# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joe-besser
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:01:03.243Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joe-besser"
name: "Joe Besser"
slug: "joe-besser"
description: "Joe Besser was an American actor and comedian known for his impish humor and wimpy characters. He is best known for his brief stint as a member of The Three Stooges from 1957 to 1959. He is also remembered for his television roles: Stinky, the bratty man-child on The Abbott and Costello Show, and Jillson, the maintenance man on The Joey Bishop Show."
tagline: "American actor and comedian (1907–1988)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JoeBesser1950s.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Comedians"
  slug: "comedians"
profileType:
  name: "Comedian"
  slug: "comedian"
birthDate: "1907-08-12"
deathDate: "1988-03-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           55.53
  momentum:             7.333865592264127
  historical:           14.97621066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0078798/"
    handle:    "nm0078798"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Joe Besser"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump