Larry Fine (born October 5, 1902), was an American comedian, actor, violinist, and boxer, who is best known as a member of the comedy act The Three Stooges.
Birth Name: Louis Feinberg
Hair: Red
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5'4"
Nickname: Porcupine
Quote: [to Ted Healy, who said he world pay $100 for his act but to forget the violin] "For $100, I'll forget everything!"
Larry Fine first performed as a violinist in vaudeville at an early age. In March 1928 while starring as the MC at Chicago's Rainbo Gardens, he met Shemp Howard and Ted Healy and was invited to become one of Healy's stooges. When Ted Healy signed for the Shuberts' new revue A Night in Venice in early 1929, Larry, Shemp Howard and Moe Howard came together for the first time as a trio.
Their career with Healy was marked by disputes over pay, film contracts, and Healy's drinking and verbal abuse. They left Healy for good in 1934. The team went on to make over 206 short films and several features, their most prolific period starring Larry, Moe and Curly Howard.
In many of the Stooge shorts, Fine did more reacting than acting, staying in the background and serving as the voice of reason in contrast to the zany antics of Moe and Curly. He was easily recognized by his hairdo, bald on top with lots of thick, bushy, curly red hair around the sides and back, for which Moe would often call him "Porcupine".
After suffering several strokes, Fine died on January 24, 1975, at Motion Picture Country House, at age 72.
Birth Name: Louis FeinbergHair: Red
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5'4"
Nickname: Porcupine
Quote: [to Ted Healy, who said he world pay $100 for his act but to forget the violin] "For $100, I'll forget everything!"
Larry Fine first performed as a violinist in vaudeville at an early age. In March 1928 while starring as the MC at Chicago's Rainbo Gardens, he met Shemp Howard and Ted Healy and was invited to become one of Healy's stooges. When Ted Healy signed for the Shuberts' new revue A Night in Venice in early 1929, Larry, Shemp Howard and Moe Howard came together for the first time as a trio.
Their career with Healy was marked by disputes over pay, film contracts, and Healy's drinking and verbal abuse. They left Healy for good in 1934. The team went on to make over 206 short films and several features, their most prolific period starring Larry, Moe and Curly Howard.
In many of the Stooge shorts, Fine did more reacting than acting, staying in the background and serving as the voice of reason in contrast to the zany antics of Moe and Curly. He was easily recognized by his hairdo, bald on top with lots of thick, bushy, curly red hair around the sides and back, for which Moe would often call him "Porcupine".
After suffering several strokes, Fine died on January 24, 1975, at Motion Picture Country House, at age 72.
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