Joe Pesci

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-02-09 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

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 Ra...

Acting

1984

Once Upon a Time in America

as Frankie Monaldi

1989

Lethal Weapon 2

as Leo Getz

1992

Lethal Weapon 3

as Leo Getz

1998

Lethal Weapon 4

as Leo Getz

1995

Casino

as Nicky Santoro

2006

The Good Shepherd

as Joseph Palmi

1980

Raging Bull

as Joey LaMotta

1993

A Bronx Tale

as Carmine

1990

GoodFellas

as Tommy DeVito

1990

Home Alone

as Harry

1991

JFK

as David Ferrie

1992

My Cousin Vinny

as Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini

1994

Jimmy Hollywood

as Jimmy Alto

1992

The Public Eye

as Leon Bernstein

1997

Gone Fishin'

as Joe Waters

1988

Moonwalker

as Mr. Big

2024

Day of the Fight

as Mike's Father

1983

Eureka

as Mayakofsky

1976

1994

With Honors

as Simon Wilder

2010

Love Ranch

as Charlie Bontempo

1984

1983

Easy Money

as Nicky Cerone

1987

Man on Fire

as David

1990

Betsy's Wedding

as Oscar Henner

1991

The Super

as Louie Kritski

2012

1961

Hey, Let's Twist!

as Peppermint Club Dancer

1982

Dear Mr. Wonderful

as Ruby Dennis

1998

Joe Pesci: Wise Guy

as Vinny Gambini

1985

Half Nelson

as Rocky Nelson

2014

Inside Rupert Pupkin

as Self (archive footage)

2007

2019

The Irishman

as Russell Bufalino

1990

Catchfire

as Leo Carelli (uncredited)

1977

Short Eyes

as Other Inmate (uncredited)

2013

2020

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors

as Self (Archive Footage)

Production

2024

Day of the Fight

as Executive Producer

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