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"He used an Italian accent, developed off-stage to deal with neighbourhood toughs..." That sounds like a load of crap to me. I wouldn't advise anyone, when faced with a gang of young Italian thugs, to try to mollify them by talking like Chico. Anybody have a source for this? —Chowbok 17:21, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
From the Groucho Marx page: "Leonard Marx, the oldest Marx brother, developed the "Italian" accent he used as "Chico" to convince some roving bullies that he was Italian, not Jewish." Makes a bit more sense that way, but it also has no citation/source. —scawt 17:28, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
As far as I know, each of the brothers used ethnic accents in their stage act prior to their film career. That was a vaudeville staple. For example, Groucho effected a German accent. I think somebody made up that stuff about Chico's accent (probably someone who would pronounce his name "Cheek-o" instead of "Chick-o", which was the correct way). Unless one of the Marxes themselves said it in one of their books, it's likely bogus. Wahkeenah 17:35, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Also highly dubious is the stated "origin" of his name. There is no documented proof listed in this article for this. On the contrary, Groucho, on his live Carnegie Hall performance states his brother's name came as a result of the fact that he worked as a chicken chaser. For a job. "In England they called them birds". During this whole segment of his bit Groucho is talking about the various jobs Chico had. Nothing women is mentioned, nor hinted at. True he chased women, a lot. But don't confuse that with the origin of his name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Darkwolfe 73 (talk • contribs) 18:43, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
The origin of Chico (AKA Leo, Leonard) Marx’s accent is documented in several books including: http://books.google.com/books?id=UJb_tnBVcG8C&pg=PT197&lpg=PT197&dq=%22chico+prepared+for+life+by+becoming+a+master+of+dialects%22&source=bl&ots=BazbHE5uir&sig=o-jUZiliokq4nYWMg2I335ZBzmo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Erz6UtbDIYfyqQHQi4C4BA&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22chico%20prepared%20for%20life%20by%20becoming%20a%20master%20of%20dialects%22&f=false
It was at home and in the tough Yorkville streets that the boys received their real education. Harpo developed the resourcefulness to carry something of value, like a dead tennis ball or an empty thread spool to ransom his way to freedom if cornered by a rival street gang. Chico prepared for life by becoming a master of dialects to avoid being the wrong “streeter.”
Charlotte Chandler, Hello, I Must Be Going (P 136)
Growing up in a melting pot’s tenement district in the heat of the Migration to America Leo (Chico) avoided trouble by adopting an Irish or German or Italian or whatever accent was necessary to dodge hostility.
Joe Adamson, Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Sometimes Zeppo
(P 17)
EddieFromRI (talk) 01:36, 12 February 2014 (UTC) EddieFromRI
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What's this discussion of his accent doing at the very front of what you would expect to be a history of his acting career, as there would be for most actors? Wouldn't it make more sense for this piece of apparent original research to be further down, so that it has some context? --jpgordon::==( o ) 01:16, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
I have read here that Chico's real name now has "Joseph" added in it. Could we please have the source for this update? I think there is also another different person named Leonard Joseph Marx.Lczarinax (talk) 12:35, 6 May 2019 (UTC)