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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-02-09 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Joseph Frank Pesci
Joey Dee
Joseph „Joe“ Francesco DeLores Eliot Pesci
جو پشی

Joe 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.

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Acting

2024

Day of the Fight as Mike's Father

2023		Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain as Self
2023		Bupkis as Joe Larocca

2020		Making 'The Irishman' as Self
2020		The Collaboration Of A Lifetime: Scorsese’s Epic The Irishman as Self

2019		The Movies That Made Us as Self
2019		The Irishman: In Conversation as Self
2019		The Irishman as Russell Bufalino

2018

Google Assistant: Home Alone Again as Self

2016

I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott as Self

2014

Inside Rupert Pupkin as Self (archive footage)

2013

Behind the Gate as Self

2012		Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott as Self
2012		Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)

2010

Love Ranch as Charlie Bontempo

2007

Making Casino as Self

2006

The Good Shepherd as Joseph Palmi

2005		The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
2005		Raging Bull: Before the Fight as Self
2005		Raging Bull: Inside the Ring as Self
2005		Raging Bull: Outside the Ring as Self
2005		Raging Bull: After the Fight as Self

2004

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' as Self

1999

The Directors as Self

1998		Joe Pesci: Wise Guy as Vinny Gambini
1998		Lethal Weapon 4 as Leo Getz

1997		Gone Fishin' as Joe Waters
1997		8 Heads in a Duffel Bag as Tommy

1995

Casino as Nicky Santoro

1994		Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ronald Grump
1994		With Honors as Simon Wilder
1994		Jimmy Hollywood as Jimmy Alto

1993		A Bronx Tale as Carmine
1993		The Pink Panther
1993		The John Larroquette Show as Joe Pesci

1992		Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Harry
1992		The Public Eye as Leon Bernstein
1992		The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Guest
1992		Lethal Weapon 3 as Leo Getz
1992		My Cousin Vinny as Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini

1991		JFK as David Ferrie
1991		The Super as Louie Kritski

1990		Home Alone as Harry
1990		GoodFellas as Tommy DeVito
1990		Betsy's Wedding as Oscar Henner
1990		Martin Scorsese Directs as Self
1990		Catchfire as Leo Carelli (uncredited)

1989		Lethal Weapon 2 as Leo Getz
1989		Tales from the Crypt as Vic / Jack

1988		Moonwalker as Mr. Big
1988		The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway as John Dos Passos
1988		The Making of Moonwalker as Self

1987

Man on Fire as David

1985		Half Nelson as Rocky Nelson
1985		Half Nelson as Rocky Nelson

1984		All for the Moral Majority! as Corrado Parisi
1984		Once Upon a Time in America as Frankie Monaldi

1983		Easy Money as Nicky Cerone
1983		Eureka as Mayakofsky

1982		Dear Mr. Wonderful as Ruby Dennis
1982		I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as Roger

1980

Raging Bull as Joey LaMotta

1977

Short Eyes as Other Inmate (uncredited)

1976

Family Enforcer as Joe

1975		Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975		Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1969

Sesame Street as Donald Trump

1961

Hey, Let's Twist! as Peppermint Club Dancer

1953

The Oscars as Self

Production

2024

Day of the Fight as Executive Producer