1. Ignazio "Nat" Curcuruto, better known by his stage name Joe Kirk, was an American radio, film, and television actor who was best known for playing the role of Mr Bacciagalupe on The Abbott and Costello Show.
13 Facts About Joe Kirk
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Joe Kirk was married to Lou Costello's sister Marie in real life.
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Joe Kirk got his professional start in vaudeville, where he worked as a master of ceremonies and a comedian during the 1930s.
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Joe Kirk was heard in various bit parts, including in a recurring closing gag as an audience member who heckles Costello.
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Joe Kirk played Mr Bacciagalupe and others on the duo's appearances on The Colgate Comedy Hour and then on the television version of The Abbott and Costello Show.
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Joe Kirk appeared in several films produced by low-budget studio Monogram Pictures, including Spooks Run Wild, Mr Wise Guy and Smart Alecks.
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Joe Kirk appeared as the villager Schwartz in Universal's House of Frankenstein.
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Joe Kirk was occasionally billed as Joseph I Kirk, the "I" standing for his birth-name, Ignazio.
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Joe Kirk continued acting through the late 1950s, with appearances in The Jackie Robinson Story, the 1956 Bowery Boys comedy Hot Shots and Fritz Lang's drama Beyond a Reasonable Doubt.
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Joe Kirk took small roles in television shows such as Adventures of Superman, Sheriff of Cochise and US Marshal, before retiring from show business in 1958.
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Joe Kirk was married to Marie Katherine Cristillo, who was the sister of Lou Costello and daughter of producer Sebastian Cristillo.
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Joe Kirk was the great-uncle of actress Marki Costello, who is the granddaughter of Lou Costello.
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Joe Kirk was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.