Bud Abbott

William Alexander "Bud" Abbott (2 Oktober 1895 – 24 April 1974 ) adalah seorang pemain film, pelawak, dan produser asal Amerika Serikat.[2] Ia paling dikenal sebagai anggota pasangan tim komedi Abbott and Costello, bersama Lou Costello.

Bud Abbott
Bud Abbott pada Colgate Comedy Hour tahun 1951
LahirWilliam Alexander Abbott
2 Oktober 1895[1]
Asbury Park, New Jersey, AS.
Meninggal24 April 1974(1974-04-24) (umur 78)
Woodland Hills, California, AS.
PekerjaanAktor, pelawak, produser
Tahun aktif1924–1967
Suami/istri
Betty Smith
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(m. 1918⁠–⁠1974)​

Karier

Lou Costello dan Hollywood

Abbott bertemu dengan Lou Costello dalam pertunjukan burlesque beberapa kali pada permulaan tahun 1930-an. Abbott memproduksi dan turut main dalam show Minsky's Burlesque, sementara Costello mulai menanjak kariernya sebagai pelawak. Keduanya secara formil membentuk tim pada tahun 1936, setelah pasangan yang biasa menemani Costello jatuh sakit.[3] Keduanya terus berperan bersama dalam berbagai burlesque, vaudeville, minstrel show, dan pertunjukan panggung.

Personal life
Abbott's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work on television.

Bud dan Betty Abbott menikah selama 55 tahun. Pasangan ini mengadopsi dua anak: Bud Jr. pada tahun 1942 dan Vickie pada tahun 1949. Bud Jr. meninggal pada tangal 19 Januari 1997 pada usia 57 tahun.

Kematian

Abbott menderita epilepsi dalam hidupnya. Pada awal tahun 1960-an, ia mulai mengalami stroke yang kemudian terjadi berulang. Pada tahun 1972, ia mengalami patah kaki. Abbott meninggal karena kanker pada usia 78 tahun, tanggal 24 April 1974, di rumahnya, di Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.[4] His wife Betty died on September 12, 1981 at the age of 79.

Filmografi
Film
Year Film Role Notes
1940One Night in the TropicsAbbottFilm Debut
1941Buck PrivatesSlicker SmithKomedi pertama[3]
In the NavySmoky Adams
Hold That GhostChuck Murray
Keep 'Em FlyingBlackie Benson
1942Ride 'Em CowboyDuke
Rio RitaDoc
Pardon My SarongAlgy Shaw
Who Done It?Chick Larkin
1943It Ain't HayGrover Mickridge
Hit The IceFlash Fulton
1944In SocietyEddie Harrington
Lost in a HaremPeter Johnson
1945Here Come The Co-EdsSlats McCarthy
The Naughty NinetiesDexter Broadhurst
Abbott and Costello in HollywoodBuzz Kurtis
1946Little GiantJohn Morrison/Tom Chandler
The Time of Their LivesCuthbert/Dr. Greenway
1947Buck Privates Come HomeSlicker SmithSequel to Buck Privates
The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapDuke Egan
1948The Noose Hangs HighTed HigginsAlso Producer (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet FrankensteinChick Young
Mexican HayrideHarry Lambert
10,000 Kids and a CopHimselfDocumentary short
1949Africa ScreamsBuzz Johnson
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffCasey Edwards
1950Abbott and Costello in the Foreign LegionBud Jones
1951Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible ManBud Alexander
Comin' Round The MountainAl Stewart
1952Jack and the BeanstalkMr. DinklepussAlso Producer
Lost in AlaskaTom Watson
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain KiddRocky StonebridgeAlso Executive Producer
1953Abbott and Costello Go to MarsLester
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeSlim
1955Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone KopsHarry Pierce
Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyPeter Patterson
1956Dance With Me, HenryBud Flick
1965The World of Abbott and Costello-Compilation Film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1952–1954The Abbott and Costello Show bud Abbott52 Episode
1961General Electric Theaterernie Kauffmanepisode: "The Joke's On Me" (04/16/61)
1967–1968The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Showabbott (suara)39 Episode, 156 segmen

Sebagai diri sendiri
  • ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV) (voice)
  • The Century: America's Time (1999) (TV Mini Series)
  • This Is Your Life (1956) (TV Series)
  • Toast of the Town (1955) (TV Series)
  • Screen Snapshots Series 33, No. 10: Hollywood Grows Up (1954)
  • News of the Day (1952)
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1951) (Host, 1951–1954)
  • Screen Snapshots: Motion Picture Mothers, Inc. (1949)
  • 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948)
  • Picture People No. 10: Hollywood at Home (1942)
  • Meet the People (1941)

Referensi
  1. WW1 Draft Registration, in his own hand, from 1918, at Ancestry.com [subscription]
  2. The year of birth has been reported as 1895, 1896, 1897, and 1898 in different reliable sources. This has been discussed in some depth on this article's talk page. Following are a small selection of references supporting the different values. Oct 2, 1898: William A. Abbott "California Deaths, 1940 - 1997" Periksa nilai |url= (bantuan). Family Tree Legends Records Collection (Online Database). Pearl Street Software. 2004–2005. Records for William, Abbot.. Oct 2, 1895: Thomas, Bob (1977), Bud & Lou: the Abbott & Costello story (Google eBook), Lippincott, hlm. 25, ISBN 978-0-397-01195-7, diakses tanggal March 31, 2011 Oct 6, 1897 and Oct 2, 1895: Nollen, Scott Allen (2009), "New Jersey Boys Make Good", Abbott and Costello on the Home Front: A Critical Study of the Wartime Films (Google eBook), McFarland, hlm. 7, ISBN 978-0-7864-3521-0, diakses tanggal March 31, 2011; "Abbott, Bud; and Costello, Lou". Encyclopædia Britannica. I: A-Ak - Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. 2010. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
  3. "Abbott, Bud; and Costello, Lou". Encyclopedia Britannica. I: A-Ak - Bayes (edisi ke-15th). Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. 2010. hlm. 13. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
  4. Bud Abbott dies at 78


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