Joe DeRita
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Joe DeRita was an American comedian best known for joining the Three Stooges in their later years as the bald, slapstick-heavy character "Curly Joe."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joe DeRita canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4622875 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joe DeRita Context triple: [Three Stooges, laterMembers, Joe DeRita]
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A.
Don Ierullo
Don Ierullo is a media entrepreneur best known for founding the global entertainment company Entertainment One.
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B.
Vern Damico
Vern Damico is a character in Norman Mailer’s nonfiction novel "The Executioner’s Song," which chronicles the life and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
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C.
Anthony Perrotti
Anthony Perrotti is a former Rutgers University wrestler best known for becoming the program’s first NCAA All-American in over a decade and helping elevate the Scarlet Knights wrestling program to national prominence.
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D.
Lou Marini
Lou Marini is an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger best known as a member of the original Saturday Night Live Band and for his prominent role in The Blues Brothers.
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E.
John DiFronzo
John DiFronzo was an American mobster who rose to become a powerful boss of the Chicago Outfit and a prominent figure in organized crime.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joe DeRita Target entity description: Joe DeRita was an American comedian best known for joining the Three Stooges in their later years as the bald, slapstick-heavy character "Curly Joe."
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A.
Don Ierullo
Don Ierullo is a media entrepreneur best known for founding the global entertainment company Entertainment One.
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B.
Vern Damico
Vern Damico is a character in Norman Mailer’s nonfiction novel "The Executioner’s Song," which chronicles the life and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
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C.
Anthony Perrotti
Anthony Perrotti is a former Rutgers University wrestler best known for becoming the program’s first NCAA All-American in over a decade and helping elevate the Scarlet Knights wrestling program to national prominence.
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D.
Lou Marini
Lou Marini is an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger best known as a member of the original Saturday Night Live Band and for his prominent role in The Blues Brothers.
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E.
John DiFronzo
John DiFronzo was an American mobster who rose to become a powerful boss of the Chicago Outfit and a prominent figure in organized crime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Curly Joe
NERFINISHED
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Curly Joe DeRita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Joseph Wardell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-07-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-07-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| genre | slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| hairStyle | bald ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Three Stooges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Joe DeRita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFilmAppearance |
Have Rocket, Will Travel
NERFINISHED
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The Outlaws Is Coming NERFINISHED ⓘ The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze NERFINISHED ⓘ The Three Stooges Meet Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ The Three Stooges in Orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | joining The Three Stooges in their later years ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Three Stooges feature films of the 1960s
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The Three Stooges television and stage appearances in the 1960s ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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comedian ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Emil Sitka
NERFINISHED
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Joe Besser NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ Moe Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacterType | bumbling everyman ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| role | Curly Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Bonnie Brooks
NERFINISHED
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Claudia DeRita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfHumor |
physical comedy
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slapstick ⓘ |
| workedIn |
motion pictures
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television ⓘ vaudeville ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joe DeRita Description of subject: Joe DeRita was an American comedian best known for joining the Three Stooges in their later years as the bald, slapstick-heavy character "Curly Joe."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.