# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lou-costello
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:30:50.837Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lou-costello"
name: "Lou Costello"
slug: "lou-costello"
description: "Louis Francis Cristillo, better known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with Bud Abbott and their routine \"Who's on First?\"."
tagline: "American actor and comedian (1906–1959)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lou_Costello_in_Africa_Screams.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1906-03-06"
deathDate: "1959-03-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  75
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump