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Joe DeRita

Joe DeRita

Birthday: 1909-07-12 | Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Joe DeRita (July 12, 1909 – July 3, 1993), born Joseph Wardell, was an American comedian who is best known as Curly-Joe DeRita, the "sixth" member of the Three Stooges. DeRita was born into a show-business family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wardell's father was a stage technician, his mother a professional stage dancer, and the three often acted on stage together from his early childhood. Taking his mother's maiden name, DeRita (Portuguese), the actor joined the burlesque circuit during the 1920s, gaining fame as a comedian. During World War II, DeRita joined the USO, performing through Britain and France with such celebrities as Bing Crosby and Randolph Scott. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe DeRita, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2003
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

as    Joe (archive footage)

1997
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!

as    (archive footage)

1968
Star Spangled Salesman

as    Curly Joe

1966
The New 3 Stooges: Mummies Boys

as    Curly-Joe

1965
The New 3 Stooges

as    Curly Joe (voice)

1965
The Outlaws Is Coming

as    Curly-Joe

1962
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

as    Curly Joe

1962
The Three Stooges in Orbit

as    Curly-Joe

1961
Snow White and the Three Stooges

as    Curley-Joe

1959
Have Rocket, Will Travel

as    Curley-Joe

1946
The French Key

as    Fox

1934
The Three Stooges

as    Curly Joe

1934
The Three Stooges

as    Curly Joe

1
The Three Stooges Scrapbook

as    Curly-Joe