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Lou's on First

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Lou's on First

By: Chris Costello, Raymond Strait
Narrated by: Chris Costello
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A biography of Lou Costello of the popular comedy team of Abbott and Costello, including his rise to fame and the tragedy of losing his only son. His story is told with candor and affection by those who knew and worked with him. A touching and affectionate look at a man who only wanted to make people laugh.

©1981 Chris Costello (P)2020 Chris Costello
Biographies & Memoirs Entertainment & Celebrities Celebrity Comedy Biography Funny
Intimate Family Perspective • Informative Biography • Heartfelt Storytelling • Authentic Personal Account

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Very candid. Exciting. Made me love him. I had a great time reading it. Lots of small funny anecdotes.

Heartfelt emotional journey

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One of the best biographies I have read about one of the great classic comedians of our time. Lou's Daughter Chris lovingly tells the story of her father's beginning's in Patterson N.J. to his 1st trip to Hollywood ending up as a stuntman to returning home ends up starting his career in shoe business to his ultimate teaming up with Bud Abbott. A truly marvelous book which you will enjoy.

Wonderful Book By Lou's Daughter Chris !!

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The TRUE story of Lou Costello, his family, their triumphs and tragedies. Hollywood is not always what it seems.

Excellent with a few audio surprises

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I've read the book and I was very moved by it and also learned a lot about Lou Costello and Bud Abbott. When I found out that Chris Costello is going to narrate the book I became very excited who better to tell the story then Lou's daughter. Chris is a wonderful person and Chris shares an awful lot about her life with her father and her mother on Facebook. My own dad talked about Lou because he grew up in the in the Paterson and Clifton New Jersey area and Lou was very well known around there and he saw him at the Capitol Theater in Passaic New Jersey which sadly is no longer there. I recommend this book highly to anybody that has ever watched an Abbott and Costello film or the Abbott and Costello television show it's a wonderful story and it's very moving. Thank you Chris it's a masterpiece I love it five stars hip hip hooray.

A wonderful story from the heart.

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How many stars today would do what Lou Costello did as a human being. the answer is none. Lou was first a man with a big heart who loved people. as a kid I used to wait for the days when one of their movies was shown. We did not have the option of simply finding them online, we had to watch the TV Guide and wait for WPIX in NY to list one of their films. I rarely missed one. This story made me remember the joy I found watching Abbott and Costello as a kid. "Who's on First" never gets old to me.

A regular guy who was a star.

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