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MEET THE BOYS     

When people think about The Three Stooges, they usually think of Moe, Larry and Curly. Other men also played the parts of Stooges, including Shemp Howard, Joe Besser and Joe DeRita.


Moe Howard
Born:  1897
Died:  1975
Real name: Harry Horwitz 
Trademark:  Soupbowl haircut
Stooge Years: 1922,1926 1929-1971

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Larry Fine
Born:  1902
Died:  1975
Real name:  Louis Feinberg
Trademark:  Frizzy hair
Stooge Years: 1925-1926, 1929-1971

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Curly Howard
Born:  1903
Died:  1952
Real name:  Jerome Horwitz
Trademark: Bald head, high-pitched voice
Stooge Years: 1934-1946

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Shemp Howard
Born:  1895
Died:  1955
Real name:  Sam Horwitz
Trademark:  Gruff personality
Stooge Years: 1922-1925, 1929-1932, 1947-1955

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Joe Besser
Born: 1907
Died:  1988
Real name: Joseph Besser
Stooge Years: 1955-1958

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Joe DeRita
Born: 1809
Died:  1993
Real name:  Joseph Wardell
Stooge Years: 1958-1971

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