He spent several years in vaudeville as a dancer and comedian, until he got his first major acting part in 1925.
Ijja elan ajjootnen dᾰɣ vaudeville shund amadhal d-ere isaɗsen, ijraẓ y-addinᾰt ad ajjihᾰn y-awa ittaj har anmiwəɗ əd tumast ən emashaɣᾰl wa , maqqarᾰn dᾰɣ awatay wa-n 1925.