Birth Name: Louis Francis Cristillo
Occupation: Comedian
Place Of Birth: Paterson, NJ
Date Of Birth: March 6, 1906
Date Of Death: March 3, 1959
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Lou Costello was born on the 6th of March, 1906. He was known for being a Comedian. Actor and comedian who played an overweight, foolhardy character in the burlesque comedy show, Abbot and Costello. He and his comedy partner Bud Abbot are best known for their immortal ‘Who’s On First?’ routine, which they first performed in the 1940 film One Night In The Tropics.
Lou Costello was born in Paterson, NJ. He traveled to Hollywood in 1927 to become famous, and worked as a stuntman, an extra, and a laborer until he became discouraged and decided to hitchhike home. He met Bud Abbot in Saint Joseph, Missouri while hitchhiking home during the Great Depression. They became an official team in 1936 and made 36 films between 1940 and 1956, becoming one of the most popular and highest-paid entertainers in the world during World War II.
Lou Costello was a Pisces and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Lou Costello was born in 1900s. Discover what happened on this day.
Louis Francis Cristillo is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
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Lou Costello was born in the Year of the Horse.
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| REAL NAME: | Louis Francis Cristillo |
| NICKNAME: | Louis Francis Cristillo, Lou Costello |
| RELIGION: | Roman Catholic |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Pisces |
| BIRTH DAY: | Tuesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Tuesday |
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Zodiac Sign: Lou Costello was a Pisces. People of this zodiac sign like romance, to sleep, spiritual themes and dislike the know-it-all, to be criticized, and cruelty of any kind. The strengths of this sign are being compassionate, artistic, gentle, wise, while weaknesses can be to be fearful, overly trusting and desire to escape reality. The greatest overall compatibility with Pieces is Virgo and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: Lou Costello was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are seen as warm-hearted and easygoing. Independence is one of their greatest strengths, but sometimes they're overly frank with others.
Ruling Planet: Lou Costello had a ruling planet of Neptune and has a ruling planet of Neptune. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Pluto, were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
Lou Costello’s birth sign is Pisces and he had a ruling planet of Neptune.
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