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Joe Pesci
Joseph Frank “Joe” Pesci (born February 9, 1943) is an American retired actor, comedian, singer and musician.
Born February 9, 1943 Newark, New Jersey, USA3 movies on MoviHero
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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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2024Day of the FightActor · Producer — Mike's Father
2023Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film ClubActor — Joey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022Nothing ComparesActor — Self (archive footage)
2020Making 'The Irishman'Actor — Self
2020GoodFellas: Behind Closed DoorsActor — Self (Archive Footage)
2020The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The IrishmanActor — Self
2019The Irishman: In ConversationActor — Self
2019The IrishmanActor — Russell Bufalino
2016I Go Back Home - Jimmy ScottActor — Self
2014Inside Rupert PupkinActor — Self (archive footage)
2013Behind the GateActor — Self
2012Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy ScottActor — Self
2012Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenActor — (archive footage)
2010Love RanchActor — Charlie Bontempo
2007Making CasinoActor — Self
2006The Good ShepherdActor — Joseph Palmi
2005Raging Bull: After the FightActor — Self
2005Raging Bull: Before the FightActor — Self
2005Raging Bull: Inside the RingActor — Self
2005Raging Bull: Outside the RingActor — Self
2004Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'Actor — Self
1999Home Alone - Making of & Behind the ScenesActor — Harry
1999Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in MasculinityActor — Self
1998Lethal Weapon 4Actor — Leo Getz
1997Gone Fishin'Actor — Joe Waters
19978 Heads in a Duffel BagActor — Tommy
1995CasinoActor — Nicky Santoro
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Actor — Ronald Grump
1994With HonorsActor — Simon Wilder
1994Jimmy HollywoodActor — Jimmy Alto
1993A Bronx TaleActor — Carmine
1993Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day MassacreActor — Self
1992The Public EyeActor — Leon Bernstein
1992Lethal Weapon 3Actor — Leo Getz
1992My Cousin VinnyActor — Vinny Gambini
1991JFKActor — David Ferrie
1991The SuperActor — Louie Kritski
1990Home AloneActor — Harry
1990Betsy's WeddingActor — Oscar Henner
1990Martin Scorsese DirectsActor — Self
1990CatchfireActor — Leo Carelli (uncredited)
1989Lethal Weapon 2Actor — Leo Getz
1989Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video DiaryActor — Self
1989The Making of MoonwalkerActor — Self
1988MoonwalkerActor — Mr. Big
1988The Legendary Life of Ernest HemingwayActor — John Dos Passos
1987Man on FireActor — David
1985Half NelsonActor — Rocky Nelson
1984All for the Moral Majority!Actor — Corrado Parisi
1983Easy MoneyActor — Nicky Cerone
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