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| | Bud Abbott Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Abbott, whose mother was a bareback rider for the Ringling Bothers Circus, dropped out of school as a child in 1909, and began working in carnivals. |
 | | Abbott met Costello in 1931 while working as a cashier at the Brooklyn theater, when he was asked to fill in for Costello's straight man, who was ill. Throughout the 1930s, Abbott and Costello began performing together in burlesque shows, minstrel shows, vaudeville and movie houses. |
 | | Although Abbott and Costello were only filling supporting roles in the film, they stole the film with their classic routine "Who's On First?". |
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