Harpo Marx office boy. In January 1910, Harpo joined two of his brothers, Julius (later "Groucho") and Milton (later "Gummo"), to form "The Three Nightingales", later changed to simply "The Marx Brothers". Multiple stories—most unsubstantiated—exist to explain Harpo's evolution as the "silent" character in the brothers' act. In his memoir, Groucho wrote that Harpo simply wasn't very good at memorizing dialogue, and thus was ideal for the role of the "dunce who couldn't speak", a common character in vaudeville acts of the time. Harpo gained his stage name during a card game at the Orpheum Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois. The dealer (Art
Brett Marx brothers, was a member of the troupe on stage in the 1920s but dropped out before any of the films were made, becoming the agent to the Marx Brothers.) In the "Bad News Bears" films, Brett (with blonde curly hair) has a strong resemblance to his great-uncle Harpo Marx, a fact that is even remarked on in "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training". Today, Marx is a commercial and film producer. He is married and has two children. Brett Marx Brett Marx (born December 26, 1964) is an American movie and television actor and producer who appeared as Jimmy