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Okay, Mr. Classic Comedy Expert. You can recite the "Who's on First? But do you know about the forgotten Marx Brother? No, not that one — the other one. That's right: While many could probably name the fourth Marx Brother, Zeppo, who co-starred in their five earliest films and usually took on "straight man" roles, relatively few know there was a fifth Marx Brother, who didn't appear in any of the Brothers' films, but regularly performed with them on stage and would go on to be instrumental in their later careers.

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So who was Gummo Marx? What did he do for the Marx Brothers' act? What happened to him? Read on to see these, and other questions answered — plus more than you ever wanted to know about rubber-soled shoes. Unlike other performing troupes who will often pretend to be related for marketing or humorous purposes — looking at you, Mumford and Sons — the five Marx Brothers really were a group of brothers named Marx, and they were all born into the world of showbiz.