THE MARX BROTHERS
Leonard, Adolph, Julius Henry, and Herbert Marx (better known as Chico, Harpo, Groucho, and Zeppo) were all performers from a young age. They were all extremely talented musicians and got their start in vaudeville, thanks to their uncle, Albert Schönberg, who was also a performer.
When the Marx Brothers got into acting, they all took on different traits and personalities to go along with their new names. Their stage traits were said to be based on their real traits, though this was not always the case. For example, offstage, Zeppo was considered to be the funniest of the four. However, his stage character is not quite as humorous as the others.
The Marx Brothers started their film career with Paramount just as Hollywood was changing to "talkies", movies in which you can hear the voices of the actors. Their first released film was titled "The Cocoanuts" and was relased in 1929, shortly followed by their second release, "Animal Crackers" (1930).
The Marx Brothers in "I'll Say She Is"
When the Marx Brothers got into acting, they all took on different traits and personalities to go along with their new names. Their stage traits were said to be based on their real traits, though this was not always the case. For example, offstage, Zeppo was considered to be the funniest of the four. However, his stage character is not quite as humorous as the others.
The Marx Brothers started their film career with Paramount just as Hollywood was changing to "talkies", movies in which you can hear the voices of the actors. Their first released film was titled "The Cocoanuts" and was relased in 1929, shortly followed by their second release, "Animal Crackers" (1930).
The Marx Brothers in "I'll Say She Is"
