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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-02-09 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Joseph Frank Pesci

Joey Dee

Joseph „Joe“ Francesco DeLores Eliot Pesci

جو پشی

喬·佩西

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 Raging Bull.

Known For

Acting

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

Once Upon a Time in America

as

Frankie Monaldi

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

Lethal Weapon 2

as

Leo Getz

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

Lethal Weapon 3

as

Leo Getz

Lethal Weapon 4

1998

Lethal Weapon 4

as

Leo Getz

Casino

1995

Casino

as

Nicky Santoro

The Good Shepherd

2006

The Good Shepherd

as

Joseph Palmi

Raging Bull

1980

Raging Bull

as

Joey LaMotta

A Bronx Tale

1993

A Bronx Tale

as

Carmine

Home Alone

1990

Home Alone

as

Harry

GoodFellas

1990

GoodFellas

as

Tommy DeVito

JFK

1991

JFK

as

David Ferrie

My Cousin Vinny

1992

My Cousin Vinny

as

Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini

Jimmy Hollywood

1994

Jimmy Hollywood

as

Jimmy Alto

The Public Eye

1992

The Public Eye

as

Leon Bernstein

Gone Fishin'

1997

Gone Fishin'

as

Joe Waters

Moonwalker

1988

Moonwalker

as

Mr. Big

Day of the Fight

2024

Day of the Fight

as

Mike's Father

Eureka

1983

Eureka

as

Mayakofsky

With Honors

1994

With Honors

as

Simon Wilder

Love Ranch

2010

Love Ranch

as

Charlie Bontempo

All for the Moral Majority!

1984

All for the Moral Majority!

as

Corrado Parisi

Easy Money

1983

Easy Money

as

Nicky Cerone

Man on Fire

1987

Man on Fire

as

David

Betsy's Wedding

1990

Betsy's Wedding

as

Oscar Henner

The Super

1991

The Super

as

Louie Kritski

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as

(archive footage)

Hey, Let's Twist!

1961

Hey, Let's Twist!

as

Peppermint Club Dancer

Dear Mr. Wonderful

1982

Dear Mr. Wonderful

as

Ruby Dennis

Joe Pesci: Wise Guy

1998

Joe Pesci: Wise Guy

as

Vinny Gambini

Half Nelson

1985

Half Nelson

as

Rocky Nelson

Inside Rupert Pupkin

2014

Inside Rupert Pupkin

as

Self (archive footage)

Making Casino

2007

Making Casino

as

Self

The Irishman

2019

The Irishman

as

Russell Bufalino

Catchfire

1990

Catchfire

as

Leo Carelli (uncredited)

Short Eyes

1977

Short Eyes

as

Other Inmate (uncredited)

Behind the Gate

2013

Behind the Gate

as

Self

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors

2020

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors

as

Self (Archive Footage)

Half Nelson

Half Nelson

as

Rocky Nelson

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

as

Self - Guest

Bupkis

Bupkis

as

Joe Larocca

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing