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Joe Pesci

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
74

Gender
Male

Birthday
February 9, 1943 (83 years old)

Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA

Joe Pesci

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 Fightas Mike's Father
2023Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Clubas Joey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023Bupkisas Joe Larocca
2022Nothing Comparesas Self (archive footage)
2020Making 'The Irishman'as Self
2020GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doorsas Self (Archive Footage)
2020The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishmanas Self
2019The Movies That Made Usas Self
2019The Irishman: In Conversationas Self
2019The Irishmanas Russell Bufalino
2016I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scottas Self
2014Inside Rupert Pupkinas Self (archive footage)
2013Behind the Gateas Self
2012Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scottas Self
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage)
2010Love Ranchas Charlie Bontempo
2007Making Casinoas Self
2006The Good Shepherdas Joseph Palmi
2005The Reichen Showas Self - Guest
2005Raging Bull: Inside the Ringas Self
2005Raging Bull: Before the Fightas Self
2005Raging Bull: Outside the Ringas Self
2005Raging Bull: After the Fightas Self
2004Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'as Self
1999Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenesas Harry
1999Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinityas Self
1999The Directorsas Self
1998Lethal Weapon 4as Leo Getz
1997Gone Fishin'as Joe Waters
19978 Heads in a Duffel Bagas Tommy
1995Casinoas Nicky Santoro
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!as Ronald Grump
1994With Honorsas Simon Wilder
1994Jimmy Hollywoodas Jimmy Alto
1993A Bronx Taleas Carmine
1993The Pink Pantheras
1993The John Larroquette Showas Joe Pesci
1993Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - Guest
1993Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacreas Self
1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New Yorkas Harry
1992The Public Eyeas Leon Bernstein
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas Self - Guest
1992Lethal Weapon 3as Leo Getz
1992My Cousin Vinnyas Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini
1991JFKas David Ferrie
1991The Superas Louie Kritski
1990Home Aloneas Harry
1990GoodFellasas Tommy DeVito
1990Betsy's Weddingas Oscar Henner
1990Martin Scorsese Directsas Self
1990Catchfireas Leo Carelli (uncredited)
1989Lethal Weapon 2as Leo Getz
1989Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diaryas Self
1989Tales from the Cryptas Vic / Jack
1989The Making of Moonwalkeras Self
1988Moonwalkeras Mr. Big
1988The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingwayas John Dos Passos
1987Man on Fireas David
1985Half Nelsonas Rocky Nelson
1985Half Nelsonas Rocky Nelson
1984All for the Moral Majority!as Corrado Parisi
1984Once Upon a Time in Americaas Frankie
1983Easy Moneyas Nicky Cerone
1983Eurekaas Mayakofsky
1982Dear Mr. Wonderfulas Ruby Dennis
1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I Canas Roger
1982Late Night with David Lettermanas Self - Guest
1980Raging Bullas Joey LaMotta
1977Short Eyesas Other Inmate (uncredited)
1976Family Enforceras Joe
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
1961Hey, Let's Twist!as Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
1953The Oscarsas Self

Production

2024Day of the Fight...Executive Producer