Joe DeRita

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Jul 12, 1909 (115 years old)
Death date
Jul 03, 1993

Joe DeRita

Known For

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!
0h 55m
TV Show 2015

The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

Celebrate a century of Stoogery with this long-anticipated collection that will smack you over the head with private home movies, family photographs, and classic clips of their Columbia shorts. From their Vaudeville days, through the Great Depression, two world wars, and decades of classic side-splitting shorts, this is the inside, intimate story of Hollywood’s most beloved group of knuckleheads. The complete OFFICIAL story of The Three Stooges. Packed with Columbia shorts and unseen family footage.

Batmania: From Comics to Screen
0h 47m
Movie 1989

Batmania: From Comics to Screen

This is the fully documented story of Batman—his genesis, his development, and his overall entertainment career. Told with dramatic insight, this action-filled documentary will satisfy every fan who has ever delighted in Batmania.

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.

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