Joe DeRita
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 12, 1909, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- July 3, 1993
- Movies
- 32
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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.
Upcoming Joe DeRita Movies
The Time Element
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
The Bravados
1958
4 for Texas
1963
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
1962
Coroner Creek
1948
Snow White and the Three Stooges
1961
The Three Stooges in Orbit
1962
Have Rocket, Will Travel
1959
The Outlaws Is Coming
1965
Filmography
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