Joe E. Ross was probably paid with a steak. They don't even list his real name...not that the names of the dames are real either. Once again, Wikipedia fails to mention his days on the road with strippers. They do agree, however, he was "Married multiple times, Ross was often known as a difficult person to work with. Co-workers complained that he was continually vulgar, even cursing around children." Now THAT is funny.