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Zeppo's importance to the Marx Brothers' initial success was as a Marx Brother who could 'pass' as a normal person. None of Zeppo's replacements (Allan Jones, Tony Martin and others) could assume this character as convincingly as Zeppo, because they were actors, and Zeppo was the real thing, cast to type." Chandler's appraisal of Zeppo's role ...
The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act that was successful in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in 14 motion pictures from 1905 to 1949.Five of the Marx Brothers' fourteen feature films were selected by the American Film Institute (AFI) as among the top 100 comedy films, with two of them, Duck Soup (1933) and A Night at the Opera (1935), in the top fifteen.
JWoww (real name Jennifer Farley) (born 1986), reality television personality; ... Harpo Marx (1888–1964), vaudeville comedian with the Marx Brothers; Zeppo Marx ...
The Marx Brothers, from top: Chico, Harpo, Groucho, and Zeppo Marx. Groucho Marx once said that Chico never practiced the pieces he played. Instead, before performances he soaked his fingers in hot water. He was known for 'shooting' the keys of the piano. He played passages with his thumb up and index finger straight, like a gun, as part of the ...
Real name was James Fitzpatrick. [53 ... Gummo Marx (October 23, 1893 – April 21, 1977) and Zeppo Marx (February 25, 1901 ... The duo name changed with each new ...
Harpo Marx (1888–1964) – member of the Marx Brothers; Zeppo Marx (1901–1979) – member of the Marx Brothers; James Maslow (born 1990) – actor and singer (raised in California) John Massari (born 1957) – composer, sound designer; Ira Brad Matetsky (born 1962) – business litigation & real estate lawyer and prominent Wikipedian
The series was originally titled Beagle, Shyster, and Beagle, with Groucho's character named Waldorf T. Beagle, until a real lawyer from New York named Beagle contacted NBC and threatened to file a lawsuit unless the name was dropped. Many of the episodes' plots were partly or largely based upon Marx Brothers films.
Benny accompanied his friend Zeppo (b. Herbert) Marx. [8] Zeppo Marx took Benny to the home of David Marks, where they enjoyed a quiet and comfortable gathering. Marks's youngest daughter, Sadie (her name was anglicized), was very impressed by this comedian who played a violin as part of his act.