Joe Pesci

Joe Pesci

  • Birthday: 1943-02-09
  • Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Also know as: Joseph Frank Pesci

Biography

Joseph Frank “Joe” Pesci (born February 9, 1943) is an American 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.

Filmography

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

As Frankie Monaldi

Casino

1995

As Nicky Santoro

Home Alone

1990

As Harry Lyme

GoodFellas

1990

As Tommy DeVito

JFK

1991

As David Ferrie

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

As Leo Getz

Lethal Weapon 4

1998

As Leo Getz

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

As Leo Getz

The Good Shepherd

2006

As Joseph Palmi

Raging Bull

1980

As Joey LaMotta

A Bronx Tale

1993

As Carmine

My Cousin Vinny

1992

As Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini

Jimmy Hollywood

1994

As Jimmy Alto

The Public Eye

1992

As Leon Bernstein

Gone Fishin'

1997

As Joe Waters

Moonwalker

1988

As Mr. Big

Eureka

1983

As Mayakofsky

Family Enforcer

1976

As Joe

With Honors

1994

As Simon Wilder

Love Ranch

2010

As Charlie Bontempo

Easy Money

1983

As Nicky Cerone

All for the Moral Majority!

1984

As Corrado Parisi

Man on Fire

1987

As David

Betsy's Wedding

1990

As Oscar Henner

The Super

1991

As Louie Kritski

Dear Mr. Wonderful

1982

As Ruby Dennis

Half Nelson

1985

As Rocky Nelson

Catchfire

1990

As Leo Carelli

The Irishman

2019

As Russell Bufalino

Catchfire

1990

As Leo Carelli (uncredited)

Short Eyes

1977

As Other Inmate (uncredited)

Behind the Gate

2013

As Self

Hey, Let's Twist!

1961

As Peppermint Club Dancer

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

As (archive footage)

Joe Pesci: Wise Guy

1998

As Vinny Gambini

Inside Rupert Pupkin

2014

As Self (archive footage)

Making Casino

2007

As Self

Bad 25

2012

As Mr. Big (archive footage)

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