Bud Abbott was Born on October 2, 1895 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Bud Abbott passed away on April 24, 1974 in Woodland Hills, California from cancer.

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are the only two non-sportsmen honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, for their "Who's On First" routine.

Abbott and Costello are known in Italy as "Gianni and Pinotto", Abbott being "Gianni" and Costello being "Pinotto".

Bud Abbott worked in carnivals while still a child and dropped out of school in 1909. In 1931 while cashiering at the Brooklyn theater, Bud substituted for comic Lou Costello's ill straightman.Abbot & Costello formed their famous comedy team, and through the 1930's, they worked burlesque, minstrel shows, vaudeville and movie houses.

In 1938 Abbott and Costello got national exposure through the 'Kate Smith' Hour radio show, and signed with Universal the next year for their film debut in One Night in the Tropics (1940).

Bud Abbott's other notable credits include...

THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW (1966-1945 Radio & TV series)

DANCE WITH ME HENRY (1956)

COMIN' ROUND THE MOUNTAIN (1951)

THE NOOSE HANGS HIGH (1948)

ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948)

IT AIN'T HAY (1943)

ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS (1940)