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Lou Costello

1906 - 1959

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Louis Francis Cristillo (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959), better known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with Bud Abbott and their routine "Who's on First?". Abbott and Costello, who teamed in burlesque in 1936, were among the most popular and highest-paid entertainers in the world during World War II. During a national tour in 1942, they sold $85 million in war bonds in 35 days. By 1955, their popularity waned from overexposure, and their film and television contracts lapsed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lou Costello is the 3,688th most popular actor (up from 4,150th in 2019), the 6,028th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,136th in 2019) and the 1,731st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Lou Costello ranks 3,688 out of 13,578. Before him are Frédéric Diefenthal, Charles Avery, Mohammad Ali Fardin, Eleonora Brown, JoAnna Garcia, and Ricardo Antonio Chavira. After him are Eric Bogosian, Joachim Hansen, Marc Lawrence, Dick Powell, Mark Damon, and Jean-Marc Barr.

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Among people born in 1906, Lou Costello ranks 242. Before him are Aileen Riggin, Alexandre Trauner, Bart Bok, Frank H. Netter, Joseph Höffner, and Óscar Domínguez. After him are Alexander Rou, Boris Kaufman, Steve Anderson, Georges Ronsse, Kathleen Kenyon, and Herbert Wehner. Among people deceased in 1959, Lou Costello ranks 131. Before him are Albert Namatjira, Nicholas Charnetsky, Alfonso Reyes, Carl Enckell, Ion Gigurtu, and Alfonso López Pumarejo. After him are Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, William J. Donovan, Giuseppe Bottai, Roald Larsen, Alexander Rueb, and Esfir Shub.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lou Costello ranks 6,028 out of 20,380. Before him are Lilian Jackson Braun (1913), Gregory Hoblit (1944), Ricardo Antonio Chavira (1971), Vic Seixas (1923), Frederick Wiseman (1930), and Virginia Dare (1587). After him are Eric Bogosian (1953), Margaret Osborne duPont (1918), Stephen A. Douglas (1813), Marc Lawrence (1910), Dick Powell (1904), and Mark Damon (1933).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lou Costello ranks 1,731. Before him are Dakota Fanning (1994), Britt Robertson (1990), Christopher Guest (1948), Charles Avery (1873), JoAnna Garcia (1979), and Ricardo Antonio Chavira (1971). After him are Eric Bogosian (1953), Marc Lawrence (1910), Dick Powell (1904), Mark Damon (1933), Terrence Howard (1969), and Sandy Martin (1949).

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