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Wed 23
Jack and the Beanstalk — Bud Abbott
Abbott and Costello rendition of the fairytale classic in which a babysitter dreams himself and his cohorts into a fantastic land of make-believe inhabited by a terrible giant and other magical creatures, including a hen that lays golden eggs and a singing harp.
Air Time & Details for Bud Abbott, Wed 23, 8:00 pm -
Thu 24
Jack and the Beanstalk — Bud Abbott
Abbott and Costello rendition of the fairytale classic in which a babysitter dreams himself and his cohorts into a fantastic land of make-believe inhabited by a terrible giant and other magical creatures, including a hen that lays golden eggs and a singing harp.
Air Time & Details for Bud Abbott, Thu 24, 4:00 am
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Biography
About Bud Abbott
American comedian Bud Abbott was the tall, bullying member of the popular comedy team Abbott and Costello. The son of circus employees, Abbott entered show business as a burlesque show producer, then took to the stage himself as straight man for a number of comedians, finally teaming with fledgling comic Lou Costello in 1936. After working in burlesque, in radio, and on Broadway, Abbott and Costello made their movie debut in One Night in the Tropics (1940).
Their first starring picture was Buck Privates (1941), a box-office bonanza which catapulted the team to "top moneymaker" status for the next 15 years; in all, Abbott and Costello made 36 feature films. In 1951, they made their TV debut on Colgate Comedy Hour, and later that year starred in a widely distributed 52-week, half-hour situation comedy series, The Abbott and Costello Show. After the team broke up in 1957, Abbott retired, but was compelled to revive his career due to income tax problems.
He appeared solo in a supporting role on a 1961 G.E. Theatre TV drama, then made an unsuccessful comeback attempt as straight man for comedian Candy Candido. Abbott's last performing job was providing the voice of "himself" in a series of 156 Abbott and Costello animated cartoons produced for television by Hanna-Barbera in 1966.