Joe Pesci
Born: 1943-02-09 in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2024
- Day of the Fight as Mike's Father
2023
- Bupkis as Joe Larocca
- Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club as Joey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
- Nothing Compares as Self (archive footage)
2020
- GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors as Self (Archive Footage)
- Making 'The Irishman' as Self
- The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman as Self
2019
- The Irishman as Russell Bufalino
- The Movies That Made Us as Self
- The Irishman: In Conversation as Self
2016
- I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott as Self
2014
- Inside Rupert Pupkin as Self (archive footage)
2013
- Behind the Gate as Self
2012
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott as Self
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
- Raging Bull: Inside the Ring as Self
- Raging Bull: Before the Fight as Self
- Raging Bull: Outside the Ring as Self
- Raging Bull: After the Fight as Self
2004
1999
1998
- Lethal Weapon 4 as Leo Getz
1997
- Gone Fishin' as Joe Waters
- 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag as Tommy
1995
- Casino as Nicky Santoro
1994
- With Honors as Simon Wilder
- Jimmy Hollywood as Jimmy Alto
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ronald Grump
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- The John Larroquette Show as Joe Pesci
- The Pink Panther
- A Bronx Tale as Carmine
- Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre as Self
1992
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Harry
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Guest
- Lethal Weapon 3 as Leo Getz
- My Cousin Vinny as Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini
- The Public Eye as Leon Bernstein
1990
- GoodFellas as Tommy DeVito
- Catchfire as Leo Carelli (uncredited)
- Betsy's Wedding as Oscar Henner
- Home Alone as Harry
- Martin Scorsese Directs as Self
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Vic / Jack
- Lethal Weapon 2 as Leo Getz
- The Making of Moonwalker as Self
- Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary as Self
1988
- Moonwalker as Mr. Big
- The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway as John Dos Passos
1987
- Man on Fire as David
1985
- Half Nelson as Rocky Nelson
- Half Nelson as Rocky Nelson
1984
- Once Upon a Time in America as Frankie Monaldi
- All for the Moral Majority! as Corrado Parisi
1983
- Easy Money as Nicky Cerone
- Eureka as Mayakofsky
1982
- Late Night with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- Dear Mr. Wonderful as Ruby Dennis
- 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
1961
- Hey, Let's Twist! as Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
1953
- The Oscars as Self