Joe Pesci
Biography
Joe Pesci is an American actor born on February 9, 1943, in Newark, New Jersey. He is known for his roles in various high-profile films. Pesci has appeared in notable movies such as Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, My Cousin Vinny, Easy Money, JFK, Moonwalker, Home Alone, and the Lethal Weapon films. He has a total of 73 acting credits. Pesci is a male actor who has worked in the film industry. His birthday is February 9, 1943, and he was born in Newark, New Jersey.
Career overview
Joe Pesci is an American actor known for his roles in various high-profile films. He has appeared in a number of notable movies, including Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, My Cousin Vinny, Easy Money, JFK, Moonwalker, Home Alone, and the Lethal Weapon films. Pesci has also received recognition for his performances in these films.
Pesci's acting career spans a significant number of credits, with 73 known credits to his name. He has been active in the film industry for many years, with a career that has included a wide range of roles. Pesci's performances have been notable for their versatility, as he has played both comedic and dramatic roles throughout his career.
Pesci's most notable achievement in his acting career is his win for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards. He received this award in 1990 for his role in Goodfellas, ten years after receiving a nomination in the same category for Raging Bull.
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- Day of the Fight (2024) as Mike's Father
- Day of the Fight (2024) Executive Producer
- Bupkis (2023) as Joe Larocca
- Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club (2023) as Joey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Nothing Compares (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Making 'The Irishman' (2020) as Self
- GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors (2020) as Self (Archive Footage)
- The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman (2020) as Self
- The Irishman (2019) as Russell Bufalino
- The Movies That Made Us (2019) as Self
- The Irishman: In Conversation (2019) as Self
- I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott (2016) as Self
- Inside Rupert Pupkin (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- Behind the Gate (2013) as Self
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
- Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott (2012) as Self
- Love Ranch (2010) as Charlie Bontempo
- Making Casino (2007) as Self
- The Good Shepherd (2006) as Joseph Palmi
- The Reichen Show (2005) as Self - Guest
- Raging Bull: Before the Fight (2005) as Self
- Raging Bull: After the Fight (2005) as Self
- Raging Bull: Inside the Ring (2005) as Self
- Raging Bull: Outside the Ring (2005) as Self
- Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (2004) as Self
- The Directors (1999) as Self
- Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes (1999) as Harry
- Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999) as Self
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) as Leo Getz
- 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997) as Tommy
- Gone Fishin' (1997) as Joe Waters
- Casino (1995) as Nicky Santoro
- With Honors (1994) as Simon Wilder
- Jimmy Hollywood (1994) as Jimmy Alto
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) as Ronald Grump
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Pink Panther (1993)
- The John Larroquette Show (1993) as Joe Pesci
- A Bronx Tale (1993) as Carmine
- Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre (1993) as Self
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self - Guest
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) as Harry
- My Cousin Vinny (1992) as Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini
- Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) as Leo Getz
- The Public Eye (1992) as Leon Bernstein
- JFK (1991) as David Ferrie
- The Super (1991) as Louie Kritski
- GoodFellas (1990) as Tommy DeVito
- Catchfire (1990) as Leo Carelli (uncredited)
- Betsy's Wedding (1990) as Oscar Henner
- Martin Scorsese Directs (1990) as Self
- Home Alone (1990) as Harry
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Vic / Jack
- Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) as Leo Getz
- The Making of Moonwalker (1989) as Self
- Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (1989) as Self
- Moonwalker (1988) as Mr. Big
- The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988) as John Dos Passos
- Man on Fire (1987) as David
- Half Nelson (1985) as Rocky Nelson
- Half Nelson (1985) as Rocky Nelson
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984) as Frankie
- All for the Moral Majority! (1984) as Corrado Parisi
- Eureka (1983) as Mayakofsky
- Easy Money (1983) as Nicky Cerone
- Late Night with David Letterman (1982) as Self - Guest
- I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982) as Roger
- Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982) as Ruby Dennis
- Raging Bull (1980) as Joey LaMotta
- Short Eyes (1977) as Other Inmate (uncredited)
- Family Enforcer (1976) as Joe
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (uncredited)
- Hey, Let's Twist! (1961) as Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self