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Horwitz
No relation. The Howards in the Three Stooges last name was really Horwitz.
Moe Howard of the original Three Stooges died on May 4, 1975.
Curly's last name is Howard. He was a member of the comedy act "The Three Stooges" in the early to mid-20th century.
Yes, they were immensely popular. They were popular enough to have made feature films in the 30's instead of shorts, but the boss at Columbia would not let them because he did not want to pay them as movie stars. Television in the 50's revived the Three Stooges, and at last they were able to make movies.
No. The Howard part was actually just a stage name. Moe, Curly, and Shemp's real last name was Horwitz (yes, they were Jewish)
It's called "Last Dance" ... Great movie! :)
Death Race 2000
Yep, it was the last film he oversaw before his death in 1966.
"The Last Mile" (1959)
To the show: No. It was completed in 2008. To the Movie: Yes. They are going to make a three movie trilogy.
Moe, Harry and Curly (Curly Joe, in reality) was the last lineup of "The Three Stooges". In the early seventies, and once it became evident that Larry wasn't going to be able to return to acting, Moe decided to cast long time supporting actor Emil Sitka as the new 'middle stooge'. Sitka (only actor to have worked with all of the other stooges) decided to create a character named 'Harry' who would be self-conscious to the point of ridicule. Moe and Curly Joe started working with their new partner and soon they got an agreement to star in a new movie. However, Moe's health deteriorated quickly and those plans had to be scratched (the surviving Ritz brothers starred in that movie instead). Moe Howard died a couple of months later, something that put an end to the Stooges' career. Sitka was not 'officialized' as a stooge and never got to perform in public as such, which is why he's not recognized as one of the six originals (Moe, Curly, Larry, Shemp, Joe, Curly Joe). Emil Sitka died in 1998, he was the last surviving stooge. More info, here: http://lfwaterloo.blogspot.com/2009/10/soitenly-11-moe-harry-and-curly-joe.html