Joe Kirk IS Mr. Bacciagalupe
Buon compleanno, Joe Kirk (Ignazio Curcuruto, 1903-1975)! The son of Sicilian immigrants, Kirk started out as a vaudeville comedian and emcee in the 1930s. His most fortuitous career move, however, may have been marriying Lou Costello’s sister Marie. Kirk was a regular on Abbott and Costello’s radio (1940-49) and tv programs (1952-54) and in most of the […]