May be the best and greatest comedian's ever of a trio ever the howards and fine family would be proud and laughing after all these years later you made my weekend keep the laughs coming no one close to the 3 stooges your legacy of laughter still continues on appreciate you guys thanks you guys rock ! Joe
Kinda replaced but not really Shemp played the straight man Curly played the lovable dim-wit in The Three Stooges plus I didn't call it a replacement because they both were Howard brothers
Maybe the best and greatest comedian's ever of a trio ever the howards and fine family would be proud and laughing bringing laughter for generations here we are laughing hysterically to the funniest men ever who invented slapstick and eye poking and pie fights as we know it you made my weekend keep the laughs coming your legacy of laughter still continues on you guys rock appreciate you guys ! Joe
Curly’s lifestyle of living it up in the early 1940’s contributed to the gradual decline of his health. He suffered a series of minor strokes in early 1945. The effect these had on him was quite evident from the quality of his performances throughout 1945 and early 1946. He suffered a debilitating stroke in May of 1946 ending his career as a stooge. He remarried for the last time in 1947 having recovered somewhat from his stroke but was never able to return to the rigors of performing again. He and his wife had a baby in 1948. His health began to decline again and he died in 1952 only 48 years old.
Though Curly WAS the favorite it took all 3 to make it work. The result was that, in my opinion, they were and still are, the best comedic team ever. Their comedy is timeless. The proof being that even in 2023, their videos are everywhere on RU-vid, almost 100 years later. Thanx for uploading❤ 😤🤯🤪 ❤
I liked Curly for sure, but I felt Larry was the unsung star. He held his own and was musically talented as well. I found myself laughing more at Larry than the others.
@@macwyll Larry has those little bits of insanity (like him cheering in triumph after pulling the gum off Moe's nose in "Disorder in the Court") that make him fun to watch as a grown-up. Or in "A Plumbing We Will Go" when he uses the ladies' undergarment to patch up the pipe. Curly's crazy and Moe's smacking everyone, but Larry's over there in the corner doing something odd.
Curly originally replaced Shemp who was the original.Shemp wanted to do other things and Curly replaced him.When Curly had a stroke …:Shemp came back and replaced Curly.Shemp , Curly and more were brothers.
Still my favorite set of brothers is the Howard brothers I wish mental health care was better back then it is kinda sad that men who brought so much joy to people from their own time and our time had it so rough
Curly's lifestyle contributed to his decline. A major reason for Curly drinking as heavily as he did was how self conscious he was of his appearance with the shaved head. The drinking, the cigars and the overeating eventually led to his strokes including the one during filming of Halfwits Holiday that ended his time with the Stooges. As mentioned, Columbia Pictures head Harry Cohn was a tyrant who forced Curly to keep working despite his declining health. When Shemp replaced Curly it was as a favor to his brother Moe and expected to be temporary as Shemp had a successful solo career making short films. Curly didn't just film one cameo for the Stooges after his strokes though. He filmed two cameos. The second was a scene for Malice in the Palace that went unused because of how frail Curly appeared in it.
I think the newer stooges didn't hit as hard in the theater because the actors seemed like they were trying too hard.. whenever the boys were together it felt much more natural..
That's why Moe went to Shemp when Curly went down. At the time, it was hoped that Curly's absence would be only temporary and Shemp's history performing with Moe and Larry made him the ideal sub for Curly.
Shemp was there first and when he was there we call it the “original” line up. With Curly, it’s called the “classic” line up. With derita and besser I call it “the trying to salvage it” line up
Simply because Curly chose to let his shaved head bother him enough to drink 🍻🍷 heavily like his boss, Ted Healy, and indulge in unhealthy eating. Those two bad habits that caused him to fall ill and suffered the stroke that ended his career. Harry Cohn's refusal to let Curly rest didn't help, plus the grueling shooting schedule and head bops he took from Moe.
People have made that connection. "Funny fat man's disease," where the guy who makes the whole world laughs still feels unlovable and deals with it horribly because that sort of behavior is encouraged. Lou Costello, Fatty Arbuckle, even John Candy all had similar issues. Heartbreaking to think about.
He was. Shemp was the original Stooge during their vaudeville days with Ted Healy. Shemp left the act to pursue a solo career. Hence, Curly joined the act. When Curly had a stroke in 1946, Shemp replaced Curly as the third Stooge.
Because he had a stroke..Shemp filled in until Shemp himself passed away..Curly did do a few episodes after he recovered somewhat but Shemp was the 3rd stooge. Moe and Larry used Joe Dorita until the 70s. They made a couple of forgettable movies. What's sad is Curley's likeness was used on merchandizing and he never received a dime.
It's true that Curly replaced Shemp in Healy's troupe in 1932. But it wasn't until Moe, Larry, and Curly permanently parted ways with Healy in 1934 and signed with Columbia that they were officially billed as The Three Stooges. They were never called that when working for Ted Healy who considered them his employees, not his partners. So one could say Curly actually was the original third Stooge of "The Three Stooges".
Here's a gentle correction: Hypertension and "high blood pressure" is exactly the same thing. That's not two problems, it's only one. That's a medical description (hypertension) of a layman's phrase (high blood pressure), meaning the same thing.
