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Bud Abbott
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American actor, producer and comedian (1897–1974)
OverviewAI-generated
Bud Abbott, born William Alexander Abbott, was an American television, film, and stage actor who also worked as a film producer. He was a member of the comedy duo Abbott and Costello. His professional career spanned from 1924 to 1968. Abbott received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Abbott died of cancer in Woodland Hills in 1974. He had two children and was the relative of Norman Abbott. His recorded works include Abbott and Costello Towerpack.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Abbott and Costello Towerpack
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
William Alexander "Bud" Abbott was an American actor, producer and comedian. He is best remembered as the straight man of the comedy team Abbott and Costello, with Lou Costello.
Known for
- Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored — Self (archive footage)2013
- The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? — Self (archive footage)2011
- Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes — Self (archive footage)2011
- Behind the Burly Q — Self (archive footage)2010
- Studio 42 with Bob Costas — Self (archive footage)2009
- Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge — Self (archive footage)2008
- Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 22007
- Abbott and Costello: Funniest Routines, Vol. 12007
- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed — Self (archive footage)2000
- The Many Faces of Dracula — Chick Young (archive footage)2000
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1897
- Active to
- 1974
Member of
- Abbott and Costello1935–1957
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 18
- Total plays
- 71
William Alexander “Bud” Abbott Early years Abbott was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey into a show business family. His parents worked for the Barnum and Bailey Circus: his mother, Rae Fisher, was a bareback rider and his father, Harry, was an advance man. He dropped out of school as a child and began working at Coney Island. When Bud was 16, his father, now an employee of the Columbia Burlesque Wheel, installed him in the box office of the Casino Theater in Brooklyn. <a href="https://www.last.
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,704x
- A Method of Computing the Effectiveness of an Insecticide
· 1925 · cited 11,051x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,263x
- Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) and Their Applications
· 2014 · cited 6,850x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,796x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- William Alexander Abbott , October 2, 1897, Asbury Park, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- April 24, 1974 (1974-04-24) (aged 76), Woodland Hills, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Comedian actor producer
- Years active
- 1924–1968
- Spouse
- Betty Smith ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1918 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Abbott and Costello
- Given name
- Alexander
- Family name
- Abbott
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Asbury Park
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Occupation
- producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Bud Abbott in a crop from a promotional photograph for Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein in 1948.png
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- United States
Show 12 more facts
- Commons category
- Bud Abbott
- date of birth
- 1895-10-02
- date of death
- 1974-04-24
- birth name
- William Alexander Abbott
- manner of death
- natural causes
- relative
- Norman Abbott
- cause of death
- cancer
- nickname
- Bud Abbott
- name in native language
- Bud Abbott
- start of work period
- 1924-00-00
- end of work period
- 1968-00-00
- partner in business or sport
- Lou Costello
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
William Alexander "Bud" Abbott (October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974) was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known as the straight man in the comedy duo Abbott and Costello.
Early life
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