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Joe Pesci

Known for acting · Born 9 February 1943 · 83 · Newark, New Jersey, USA

75 credits

Joseph Frank “Joe” Pesci (born February 9, 1943) is an American retired 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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Known for

GoodFellas

1990

Home Alone

1990

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

The Irishman

2019

Casino

1995

Raging Bull

1980

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

Lethal Weapon 4

1998

My Cousin Vinny

1992

The Pink Panther

1993

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

Acting (74)

2026As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of GoodfellasSelf (archive footage)Film
2024Day of the FightMike's FatherFilm
2023BupkisJoe Larocca · 8 episodesSeries
2023Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film ClubJoey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2022Nothing ComparesSelf (archive footage)Film
2020Making 'The Irishman'SelfFilm
2020The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The IrishmanSelfFilm
2020GoodFellas: Behind Closed DoorsSelf (Archive Footage)Film
2019The IrishmanRussell BufalinoFilm
2019The Movies That Made UsSelfSeries
2019The Irishman: In ConversationSelfFilm
2016I Go Back Home - Jimmy ScottSelfFilm
2014Inside Rupert PupkinSelf (archive footage)Film
2013Behind the GateSelfFilm
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)Film
2012Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy ScottSelfFilm
2010Love RanchCharlie BontempoFilm
2007Making CasinoSelfFilm
2006The Good ShepherdJoseph PalmiFilm
2005The Reichen ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2005Raging Bull: Before the FightSelfFilm
2005Raging Bull: Inside the RingSelfFilm
2005Raging Bull: Outside the RingSelfFilm
2005Raging Bull: After the FightSelfFilm
2004Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'SelfFilm
1999The DirectorsSelfSeries
1999Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in MasculinitySelfFilm
1999Home Alone - Making of & Behind the ScenesHarryFilm
1998Lethal Weapon 4Leo GetzFilm
19978 Heads in a Duffel BagTommyFilm
1997Gone Fishin'Joe WatersFilm
1995CasinoNicky SantoroFilm
1994With HonorsSimon WilderFilm
1994Jimmy HollywoodJimmy AltoFilm
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Ronald GrumpFilm
1993A Bronx TaleCarmineFilm
1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - GuestSeries
1993The Pink Panther · 60 episodesSeries
1993The John Larroquette ShowJoe PesciSeries
1993Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day MassacreSelfFilm
1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkHarryFilm
1992Lethal Weapon 3Leo GetzFilm
1992My Cousin VinnyVinny GambiniFilm
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf - GuestSeries
1992The Public EyeLeon BernsteinFilm
1991JFKDavid FerrieFilm
1991The SuperLouie KritskiFilm
1990GoodFellasTommy DeVitoFilm
1990Home AloneHarryFilm
1990CatchfireLeo Carelli (uncredited)Film
1990Betsy's WeddingOscar HennerFilm
1990Martin Scorsese DirectsSelfFilm
1989Lethal Weapon 2Leo GetzFilm
1989Tales from the CryptVic / JackSeries
1989The Making of MoonwalkerSelfFilm
1989Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video DiarySelfFilm
1988MoonwalkerMr. BigFilm
1988The Legendary Life of Ernest HemingwayJohn Dos PassosFilm
1987Man on FireDavidFilm
1985Half NelsonRocky Nelson · 8 episodesSeries
1985Half NelsonRocky NelsonFilm
1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaFrankieFilm
1984All for the Moral Majority!Corrado ParisiFilm
1983Easy MoneyNicky CeroneFilm
1983EurekaMayakofskyFilm
1982Late Night with David LettermanSelf - GuestSeries
1982Dear Mr. WonderfulRuby DennisFilm
1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I CanRogerFilm
1980Raging BullJoey LaMottaFilm
1977Short EyesOther Inmate (uncredited)Film
1976Family EnforcerJoeFilm
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host, Self (uncredited)Series
1961Hey, Let's Twist!Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)Film
1953The OscarsSelf · 2 episodesSeries

Production (1)

2024Day of the FightExecutive ProducerFilm