He rose to stardom in such films as Girls Gone Wild and Chasing Through Europe, prior to expanding his business interests by creating a talent agency, and a popular upscale club in Hollywood.

Stuart was born Niculae Pratza on April 10, 1904, in Abrud (Abrudbánya), Transylvania, then part of Austria-Hungary.

[7] While on a personal appearances tour in 1931, the couple had $35,000 of jewelry stolen from their parked car on Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

[22] The two would star in Stuart's next three films in 1927 and 1928: High School Hero, Why Sailors Go Wrong, and News Parade.

Stuart's next role was that of Sandy, starring alongside Victor McLaglen in William K. Howard's The River Pirate in 1928.

[26] Stuart and Phipps were again slated to co-star in Chasing Through Europe, the sequel to their successful film, News Parade.

[30] In 1933 Stuart, along with David Kay, opened an agency in Hollywood, which represented actors, writers, and directors.

[43] Stuart's sole television appearance was a featured role in the final episode of Navy Log, which aired on September 11, 1958.

[44] In the 1960s, he made his final film appearance in a small role in Sydney Pollack's drama This Property Is Condemned, starring Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, and Charles Bronson.

Stuart dissolved his band in 1961, after which he opened a haberdashery in Biloxi, Mississippi, located in the Broadwater Beach Hotel.