Organized and toured burlesque circuit with "tab shows" (typically consisting of comic, straight man, pianist, chorus girls) in the 1920s

Teamed with Lou Costello in Brooklyn

First radio appearance as Abbott and Costello on Kate Smith's program

Broadway acting debut in revue, "Streets of Paris" alongside Carmen Miranda

Film debut with Costello in comic supporting roles in "One Night in the Tropics"

First starring roles for the duo, "Buck Privates", for Universal Studios

Abbott and Costello consistently voted among top ten boxoffice stars by motion picture exhibitors

Unsuccessfully attempted to work separately within the same film, "The Little Giant"

Flagging popularity revived with success of "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein"; film initiated a series of onscreen encounters with other monsters

Appeared in 52 episodes of half-hour TV series, "The Abbott and Costello Show", reprising most of their comic routines

Ended association with Universal after "Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy"

Their most famous comic routine, "Who's on First?" placed on permanent display in National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum in Cooperstown, NY, in the form of a gold record and a framed copy of the text

Last film, "Dance with Me, Henry"

Ended partnership with Costello

Death of Costello

Briefly revived some of old routines on stage with new partner, Candy Candido

Supplied voice for 156 5-minute Abbott and Costello cartoons made by Hanna-Barbera