Trios of Note, No. 11

[cullman]

Who were the three replacements for Curly Howard of the Three Stooges?

cman

[gh]

More importantly, who PRECEDED Curly?!

[BisonHurdler]

More importantly, who PRECEDED Curly?!

If there weren't three of 'em, we don't care!

: P

[tafnut]

More importantly, who PRECEDED Curly?!

I'm pretty sure Shemp preceded AND followed Curly. I am a liitle sure that there was another 'Curly'.

[unclezadok]

There was a "Curly Joe."

[cullman]

Yes...Shemp preceded and subbed when Curly had a stroke. Shemp died and was replaced by Curly II whose real name was []. Curly II was replaced by Curly Joe whose real name was []. There is actually another Third Stooge substitute by the name of [] who was a stand-in after Shemp died. Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.

cman

[JustFlash]

joseph wardell
Joe Besser
?

[cullman]

Yep. Joe Besser is Curly II.

[JustFlash]

Yep. Joe Besser is Curly II.

wardell is curly joe .. no?

[cullman]

wardell is curly joe .. no?

No, but you are close as the Curly replacements were three guys named Joe.

Joe [], Joe Besser, Joe []

[JustFlash]

wardell is curly joe .. no?

No, but you are close as the Curly replacements were three guys named Joe.

Joe [], Joe Besser, Joe []

if it's Joe Derita .. they are the same person (Derita's original name is Wardell)

[cullman]

if it's Joe Derita .. they are the same person (Derita's original name is Wardell)

Oy vay...I'm a chucklehead. That makes Joe Wardell...Curly Joe. The first one is Joe Palma who was a stand-in after Shemp died and technically wasn't a Stooge, I guess.

cman