Larry Fine

Birth Name:

Louis Feinberg

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Suffered severe acid burns on his left arm in his childhood, after which he was encouraged to take violin lessons for therapy
Created an act in which he did a Russian dance while playing the violin, which put him on the radar of Ted Healy
His first appearance with Moe and Shemp was in the Broadway show "A Night in Venice," followed by the feature film "Soup to Nuts" in 1930
Was a professional violinist, often taking the top prize at local amateur theater nights
Best known as a member of the slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges
His trademark zany hairstyle came from his first meeting with Ted Healy, who witnessed it drying oddly after he had gotten it wet
Signed with Columbia Pictures along with Moe and Curly to produce the Three Stooges comedy shorts in 1934
During the 10 years from 1934 to 1944, he and the other Stooges created more than 80 of the comedy industry's funniest shorts
In addition to playing the violin he also earned money as a lightweight boxer
In scenes where The Three Stooges are playing fiddles, he is the only one actually playing music while the other two are pantomiming

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