JoeDeRita'srealnamewasJosephWardell.HewasbornJuly12,1909inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.JoewastheonlyoneoftheStoogestocomefromashowbizfamily.Hismother,FlorenzDeRita,wasadancerandhisfather,FrankWardell,wasastagetechnician.Joewasinshowbusinessfromtheageofseven.Joe'srolesincludedthetitleroleinthestageversionof"Peck'sBadBoy"withhismotherandfather.　　In1921Joewentintoburlesquebecausevaudevillewasjustaboutgone.Joe'sfilmdebutwasin"TheDoughgirls"in1944withAnnSheridanforWarnerBrothers.Duringthewar,JoeworkedwiththeUSOandtraveledextensivelyoverseaswithmanyHollywoodstarsincludinghisfriend,RandolphScott.HemadeseveraltourswithBingCrosbytoentertainservicemeninEnglandandFrance.Afterthewar,JoemadeguestappearancesonradioshowsincludingBurns&AllenandguestappearancesinfilmsandtelevisionshowssuchasTheDesiluPlayhouse,ThisisAlice,andBachelorFather.　　JoeappearedinColumbiashortssuchas"SlappilyMarried"and"TheGoodBadEgg,"theseshortsfeaturedsomeofthesamesupportingactorswhowereintheStoogeShorts.In1958theColumbiashortsubjectsdepartmentwasdisbanded,andTheThreeStoogesnolongerhadacontractwithColumbia.JoeBesserdidnotwanttotravelwiththeactsoMoeandLarryneededathirdstooge.JoeDeRitawasaskedtojointheact,andatthistimetheStoogesformedComedyIIIProductions,Inc.,acompanywhichstillholdsTheThreeStoogesrightsandmanagestheiraffairs.　　In1958ColumbiareleasedtheoldThreeStoogesshortstotelevisionandtherewasanimmediateresurgenceofpopularityoftheStooges.TheStoogeswithCurlyJoeasthethirdStoogemadenumerouspersonalappearancesallaroundthecountryandmadesixfulllengthfeaturemotionpictures.Thisperiodoftimefrom1958andthroughoutthe60'swasdescribedbyLarryFineastheStooges'goldenyears.Whilefilming"Kook'sTour"in1970Larrysufferedastrokewhichlefthimparalyzedontheleftsideofhisbody.TherewassometalkofreplacingLarrywithEmilSitka,butTheThreeStoogesneverperformedtogetheragain.　　CurlyJoeformedanactcalledTheNewThreeStoogeswithMousieGarnerandFrankMitchell,buttheactonlymadeafewappearances.JoewasjusttoooldtodotheStoogeshtickanymore.Curly-JoemarriedJeanDeRitain1966andtheyweremarried25yearsuntilhisdeath.JoeDeRitadiedonJuly3,1993attheMotionPictureHospitalinLosAngeles.Hewasthelaststooge.

星座: 天秤座

生卒日期: 1903年10月22日 至 1952年01月18日

出生地: 美国,纽约,布鲁克林

职业: 演员

更多外文名: Jerome Lester Horwitz (本名) / Babe (昵称)

更多中文名: 约瑟夫·沃德尔

imdb编号: nm0397219