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Joe Pesci
Born 1943-02-09Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Day of the FightMike's FatherYellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film ClubJoey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)Nothing ComparesSelf (archive footage)Making 'The Irishman'SelfGoodFellas: Behind Closed DoorsSelf (Archive Footage)The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The IrishmanSelfThe Irishman: In ConversationSelfThe IrishmanRussell BufalinoI Go Back Home - Jimmy ScottSelfInside Rupert PupkinSelf (archive footage)Behind the GateSelfRising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy ScottSelfFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)Love RanchCharlie BontempoMaking CasinoSelfThe Good ShepherdJoseph PalmiRaging Bull: Outside the RingSelfRaging Bull: After the FightSelfRaging Bull: Before the FightSelfRaging Bull: Inside the RingSelfGetting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'SelfHome Alone - Making of & Behind the ScenesHarryTough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in MasculinitySelfLethal Weapon 4Leo Getz