Joe Pesci
February 9, 1943 (81 years old) in Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 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
- 2016 · I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott as Self
- 2014 · Inside Rupert Pupkin as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Behind the Gate as Self
- 2012 · Bad 25 as Mr. Big (archive footage)
- 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 Himself
- 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 as
- 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
- 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
- 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