The two-reel shorts and feature films of this raucous, knockabout--some might say violent--slapstick comedy trio have endured with a cult following despite the ongoing disdain of the critics and the horror of parents, educators and religious leaders who consider the Three Stooges the lowest of low-brow. Still, thanks to broadcasts on TV and cable, The Three Stooges play somewhere in America and the world everyday. In actuality, The Stooges in some form had a more than 60-year performance history with seven individuals who can lay some claim to having been a "Stooge." Moe Howard (born Moses
