"fire. Before they could get him off, he was pretty well seared. Curly was hollering his head off, and I don't blame him. Being roasted alive belongs to the Inquisition, not making two-reel comedies."" Violent Is the Word for Curly Violent Is the Word for Curly is the 32nd short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1938 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. Administrators at Mildew College, an all-girl school, are begging the school's largest benefactor, Mrs. Catsby"
"for 16 episodes. Moe, Larry and Curly are superheroes who fight crime with their special bionic powers and are given assignments via film projector from their frustrated boss Agent 000 (pronounced ""Oh-Oh-Oh"") who runs the Superhero Employment Agency. Since all of the original Three Stooges had died when production began (Moe Howard and Larry Fine had both died in 1975, Shemp Howard died in 1955 and Curly Howard died in 1952), other voice actors were used to impersonate them, mostly veteran voice actors from other Hanna-Barbera productions. Paul Winchell voiced Moe, Joe Baker voiced Larry, and Frank Welker voiced Curly"
"Jerome (""Babe"" to Moe and Shemp) to the act; contrary to some sources, no search for a replacement was conducted. Healy originally passed on Jerry, but Jerry was so eager to join the act that he shaved off his luxuriant auburn mustache and hair and ran on stage during Healy's routine. That finally got Healy to hire Jerry, who took the stage name Curly. The new lineup of Moe, Larry, and Curly premiered with Ted on stage at Cleveland's RKO Palace on August 27, 1932. Early 1933 during appearances in Los Angeles, Healy and the Stooges were hired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer"
"With so many films available for broadcast, daily television airings provided heavy exposure aimed squarely at children. Parents who had grown up seeing the same films in the theaters began to watch alongside their children and, before long, Howard, Fine and DeRita were in high demand. After it was discovered that the Curly-era shorts were the most popular, Moe suggested that DeRita shave his head to accentuate his slight resemblance to Curly Howard. He adopted first a crew cut and later a completely shaven head, thus becoming ""Curly Joe"". This lineup, now frequently referred to as ""Larry, Moe and Curly"
"Penn to play Larry, Benicio del Toro to play Moe, and Jim Carrey to play Curly. Both Penn and del Toro left the project but returned while no official confirmation had been made about Jim Carrey. When del Toro was interviewed on MTV News for ""The Wolfman"", he spoke about playing Moe. He was later asked who was going to play Larry and Curly in the film and commented that he still thought that Sean Penn and Jim Carrey were going to play them, though he added, ""Nothing is for sure yet."" A story in ""The Hollywood Reporter"" stated that"
"for Curly before his untimely illness. I'm a Monkey's Uncle I'm a Monkey's Uncle is the 110th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1948 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are cavemen living in the stone age. They must tend to their daily chores, consisting of mixing milk, hunting fish, and gathering eggs. Such is life in the prehistoric times. That afternoon, Moe has a date with his girlfriend, Aggie (Virginia Hunter). Shemp and Larry"
"From Nurse to Worse (1940 film) From Nurse To Worse is the 49th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1940 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are painters who run into their old friend Jerry, an insurance salesman (Lynton Brent). He promises them that if they take out a policy on Curly proving that he has gone insane, they can collect $500 a month. Moe and Larry bring Curly on a leash to the office"
"the same Stooge. For their haircuts, Moe had a bowl cut, Larry was bald on the top of his head with his remaining hair frizzled out, Shemp had a more loose hairstyle (It frequently fell into his face), while Curly, Joe, and Curly-Joe were all bald. Characters could appear in groups of three, sporting the signature haircuts. Each Stooge developed his own signature action and reaction. Moe would frequently eye-poke the others, to which they developed a signature hand block. He always slapped one of the others. Curly had a shuffle where he would spin on the floor. Larry played"
"distinct hairstyles: Moe with a bowl cut, Larry with curly frizzy hair and Curly Howard (real name Jerome, also called “Babe” by his brothers) with a crew cut. (Shemp Howard would part his hair right down the middle.) 20th Century Fox produces ""Soup to Nuts"" with Healy and the Three Stooges, along with Shemp Howard and then offers Moe a seven year contract - without Ted. Healy interferes with the deal until Harry Cohn signs The Three Stooges to Columbia in 1934. Cohn sends the act to the short films department. Moe and Larry want to do feature films, but"
"Larry & Curly. The Stooges finally split from Healy in March 1934, and became The Three Stooges at Columbia Studios. (When Curly was debilitated by strokes years later, Shemp reluctantly abandoned his solo career and returned to the Stooges). In ""Soup To Nuts"", Shemp appears to be the ""leader"" of the three. He has most of the dialogue and does a lot of the pushing and hitting. Plus, Shemp was billed before the other two in the credits. Also note that Moe was credited as ""Harry Howard."" In the film, the Stooges use one of their longest running gags. This"
"and partner Larry. Moe, however, told Shemp to pursue this opportunity. With Shemp gone, Moe suggested that Curly fill the role of the third stooge, but Healy felt that with his thick, chestnut hair and elegant waxed mustache, he did not ""look funny"" and was ""too handsome"". Howard left the room and returned minutes later with his head shaven (the mustache remained very briefly). Healy quipped, ""Boy, don't ""you"" look girlie?"" Moe misheard the joke as ""curly"", and all who witnessed the exchange realized that the nickname ""Curly"" would be a perfect fit. In one of the few interviews Howard"
"as a non-Stooge character, with Larry and Curly interacting as a comedy duo. Curly is relatively subdued, as his mannerisms and reactions were starting to slow down by this time. Filmed on December 1–22, 1944, shortly after ""Idiots Deluxe"", Curly (who noticeably played trombone in both films) was a few short weeks away from suffering a minor stroke, one that would hamper his remaining time with the Stooges. In addition, his falsetto voice sounds hoarse and strained. As a result of Moe being cast separately from the team, Larry awkwardly assumes Moe's role as leader of the duo. As author"
"while he's still quite funny, one can see little changes in his screen persona, and about here he begins to age dramatically, with lines suddenly etched deep in his face."" What's the Matador? What's the Matador? is the 62nd short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1942 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are vaudeville entertainers who trek to Mexico to perform their gag bullfight shtick, with Curly as the brave matador, and Moe and Larry"
"tendencies to use unorthodox methods to get the simplest job done. Since Moe and Larry cannot pull the sweater off of Curly, they figure the only way to do so is through the use of tools, such as mallets, chisels, and eventually a pair of scissors. Larry can be seen breaking character and laughing, particularly when Curly yells, ""Don't mind me, ""don't mind me""!!"" How High Is Up? How High is Up? is the 48th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1940 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The comedians"
"Stooges performed the sketch (as part of the show they put on within the movie, as they play performers) in ""Gents Without Cents"", a 1944 short. In their version, the final punchline is that the third character to arrive (played by Larry) is, in fact, the object of the hate of the storyteller (played by Moe). However, even though Curly (who has just been repeatedly beaten up by Moe) eggs him on, Moe refuses to attack Larry and instead they make peace. Curly then says ""Niagara Falls"" and both Moe ""and"" Larry chase him off the stage. The routine also"
"apparently left a message on the online forums of KayfabeMemories.com to dispel the internet rumors. 1Wrestling.com later included Zalesky's ""Curly Moe"" gimmick as one of the ""silliest characters in wrestling"" for a special April Fools' Day column in 2010. Zalesky died on July 1, 2015. Curly Moe Donald Chester Zalesky (April 3, 1962 – July 1, 2015), better known by his ring name Curly Moe, was a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler best known for his time in International World Class Championship Wrestling. He was a popular ""babyface"" in the promotion during the early 1990s, whose gimmick was based on the"
"involving Curly accidentally destroying the floor of the elevator, causing injury to Larry and Moe. The dumbwaiter would reappear in ""Nutty But Nice"". This is also the first of sixteen Stooge shorts using the word ""three"" in the title. The football teams listed on the scoreboard are actually two baseball teams in real life, those names belonging to the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs. For the football game, Moe's jersey number is HO (the abbreviation for hydrogen peroxide), Larry's is 1/2, and Curly's is a question mark ""?"". The football team the Stooges played against was that of Loyola"
"Moe Howard Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian best known as the leader of the Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades. That group originally started out as Ted Healy and His Stooges, an act that toured the vaudeville circuit. Moe's distinctive hairstyle came about when he was a boy and cut off his curls with a pair of scissors, producing a ragged shape approximating a bowl cut. Howard was born as Moses Harry Horwitz on"
"a hotel lobby when some young adult fans recognize him as Curly and strike him with a real eye gouge and punch to the face. In 1946, Babe has a debilitating stroke while filming a scene. He is replaced by Shemp in the two-reel shorts until their respective deaths in 1952 and 1955. Curly's vacant role is taken over by Joe Besser for 1956 and 1957. Joe DeRita joins the troupe as “Curly Joe” in 1958. That same year, Harry Cohn dies of a heart attack. Moe & Larry report to work on the studio lot but are denied entry"
"and made a living doing it, he was not a fan of the Stooges' humor. He once told an interviewer the following: Despite his indifference to the team's brand of comedy, he had nothing but respect and appreciation for the Stooges, proudly saying ""Moe and Larry were the best. We worked well together and enjoyed every minute of it."" In the spring of 2000, ABC aired a made-for-television movie about the Stooges, with actor Peter Callan playing DeRita. Joe DeRita Joe ""Curly Joe"" DeRita (July 12, 1909 – July 3, 1993), born Joseph Wardell, was an American actor and comedian,"
"do. Oysters occasionally fire soup at Curly. The gag was later performed by Moe in 1948's ""Shivering Sherlocks"" and Larry who fights the Lobster Gumbo in 1954's ""Income Tax Sappy"". The gag also appears in the 1945 Abbott and Costello film, ""Here Come the Co-Eds"". Dutiful But Dumb Dutiful but Dumb is the 54th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1941 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are Click, Clack and Cluck, paparazzi-like photographers working"
"Washington, Pennsylvania, and reported that Curly's illness was not discussed on the set. She added that filming was completed at such a rapid pace, she rarely saw Curly or Moe (as she only shared screen time with Larry). Three Loan Wolves Three Loan Wolves is a 1946 film directed by Jules White and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 93rd short film released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. Told in flashback, the Stooges tell their"
"their off-screen lives. In the 2012 Farrelly brothers' film ""The Three Stooges"", Chris Diamantopoulos portrays Howard. Skyler Gisondo portrays Young Howard. Moe Howard Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian best known as the leader of the Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades. That group originally started out as Ted Healy and His Stooges, an act that toured the vaudeville circuit. Moe's distinctive hairstyle came about when he was a boy and cut off his curls"
"pleasing touch by siding with either Moe or Curly, depending on the situation, thereby enabling him to show moments of lucidity as well as lunacy."" After Curly suffered a debilitating stroke in May 1946, Shemp replaced him in the act. The Shemp era marked a period of increased onscreen presence for Larry, who had been relegated to a background role during the Curly era. Upon Shemp's return, he was allotted equal onscreen time, even becoming the focus of several films, in particular ""Fuelin' Around"" (1949) and ""He Cooked His Goose"" (1952). On November 22, 1955, Shemp died of a heart"
"Curly proudly announces that their plane has put them among other ""great inventors"" like Robert Fulton, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and Don Ameche. The boys get to work, but a series of mishaps cause them to get sidetracked; Moe twice gets knocked into a tub of rubber cement. The first time it happens, Larry and Curly try to get the rubber off Moe by expanding the rubber with hydrogen by turning him into a human balloon. Unfortunately, Moe floats to the top of the airplane hangar and into the sky, and Larry and Curly take aim with a shotgun"
"Three Little Twirps Three Little Twirps is a 1943 film directed by Harry Edwards and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It the 71st short film released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The Stooges are poster hangers who manage to destroy one of the main posters when Moe pushed Curly into the poster just as their boss Herman (Stanley Blystone) comes by to check on them and they just got fired. The boys soon realize that their pay"
"Larry and Curly Joe. With the deaths of Fine and Howard in 1975, other actors were engaged to voice the roles of Moe and Larry; neither of the surviving ""third"" Stooges, Joe Besser or Joe DeRita, were asked to participate (even though Besser was working for Hanna-Barbera for other series at the time). ""The Robonic Stooges"" episodes were occasionally seen between shows as interstitial segments on Boomerang. Aired as part of ""The Skatebirds"": Aired as part of ""The Three Robonic Stooges"" (two shorts aired per 30-minute episode): The Robonic Stooges The Robonic Stooges is a Saturday morning animated series featuring"
"time; early sketches featuring Curly Joe (such as a commercial for Simoniz car wax) have him effectively as a fifth wheel while Moe and Larry divided most of the comedy between themselves, while by the mid-1960s, Larry's role had been reduced and Curly Joe divided much of the comedy with Moe. Curly Joe also showed a bit more backbone, even occasionally talking back to Moe, calling him ""buddy boy"". Through the 1960s, DeRita remained a member of the team, participating in ""The New Three Stooges"" animated cartoons series (with live-action introductions) and a shelved television pilot titled ""Kook's Tour"". However,"
"was a surrealistic foil and the middle ground between Moe's gruffly ""bossy"", and Curly's childish personae. Like the other Stooges, Larry was often on the receiving end of Moe's abuse. His reasonableness was the perfect foil to Moe's brusque bluntness and Curly or Shemp's boyish immaturity, but Larry sometimes proposed something impossible or illogical and was quickly put down by Moe, both verbally and physically, who would often react by pulling a handful of hair out of Larry's head. Film critic Leonard Maltin commented in 1978 that ""Larry is the least distinctive character of the trio, but he adds a"
"best known lineup of Moe, Larry and Curly. The trio had also starred in a 1951 film called ""Gold Raiders"" during the Shemp Howard era, and had also had supporting roles in several 1930s films when the trio was still affiliated with Ted Healy, including ""Dancing Lady"" with Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Robert Benchley and Fred Astaire. The space travel theme of ""Have Rocket, Will Travel"" was prevalent in the late 1950s. The Stooges had already filmed three shorts for Columbia revolving around this theme (""Space Ship Sappy"", ""Outer Space Jitters"", ""Flying Saucer Daffy""). They followed up with yet another"
"and Larry Fine are paired together and given the lion's share of the film's dialogue. Uncivil War Birds Uncivil War Birds is a 1946 film directed by Jules White and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 90th short film released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. It is the American Civil War, and the Stooges enlist in the service. Moe and Larry accidentally join the Union Army, while Curly manages to correctly sign up with the"
"lock up their ""prisoner."" A few moments later, a Confederate general sees Curly being released and, upon seeing Moe and Larry, thinks he has captured two Union soldiers. This mix up goes back and forth several times, until Moe and Larry finally find Confederate uniforms, only to be caught in Union army headquarters. They eventually escape by performing minstrel song-and-dance routine in blackface, with Curly playing a Mammy-type character and Larry strumming a banjo. ""Uncivil War Birds"" was filmed on August 24–25, 1945. It is a remake of the 1939 Buster Keaton short ""Mooching Through Georgia""; the stock shot of"
"to 70 pounds. The role went to Will Sasso. Johnny Knoxville, Andy Samberg and Shane Jacobson were all on the short list to play Moe, Larry and Curly, respectively. As the Farrellys note in the DVD/Blu-ray featurette on casting the picture, Sasso was cast as Curly despite being considerably taller than the other Stooges (the original Curly was roughly the same height as Moe and Larry). In December 2010, Richard Jenkins was in talks to play Mother Superior in the film. In February 2011, Cher was considered but Jane Lynch secured the role. Larry David plays another nun in the"