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Louis Francis Cristillo (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959), known by the stage name Lou Costello, was an American actor and comedian best remembered for the comedy double act of Abbott and Costello, with Bud Abbott. Costello played a bumbling character. He was known for the catchphrases "Heeeeyyy, Abbott!" and "I'm a baaaaad boy!"
Costello was born Louis Francis Cristillo on March 6, 1906, in Paterson, New Jersey, the son of Helen (née Rege) and Sebastiano Cristillo. His father was Italian (from Calabria, Italy) and his mother was an American of Italian, French, and Irish ancestry. He attended School 15 in Paterson, NJ, and was considered a gifted athlete. He excelled in basketball and reportedly was once the New Jersey state free throw champion (his singular basketball prowess can be seen in Here Come The Co-Eds (1945), in which he performs all his own tricky hoop shots without special effects). He also fought as a boxer under the name "Lou King". He took his professional name from actress Helene Costello.
Actors: Robert Banas (actor), Arte Johnson (actor), Robert Reed (actor), Buddy Hackett (actor), Dann Cahn (editor), Fred Karlin (composer), Harvey Korman (actor), Henry Brandon (actor), Michele Lee (actress), Peggy McCay (actress), Bob Banner (producer), Bob Baines (actor), Richard Sanders (actor), Donald Hotton (actor), Russell Arms (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Michael Maltese (writer), Mel Blanc (actor), William Hanna (director), Don Messick (actor), Hal Smith (actor), John Stephenson (actor), Janet Waldo (actress), Joseph Barbera (producer), William Hanna (producer), Joseph Barbera (director), Bud Abbott (actor), Art Scott (producer), Jack Mendelsohn (writer), Frank Paiker (miscellaneous crew), Neal Barbera (writer),
Plot: This animated series followed the further adventures of the famous comedy duo, featuring Bud Abbott performing as himself (Lou Costello had died several years earlier). Most of the episodes centered around various far-fetched schemes to get rich quick, all of which inevitably failed miserably.
Keywords: abbott-and-costello, based-on-sketch-comedy, character-name-in-title, get-rich-quick-scheme, performer-name-in-title, surrealismActors: Bud Abbott (actor), William Bendix (actor), Lou Costello (actor), James Stewart (actor), Lou Costello (producer), Charles Barton (director), Brenda Joyce (actress), Edward Nassour (producer), William Nassour (producer),
Plot: A documentary showing the constructive approach taken by the Lou Costello, Jr. Youth Foundation in Los Angeles toward prevention of juvenile delinquency. William Bendix, as a neighborhood policeman, visits the Foundation and discovers the juveniles who used to give him trouble now engaged in sports and activities, furnished them gratis, under self-supervision. Abbott and Costello furnish a couple of bits to liven it up some.
Keywords: digit-in-title, foundation, juvenile-delinquency, los-angeles-california, number-in-title, policeman, public-service-announcement, reenactment, youth-center