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Joe Pesci
Birthday: February 9, 1943

Birth Place: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Height: 5' 4"

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for Joe Pesci. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@actorsofhollywood.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

 

Biography

A consummate character actor, Joe Pesci rose to success on the strength of a series of Martin Scorsese films which took full advantage of his gift for outlandishly menacing supporting performances. Born February 9, 1943, in Newark, NJ, Pesci was a child actor who began his radio career at the age of four. Broadway beckoned just a year later, and by 1953 he was a regular on the television variety program Star Time Kids. His acting career stalled during his teen years, however, and by the mid-'60s, he mounted a musical career under the name Joe Ritchie, recording an LP titled Little Joe Sure Can Sing and later playing guitar in the pop band Joey Dee & the Starliters. He also formed a vaudeville-style nightclub comedy act with Frank Vincent. Outside of 1961's Hey, Let's Twist!, Pesci did not appear in films prior to the little-seen 1975 feature The Death Collector; the film earned virtually no notice upon its release and he dropped out of acting, dejectedly returning to New York to run an Italian restaurant.While few people saw The Death Collector, one of those who did was actor Robert De Niro, who was so impressed by Pesci's performance that he brought the film to the attention of Scorsese, who cast Pesci in his 1980 masterpiece Raging Bull. The performance earned Pesci an Academy Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category, and he became one of the busiest character actors in the business, steadily appearing in films ranging from the 1983 Rodney Dangerfield comedy Easy Money to the 1984 Sergio Leone epic Once Upon a Time in America. After starring in a failed 1985 sitcom, Half Nelson, Pesci's onscreen visibility diminished, and over the next four years he appeared in only one film, 1987's Man on Fire. In 1989, however, he co-starred opposite Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in the hit Lethal Weapon 2, a performance which put his talent for comic relief to such fine use that he later reappeared in the third chapter of the franchise, issued in 1992.By that point, Pesci had already become a star; 1990 was his breakthrough year, as he appeared in the family comedy blockbuster Home Alone and Scorsese's brilliant GoodFellas, winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his vivid portrayal of a psychotic mobster. While his first major starring role in 1991's The Super proved disastrous, he won good notices for his supporting turn in Oliver Stone's JFK and in 1992 starred in the hit courtroom comedy My Cousin Vinny. While neither 1994's Jimmy Hollywood nor With Honors performed well, in 1995 he reunited with Scorsese and De Niro for the epic Casino, essaying a variation on his GoodFellas character. However, a pair of poorly received 1997 comedies — Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag and Gone Fishin' — again called Pesci's capabilities as a lead actor into question. He found more success reprising his supporting role in Lethal Weapon 4, released in 1998.

Movie Credits
The Good Shepherd (2006)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Matt Damon ][ Alec Baldwin ][ Billy Crudup ][ Francis Ford Coppola ]
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
[ Mel Gibson ][ Jet Li ][ Chris Rock ][ Danny Glover ][ Richard Donner ]
Gone Fishin' (1997)
[ Danny Glover ][ Willie Nelson ]
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
[ David Spade ][ George Hamilton ][ Todd Louiso ]
Casino (1995)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Martin Scorsese ][ James Woods ][ Kevin Pollak ][ Mick Jagger ]
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
With Honors (1994)
[ Brendan Fraser ][ Patrick Dempsey ][ Josh Hamilton ][ Irving Berlin ]
Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
[ Christian Slater ][ Barry Levinson ][ Richard Kind ][ Chad McQueen ][ James Pickens Jr. ]
A Bronx Tale (1993)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Frank Sinatra ][ Chazz Palminteri ][ John Lennon ][ Paul McCartney ]
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
[ Macaulay Culkin ][ Tim Curry ][ Rob Schneider ][ Kieran Culkin ][ John Hughes ]
The Public Eye (1992)
[ Stanley Tucci ][ Richard Schiff ][ Jared Harris ][ Bob Gunton ][ Richard Riehle ]
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
[ Mel Gibson ][ Danny Glover ][ Richard Donner ][ Elton John ][ Nick Chinlund ]
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
[ Ralph Macchio ][ Bruce McGill ][ Fred Gwynne ][ Austin Pendleton ][ Willie Nelson ]
JFK (1991)
[ Gary Oldman ][ Kevin Costner ][ Kevin Bacon ][ Vincent D'Onofrio ][ Tommy Lee Jones ]
The Super (1991)
[ Anthony Heald ]
Home Alone (1990)
[ Macaulay Culkin ][ John Candy ][ Kieran Culkin ][ John Hughes ][ John Williams ]
Goodfellas (1990)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Samuel L. Jackson ][ Martin Scorsese ][ Ray Liotta ][ Vincent Gallo ]
Betsy's Wedding (1990)
[ Samuel L. Jackson ][ Alan Alda ][ Anthony Lapaglia ][ Burt Young ][ Dylan Walsh ]
Catchfire (1990)
[ Charlie Sheen ][ Dennis Hopper ][ John Turturro ][ Vincent Price ][ Fred Ward ]
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
[ Mel Gibson ][ Danny Glover ][ Richard Donner ][ George Harris ][ George Harrison ]
Moonwalker (1988)
[ Paul Reubens ][ John Lennon ][ Dante Basco ][ Paul McCartney ][ Michael Bower ]
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)
[ Victor Garber ][ Bruno Ganz ]
Man on Fire (1987)
[ Jonathan Pryce ][ Scott Glenn ][ Danny Aiello ]
Nose Job (1985)
[ Fred Williamson ][ Bubba Smith ]
Uppers and Downers (1985)
[ Fred Williamson ][ Bubba Smith ]
Half Nelson (1985)
[ Dean Martin ][ George Kennedy ][ Fred Williamson ][ Bubba Smith ]
Eureka (1984)
[ Mickey Rourke ][ Gene Hackman ][ Rutger Hauer ]
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
[ Robert De Niro ][ James Woods ][ Treat Williams ][ John Lennon ][ Paul McCartney ]
Tutti dentro (1984)
Easy Money (1983)
[ Jeffrey Jones ][ Rodney Dangerfield ][ Tom Noonan ][ Frank Vincent ][ Jeff Altman ]
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
[ Burt Reynolds ][ Jackie Gleason ][ Mike Henry ]
Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982)
[ Frank Vincent ][ Richard S. Castellano ][ Evan Handler ]
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
[ John Lithgow ][ Daniel Stern ][ Dan Hedaya ]
Raging Bull (1980)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Martin Scorsese ][ John Turturro ][ Frank Vincent ][ Ray Charles ]
The Death Collector (1976)
[ Frank Vincent ]
Out of It (1969)
[ Al Pacino ][ Jon Voight ][ James Woods ]
Lucy Gets a Roommate (1966)
Hey, Let's Twist (1961)

Trivia

  • His song My Cousin Vinny was a pretty big hit in some European countries (the song is not directly related to his movie My Cousin Vinny (1992)).
  • He recorded an album in the 60s under the name Joe Ritchie. Titled "Little Joe Sure Can Sing", it flopped.
  • Started out with Joey D and the Starliters; working his way around as a waiter and singing and playing guitar in local nightclubs
  • Director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro tracked down Pesci after seeing his role in The Death Collector (1976)because they felt he was perfect for the role of Joey La Motta in Raging Bull (1980)
  • Eyes are different colors.
  • Born at 11:45am-EWT
  • The word Pesci in Italian means "fish" (plural).
  • Close friend of George Carlin, and mentioned by Carlin in his bit "There is No God".
  • After winning the oscar for his role as Tom DeVito in the movie Goodfellas (1990) his entire acceptance speech was "This is an honor and privilege, thank you." When asked why he didn't say more he said "I really didn't think I was going to win."
  • Italian-American
  • Did Judo in his teens
  • Is an avid golfer
  • Very good friends with fellow actor and frequent co-star, Robert De Niro.
  • Sang as Joe Doggs with jazz organ player Joey DeFrancesco. They recorded an album on Concord Records in 2003 titled, "Joey DeFrancesco featuring Joe Doggs, Falling in Love Again."
  • He has a house in Lavalette, New Jersey. In the 1980s, he established a reputation as a community Little League Baseball Coach.
  • Shares a birthday with Mia Farrow.Is, to the day, 2 years older than her.
  • Was the original choice to play Fergie in Judge Dredd (1995) but turned it down. The part was given to Rob Schneider instead.
  • His performance as Tommy DeVito in "GoodFellas" (1990) is ranked #96 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
  • Childhood friends with Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, and Nick Massi. Introduced them to Bob Gaudio. Valli, DeVito, Massi, and Gaudio became the rock group The Four Seasons.

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