Name	Chico Marx (Leonard Marx)
Height	5' 6"  (168 cm)
Build	Average
Eye Color	Brown - Dark
Hair Color	Brown - Dark
Date of Birth	March 22, 1887
Birthplace	New York City
Star Sign	Aries
Died	October 11, 1961 (Aged 74)
Location of Death	Los Angeles, CA
Cause of Death	Heart Failure
Nationality	United States
Ethnicity	White
Religion	Jewish
Occupation	Actor
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Claim to Fame	The Mark Brothers
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"What`s the shape of the world?" was a question brother Groucho Marx (playing a teacher, with Chico as a student) asked in one of their early routines; years later, the two used the question to cheer each other up.

Before he was born, his parents gave birth to a son named Manfred, who died in infancy 6 months afterwards.

Father of Maxine Marx, from his marriage to Betty Carp.

He and Harpo were usually mistaken as twins when they were young.

Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, in the Freedom Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Worship.

The famous phrase "Well, who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?" is often referred to as a Groucho Marx quote, but it was actually delivered by Chico, in his characteristic Italian accent, in Duck Soup (1933) , playing the character Chicolini while impersonating Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho).

The oldest of The Marx Brothers, he was a gambling addict and initially joined his brothers` act to pay off debts. However, he became the unofficial manager of the group once he joined (taking over from his mother), using the hustling charms he attained as a gambler to further The Marx Brothers` fortunes.

Unmade-up and out of costume, the resemblance between Chico and his brother Harpo Marx was extraordinary. On the TV game show "I`ve Got a Secret" (1952), Chico once appeared in Harpo`s wig and costume, with the "secret" "I`m Pretending To Be Harpo Marx (I`m Chico)" and fooled all the panelists - including Groucho Marx.

Was an avid poker player and is rumored to have had a photographic memory so good, he could memorize the positions of cards in a deck. When a check written by Chico was found in mobster Bugsy Siegel`s wallet at the time of his death, Chico was interrogated by police. He insisted the check was payment of a gambling debt from a poker game. When asked about his knowledge of Siegel`s criminal activities, Chico stated, "We never discussed business." Groucho Marx later said of this incident, "Chico was lucky that Bugsy was shot. If Bugsy had tried to cash that check, it would have bounced. Then Bugsy would have shot Chico."

While filming Horse Feathers, he got into a bad accident, shattering his knee. In some scenes, you can see him limp.

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