1930. They played burlesque with their fast-moving, somewhat…
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