Joe Pesci
Acting
- Born:
- 1943-02-09
- Place of birth:
- 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
Day of the Fight
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
Bupkis
Nothing Compares
Making 'The Irishman'
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman
The Movies That Made Us
The Irishman: In Conversation
The Irishman
I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott
Inside Rupert Pupkin
Behind the Gate
Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Love Ranch
Making Casino
The Good Shepherd
The Reichen Show
Raging Bull: After the Fight
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
Raging Bull: Before the Fight
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
Getting Made: The Making of GoodFellas
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
The Directors
Lethal Weapon 4
Gone Fishin'
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
Casino
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
With Honors
Jimmy Hollywood
A Bronx Tale
The Pink Panther
The John Larroquette Show
Late Show with David Letterman
Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
The Public Eye
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Lethal Weapon 3
My Cousin Vinny
JFK
The Super
Home Alone
GoodFellas
Betsy's Wedding
Martin Scorsese Directs
Catchfire
Lethal Weapon 2
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Tales from the Crypt
The Making of Moonwalker
Moonwalker
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
Man on Fire
Half Nelson