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Joe Pesci

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Feb 9, 1943 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Joseph Frank “Joe” Pesci (born February 9, 1943) is an American retired actor, comedian, singer and musician. He is known for his roles as violent mobsters, funnymen, comic foils and quirky sidekicks. Pesci has starred in a number of high profile films such as Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, My Cousin Vinny, Easy Money, JFK, Moonwalker, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Lethal Weapon films. In 1990, Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic mobster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas, ten years after receiving a nomination in the same category for Raging Bull.

Known For

Acting
2024Day of the FightMike's Father
2024Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American MasterSelf
2023Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film ClubJoey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023BupkisJoe Larocca
2022Nothing ComparesSelf (archive footage)
2020Making 'The Irishman'Self
2020The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The IrishmanSelf
2020GoodFellas: Behind Closed DoorsSelf (Archive Footage)
2019The IrishmanRussell Bufalino
2019The Irishman: In ConversationSelf
2019The Movies That Made UsSelf
2016I Go Back Home - Jimmy ScottSelf
2014Inside Rupert PupkinSelf (archive footage)
2013Behind the GateSelf
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)
2012Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy ScottSelf
2010Love RanchCharlie Bontempo
2007Making CasinoSelf
2006The Good ShepherdJoseph Palmi
2005Raging Bull: Outside the RingSelf
2005Raging Bull: After the FightSelf
2005Raging Bull: Before the FightSelf
2005Raging Bull: Inside the RingSelf
2005The Reichen ShowSelf - Guest
2004Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'Self
1999Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in MasculinitySelf
1999Home Alone - Making of & Behind the ScenesHarry
1999The DirectorsSelf
1998Lethal Weapon 4Leo Getz
1997Gone Fishin'Joe Waters
19978 Heads in a Duffel BagTommy
1995CasinoNicky Santoro
1994Jimmy HollywoodJimmy Alto
1994With HonorsSimon Wilder
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Ronald Grump
1993A Bronx TaleCarmine
1993Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day MassacreSelf
1993The Pink Panther
1993The John Larroquette ShowJoe Pesci
1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest
1992Lethal Weapon 3Leo Getz
1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkHarry
1992My Cousin VinnyVincent 'Vinny' Gambini
1992The Public EyeLeon Bernstein
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf - Guest
1991JFKDavid Ferrie
1991The SuperLouie Kritski
1990Home AloneHarry
1990GoodFellasTommy DeVito
1990Betsy's WeddingOscar Henner
1990CatchfireLeo Carelli (uncredited)
1990Martin Scorsese DirectsSelf
1989Lethal Weapon 2Leo Getz
1989The Making of MoonwalkerSelf
1989Tales from the CryptVic / Jack
1988MoonwalkerMr. Big
1988The Legendary Life of Ernest HemingwayJohn Dos Passos
1987Man on FireDavid
1985Half NelsonRocky Nelson
1985Half NelsonRocky Nelson
1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaFrankie Monaldi
1984All for the Moral Majority!Corrado Parisi
1983EurekaMayakofsky
1983Easy MoneyNicky Cerone
1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I CanRoger
1982Dear Mr. WonderfulRuby Dennis
1982Late Night with David LettermanSelf - Guest
1980Raging BullJoey LaMotta
1977Short EyesOther Inmate (uncredited)
1976Family EnforcerJoe
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited)
1961Hey, Let's Twist!Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
1953The OscarsSelf
Production
2024Day of the FightExecutive Producer