Shemp was featured in a very rare straight role as a blackmailer and suspected murderer. Shemp preferred to improvise dialogue and jokes, which became his trademark.

Like brother Curly with his infamous "Woo-woo-woo" and "Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk", Shemp also had a well-known quirk - he would go, "Gee-gee-gee-gee-gee!" in many of his films.

Shemp was born Samuel Horwitz in Brooklyn, New York on March 11, 1895. He acquired the name “Shemp” when his mother, with her broad European accent, would call him “Sam,” which sounded …

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Samuel "Shemp" Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), known professionally as Shemp Howard was an American actor and comedian best known as a part of the Three Stooges comedy …

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Between his times with the Stooges, Shemp had a successful film career as a solo comedian. He was born in Manhattan, New York and raised in Brooklyn, the third-born of five Horwitz brothers, sons of …

Samuel Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), more known professionally as Shemp Howard was an American actor and comedian best known as a part of the Three Stooges comedy team.

Whenever his mother would say his name, "Sam", the combination of her heavy Lithuanian accent and abrupt manner of speaking made it come out sounding like "Shemp".