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Birthday: Feb 09, 1943
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Joe Pesci

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
Movie Cast Year
Once Upon a Time in America Frankie Monaldi 1984
Lethal Weapon 2 Leo Getz 1989
Lethal Weapon 3 Leo Getz 1992
Lethal Weapon 4 Leo Getz 1998
Casino Nicky Santoro 1995
The Good Shepherd Joseph Palmi 2006
Raging Bull Joey LaMotta 1980
A Bronx Tale Carmine 1993
GoodFellas Tommy DeVito 1990
Home Alone Harry 1990
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Harry 1992
JFK David Ferrie 1991
My Cousin Vinny Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini 1992
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring Self 2005
Raging Bull: After the Fight Self 2005
Jimmy Hollywood Jimmy Alto 1994
The Public Eye Leon Bernstein 1992
Gone Fishin' Joe Waters 1997
Moonwalker Mr. Big 1988
Day of the Fight Mike's Father 2024
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag Tommy 1997
Eureka Mayakofsky 1983
Family Enforcer Joe 1976
With Honors Simon Wilder 1994
Raging Bull: Before the Fight Self 2005
Love Ranch Charlie Bontempo 2010
All for the Moral Majority! Corrado Parisi 1984
Easy Money Nicky Cerone 1983
Man on Fire David 1987
Betsy's Wedding Oscar Henner 1990
The Super Louie Kritski 1991
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (archive footage) 2012
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can Roger 1982
Hey, Let's Twist! Peppermint Club Dancer 1961
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring Himself 2005
Dear Mr. Wonderful Ruby Dennis 1982
Joe Pesci: Wise Guy Vinny Gambini 1998
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway John Dos Passos 1988
Half Nelson Rocky Nelson 1985
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain Self 2023
Inside Rupert Pupkin Self (archive footage) 2014
Making 'The Irishman' Self 2020
I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott Self 2016
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' Self 2004
Catchfire Leo Carelli 1990
Making Casino Self 2007
Bad 25 Mr. Big (archive footage) 2012
The Irishman Russell Bufalino 2019
Catchfire Leo Carelli (uncredited) 1990
Short Eyes Other Inmate (uncredited) 1977
Martin Scorsese Directs Self 1990
Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott Self 2012
The Irishman: In Conversation Self 2019
The Collaboration Of A Lifetime: Scorsese’s Epic The Irishman Self 2020
Behind the Gate Self 2013
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Ronald Grump 1994
Google Assistant: Home Alone Again Himself 2018
Series Cast Year
The Pink Panther 1993
The Oscars Self 1953
Half Nelson Rocky Nelson 1985
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Tales from the Crypt Vic / Jack 1989
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Self - Guest 1992
The Directors Self 1999
The Reichen Show Self - Guest 2005
Bupkis Joe Larocca 2023
The John Larroquette Show Joe Pesci 1993
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
The Movies That Made Us Self 2019
Sesame Street Donald Trump 1969
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