Ignazio " Nat " Curcuruto (October 1, 1903 – April 16, 1975), better known by his stage name Joe Kirk, was an American radio, film, and television actor who was best known for playing the role of Mr. Bacciagalupe on The Abbott and Costello Show.

Abbott & Costello, with Mr. Bacciagalupe, "Meatballs!" A classic scene with the great character actor Joe Kirk (1903-1975), born Ignazio Curcuruto, to Sicilian parents. The stereotypical...

Although he had parts in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello films and had a regular part as Mr. Bacciagalupe in their TV series, he disappeared from the series and subsequent films at the beginning of 1954 because his wife, who was Costello's sister, had divorced him.

Abbott and Costello portrayed unemployed entertainers sharing a small apartment in a rooming house in Los Angeles.

The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series 1952–1957) Joe Kirk as Mr. Bacciagalupe, Double Crossing Dan, Drugstore Counter Customer, Indian

Joe Kirk (b. Ignacio "Nat" Curcuruto in New York, New York, October 1, 1903 - d. Los Angeles, California, April 16, 1975) was a U.S. radio, film, and television actor who was best known for playing the role of Mr. Bacciagalupe on The Abbott and Costello Show.

Nov 6, 2023 · Ignazio "Nat" Curcuruto (October 1, 1903 – April 16, 1975), better known by his stage name Joe Kirk, was a Sicilian American radio, film, and television actor who was best known for playing the role of Mr. Bacciagalupe on The Abbott and Costello Show.

Radio and television actor who appeared as Mr. Bacciagalupe in both the radio and television versions of the Abbott and Costello Show. He later appeared in small roles in Abbott and Costello films. In the 1930s, he began his career working in vaudeville as a …

Oct 1, 2018 · On the radio and tv shows he played Mr. Bacciagalupe, a comically stereotypical Italian man, who usually had some job like ice cream vendor or pizza man, speaking in a borad accent and breaking into Italian under his breath when he was upset.

Mar 6, 2018 · Joe Kirk (Nat Curcuruto) who played Mr. Bacciagalupe on the duo's television show was married to Costello's sister, Marie Katherine Cristillo. Like many stage and screen partners, the pair had...