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| x Bud Abbott |
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Abbott and Costello |
William Alexander “Bud” Abbott (October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American actor, producer and comedian. He is best remembered as the straight man of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Lou Costello.
Abbott was born in Asbury Park,...
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| x Desi Arnaz |
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Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball |
Desi Arnaz (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-American musician, actor and television producer. He gained international renown for leading a Latino music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra. But arguably, he is best known for his role as...
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| x Sonny Bono |
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Sonny & Cher |
Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American record producer, singer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades.
Born in Detroit to Italian immigrants Jean and Santo, Sonny had two older...
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| x George Burns |
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George Burns & Gracie Allen |
George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996), born Nathan Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor, and writer.
His career spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television, with and without his wife, Gracie Allen. His arched eyebrow and cigar...
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| x Tommy Chong |
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Cheech & Chong |
Thomas "Tommy" B. Kin Chong (born May 24, 1938) is a Canadian comedian, actor and musician who is well-known for his stereotypical portrayals of hippie-era stoners. He is most widely known for his involvement in the marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong...
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| x Bing Crosby |
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Bob Hope & Bing Crosby |
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American popular singer and actor whose career stretched over more than half a century from 1926 until his death. Crosby was the undisputed best-selling artist until well into the...
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| x Dick Smothers |
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Smothers Brothers |
Richard Remick “Dick” Smothers (born November 20, 1939) is an American comedian, composer and musician. He is best known for being half of the musical comedy team The Smothers Brothers with his brother, Tom Smothers.
Smothers was born in New York...
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| x Teller |
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Penn & Teller |
Teller (born February 14, 1948) is an American illusionist, comedian, writer, and the silent half of the comedy magic duo known as Penn & Teller, along with Penn Jillette. Along with Jillette he is known for his advocacy of atheism, libertarian...
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| x Dean Martin |
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Martin and Lewis |
Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, film actor and comedian. He was one of the best known musical artists of the 1950s and 1960s. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", ...
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| x Oliver Hardy |
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Laurel and Hardy |
Oliver Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy, the classic double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted over 31 years, from 1926 to 1957. Hardy...
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| x Silent Bob | Jay and Silent Bob |
Fictional character from Kevin Smith films who never speaks, played by Kevin Smith.
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| x Tom Dreesen | Tim and Tom |
Tom Dreesen (born September 11, 1942) is an American stand-up comedian.
Dreesen grew up in Harvey, Illinois, south of Chicago. His family was one of the few white families in a largely African American community. While working as an insurance...
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| x Jerry Stiller |
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Stiller and Meara |
Gerald Isaac "Jerry" Stiller (born June 8, 1927) is an American comedian and actor.
He spent many years in the comedy team Stiller and Meara with his wife Anne Meara. Stiller and Meara are the parents of actor Ben Stiller (with whom he co-starred in...
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