Joe DeRita

Actor

Born: July 12, 1909 (83 years old)

Died: July 3, 1993

Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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, 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.

Filmography (19)

• The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad! (2015, ★ 8.7)
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963, ★ 7)
• The Doughgirls (1944, ★ 7.6)
• Batmania: From Comics to Screen (1989, ★ 7.8)
• The New 3 Stooges (1965, ★ 7.7)
• Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961, ★ 5.7)
• The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962, ★ 6.5)
• The Outlaws Is Coming (1965, ★ 5.3)
• Have Rocket, Will Travel (1959, ★ 5.3)
• Coroner Creek (1948, ★ 6.2)
• People Are Funny (1946, ★ 5.7)
• Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943, ★ 6.2)
• The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963, ★ 5.9)
• The Bravados (1958, ★ 6.6)
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958, ★ 6.3)
• The Steve Allen Show (1956, ★ 6.2)
• The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962, ★ 5.1)
• Kook's Tour (1970, ★ 5.8)
• 4 for Texas (1963, ★ 5.1)