Joe Pesci
Biography
Joseph Frank “Joe” Pesci (born February 9, 1943) is a Italian-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 History
2024
Day of the Fight as Mike's Father
2023Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain as Self
2023Bupkis as Joe Larocca
2022Nothing Compares as Self (archive footage)
2020Making 'The Irishman' as Self
2020GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors as Self (Archive Footage)
2020The Collaboration Of A Lifetime: Scorsese’s Epic The Irishman as Self
2019The Movies That Made Us as Self
2019The Irishman: In Conversation as Self
2019The Irishman as Russell Bufalino
2016I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott as Self
2014Inside Rupert Pupkin as Self (archive footage)
2013Behind the Gate as Self
2012Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott as Self
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
2010Love Ranch as Charlie Bontempo
2007Making Casino as Self
2006The Good Shepherd as Joseph Palmi
2005The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
2005Raging Bull: Before the Fight as Self
2005Raging Bull: Outside the Ring as Self
2005Raging Bull: After the Fight as Self
2005Raging Bull: Inside the Ring as Self
2004Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' as Self
1999The Directors as Self
1999Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity as Self
1998Lethal Weapon 4 as Leo Getz
1997Gone Fishin' as Joe Waters
19978 Heads in a Duffel Bag as Tommy
1995Casino as Nicky Santoro
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ronald Grump
1994With Honors as Simon Wilder
1994Jimmy Hollywood as Jimmy Alto
1993A Bronx Tale as Carmine
1993The Pink Panther
1993The John Larroquette Show as Joe Pesci
1993Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre as Self
1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Harry
1992The Public Eye as Leon Bernstein
1992Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Guest
1992Lethal Weapon 3 as Leo Getz
1992My Cousin Vinny as Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini
1991JFK as David Ferrie
1991The Super as Louie Kritski
1990Mi pobre angelito as Harry
1990Home Alone as Harry
1990GoodFellas as Tommy DeVito
1990Betsy's Wedding as Oscar Henner
1990Martin Scorsese Directs as Self
1990Catchfire as Leo Carelli (uncredited)
1989Lethal Weapon 2 as Leo Getz
1989Tales from the Crypt as Vic / Jack
1988Moonwalker as Mr. Big
1988The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway as John Dos Passos
1988The Making of Moonwalker as Self
1987Man on Fire as David
1985Half Nelson as Rocky Nelson
1985Half Nelson as Rocky Nelson
1984All for the Moral Majority! as Corrado Parisi
1984Once Upon a Time in America as Frankie Monaldi
1983Easy Money as Nicky Cerone
1983Eureka as Mayakofsky
1982Dear Mr. Wonderful as Ruby Dennis
1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as Roger
1980Raging Bull as Joey LaMotta
1977Short Eyes as Other Inmate (uncredited)
1976Family Enforcer as Joe
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1961Hey, Let's Twist! as Peppermint Club Dancer
1953The Oscars as Self