Joe DeRita [105723] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.569 Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Birthday: 1909-07-12 Deathday: 1993-07-03 Age: 84 years Movies: 29 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. The 50 Worst Mov2004-07-13 Three Stooges 752003-04-29 Added Attraction2002-02-05 The Three Stooge1997-05-15 Batmania: From C1989-01-01 Kook's Tour1970-02-04 Star Spangled Sa1968-02-09 The New 3 Stooge1966-05-07 The Outlaws Is C1965-01-14 4 for Texas1963-12-21 It's a Mad, Mad,1963-11-07 The Three Stooge1963-08-21 The Three Stooge1962-07-04 The Three Stooge1962-02-15 Snow White and t1961-12-22 The Three Stooge1963-10-01 Have Rocket, Wil1959-08-01 The Bravados1958-06-25 Coroner Creek1948-07-01 Jitter Bughouse1948-04-29 Wedlock Deadlock1947-12-18 The Good Bad Egg1947-03-20 Slappily Married1946-11-07 High School Hero1946-09-06 The French Key1946-05-18 People Are Funny1946-01-11 The Sailor Takes1945-12-28 The Doughgirls1944-11-25 Thank Your Lucky1943-09-25