Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/12/1909
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Also Known As
The Three StoogesJoe De Rita
Joe DeRita
Biography
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, D...
Known For
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze
as Curly-Joe
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Airport Firemen #3
Coroner Creek
as Jack the Bartender
The Doughgirls
as Snoring Man
4 for Texas
as Painting Deliveryman
Snow White and the Three Stooges
as Curley-Joe
The Outlaws Is Coming
as Curly-Joe
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
as Curly Joe
Have Rocket, Will Travel
as Curley-Joe
High School Hero
as Tiny
The Three Stooges Story
as Curly-Joe
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
as Joe (archive footage)
Wedlock Deadlock
as Eddie
The Three Stooges in Orbit
as Curly-Joe
The Bravados
as Tony Mirabel (uncredited)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The French Key
as Fox
Slappily Married
as Joe Bates
People Are Funny
as Mr. Hinkley (uncredited)
Star Spangled Salesman
as Curly Joe