Age, Biography and Wiki
Bud Abbott was an American actor, comedian, and producer who was best known for his role as the straight man in the comedy duo Abbott and Costello. He was born on October 2, 1895 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. He began his career as a burlesque comic in the 1930s and eventually became one of the most popular comedy acts of the 1940s and 1950s. He was also a successful producer, having produced several films and television shows.
Abbott was married twice, first to Betty Smith from 1934 to 1945, and then to Anne Battler from 1945 until his death in 1974. He had two children, Bud Jr. and Vicki.
Abbott's net worth at the time of his death was estimated to be around $2 million. He earned his wealth through his successful career in show business, as well as through investments in real estate.
| Popular As |
William Alexander Abbott |
| Occupation |
actor,soundtrack |
| Age |
79 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
2 October, 1895 |
| Birthday |
2 October |
| Birthplace |
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA |
| Date of death |
24 April, 1974 |
| Died Place |
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Nationality |
United States |
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 79 years old group.
Bud Abbott Height, Weight & Measurements
At 79 years old, Bud Abbott height is 5' 8" (1.73 m) .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
5' 8" (1.73 m) |
| Weight |
Not Available |
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Who Is Bud Abbott's Wife?
His wife is Jenny Mae Pratt (17 September 1918 - 24 April 1974) ( his death) ( 2 children)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Jenny Mae Pratt (17 September 1918 - 24 April 1974) ( his death) ( 2 children) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Bud Abbott Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Bud Abbott worth at the age of 79 years old? Bud Abbott’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated
Bud Abbott's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| One Night in the Tropics (1940) | $17,500 |
| Buck Privates (1941) | $25,000 + 5% of profits |
| In the Navy (1941) | $25,000 + 5% of profits |
| Hold That Ghost (1941) | $25,000 + 5% of profits |
| Rio Rita (1942) | $75,000 |
| Who Done It? (1942) | $25,000 + 5% of profits |
| In Society (1944) | $40,000 +% |
| Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) | $75,000 |
| Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) | $250,000 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) | $15,000 /episode |
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Timeline
He and his professional partner, Lou Costello, were elected into the 2008 New Jersey Hall of Fame for their services to arts and entertainment.
He and his professional partner Lou Costello were nominated for the 2007 inaugural New Jersey Hall of Fame for their services to entertainment.
September, 2003: Montclair State University in New Jersey dedicated a building in their new residence hall complex as "Abbott and Costello Center", after Bud and his partner Lou Costello.
His sister, Olive Victoria Abbott, was also in vaudeville and lived to be 101 years old, dying on August 8, 1997.
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith; pg. 1-3. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
Pictured on one of five 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps celebrating famous comedians, issued in booklet form 29 August 1991. He is shown with his partner Lou Costello. The stamp designs were drawn by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. The other comedians honored in the set are Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy; Edgar Bergen (with alter ego Charlie McCarthy); Jack Benny; and Fanny Brice.
In 1966 he voiced his character in a cartoon version of their television show.
Abbott started over with a new partner, Candy Candido, in the 1960s and set off on a national tour, including Las Vegas, but the act failed.
Costello embarked on a series of TV appearances and even made a film, without Abbott, called The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959), but it was a flop.
Their film career eventually petered out and the team split up in 1957.
He received good notices after a dramatic performance in an episode of Wagon Train (1957) and was in discussion to star in a biography of famed New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, a project Costello had been trying to get off the ground for years, when he died. Both Abbott and Costello had major tax problems with the Internal Revenue Service and wound up virtually broke.
However, they made a big comeback in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), which raked in huge profits and even got the team good notices from critics who normally wouldn't even review their films. The movie's success convinced Universal to embark on a series of films in which the team met various monsters or found themselves in exotic locations.
The performance of "Who's on First?" in the film The Naughty Nineties (1945) is considered the quintessential version of the routine, and the clip is enshrined in a looped video at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
In 1942 they topped a poll of Hollywood stars.
Their first starring film, Buck Privates (1941), with The Andrews Sisters, grossed what was then a company-record $10 million (on a $180,000 budget) and they were on their way to stardom and a long run as the most popular comedy team in America.
They had their own radio show (ABC, 1941-6, NBC, 1946-9) and TV show (The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)). After the war their careers stalled and the box-office takes for their films started slipping.
They made their film debut in One Night in the Tropics (1940), and, while the team wasn't the film's stars, it made money for Universal and they got good enough notices to convince Universal to give them their own picture.
In 1938 they got national exposure through the Kate Smith radio show "The Kate Smith Hour", and signed with Universal Pictures the next year.
In 1931 while cashiering at the Brooklyn theater, he substituted for comic Lou Costello's ill straight-man. The two clicked almost immediately and formed their famous comedy team.
Throughout the 1930s they worked burlesque, minstrel shows, vaudeville and movie houses.
He married Betty Smith in 1918. They adopted two children.
Long acknowledged as one of the best "straight men" in the business, Bud Abbott was born William Alexander Abbott in Reading, Pennsylvania to Rae (Fisher) and Harry Abbott, who had both worked for the Barnum and Bailey Circus. When Bud was three his family moved to Asbury Park, New Jersey, which he later, erroneously, listed as his place of birth. He himself worked in carnivals while still a child and dropped out of school in 1909. He worked as assistant treasurer for the Casino Theater in Brooklyn, then as treasurer and/or manager of various theaters around the country. He worked as the straight man to such vaudeville and burlesque comics as Harry Steepe and Harry Evanson while managing the National Theater in Detroit.
