Joe Pesci
- Acting
- February 9, 1943 · 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
Filmography
- As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas · Self
- Day of the Fight · Mike's Father, Executive producer
- Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club · Joey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Bupkis · Joe Larocca
- Nothing Compares · Self
- Making 'The Irishman' · Self
- GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors · Self
- The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman · Self
- The Movies That Made Us · Self
- The Irishman: In Conversation · Self
- The Irishman · Russell Bufalino
- I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott · Self
- Inside Rupert Pupkin · Self
- Behind the Gate · Self
- Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott · Self
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · (archive footage)
- Love Ranch · Charlie Bontempo
- Making Casino · Self
- The Good Shepherd · Joseph Palmi
- The Reichen Show · Self
- Raging Bull: Outside the Ring · Self
- Raging Bull: After the Fight · Self
- Raging Bull: Before the Fight · Self
- Raging Bull: Inside the Ring · Self
- Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' · Self
- Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes · Harry
- Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity · Self
- The Directors · Self
- Lethal Weapon 4 · Leo Getz
- Gone Fishin' · Joe Waters
- 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag · Tommy
- Casino · Nicky Santoro
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! · Ronald Grump
- With Honors · Simon Wilder
- Jimmy Hollywood · Jimmy Alto
- A Bronx Tale · Carmine
- The Pink Panther
- The John Larroquette Show · Joe Pesci
- Late Show with David Letterman · Self
- Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre · Self
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York · Harry
- The Public Eye · Leon Bernstein
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno · Self
- Lethal Weapon 3 · Leo Getz
- My Cousin Vinny · Vinny Gambini
- JFK · David Ferrie
- The Super · Louie Kritski
- Home Alone · Harry
- GoodFellas · Tommy DeVito
- Betsy's Wedding · Oscar Henner
- Martin Scorsese Directs · Self
- Catchfire · Leo Carelli (uncredited)
- Lethal Weapon 2 · Leo Getz
- Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary · Self
- Tales from the Crypt · Vic / Jack
- The Making of Moonwalker · Self
- Moonwalker · Mr. Big
- The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway · John Dos Passos
- Man on Fire · David
- Half Nelson · Rocky Nelson
- Half Nelson · Rocky Nelson
- All for the Moral Majority! · Corrado Parisi
- Once Upon a Time in America · Frankie
- Easy Money · Nicky Cerone
- Eureka · Mayakofsky
- Dear Mr. Wonderful · Ruby Dennis
- I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can · Roger
- Late Night with David Letterman · Self
- Raging Bull · Joey LaMotta
- Short Eyes · Other Inmate (uncredited)
- Family Enforcer · Joe
- Saturday Night Live · Self
- Hey, Let's Twist! · Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
- The Oscars · Self