The Show Must Go On: The Tale of Comedy Pioneers, the Three Stooges

Jewish Boy from Brooklyn

Moses Harry Horwitz was born in a small Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York, and was known as Moe Howard around town. He had four brothers, and two of them later partnered up with him in showbiz as part of their “Three Stooges” act.

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We Want Our Mummy – 1939, Curly Howard, Moe Howard, Larry Fine. Photo By Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock

Moe always had dreams and aspirations of making it in the entertainment industry. After attending high school for two months, he dropped out to focus on his love of theater and pursue performing. But his entertainment career started before he was even a teenager.

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