Joe Pesci

Actor

1943-02-09 · Newark, New Jersey, USA

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.

• GoodFellas (1990) — Tommy DeVito
• Home Alone (1990) — Harry
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) — Harry
• The Irishman (2019) — Russell Bufalino
• Casino (1995) — Nicky Santoro
• Once Upon a Time in America (1984) — Frankie
• Raging Bull (1980) — Joey LaMotta
• Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) — Leo Getz
• Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) — Leo Getz
• Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) — Leo Getz
• A Bronx Tale (1993) — Carmine
• JFK (1991) — David Ferrie
• My Cousin Vinny (1992) — Vinny Gambini
• The Good Shepherd (2006) — Joseph Palmi
• Moonwalker (1988) — Mr. Big
• With Honors (1994) — Simon Wilder
• 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997) — Tommy
• Gone Fishin' (1997) — Joe Waters
• Easy Money (1983) — Nicky Cerone
• The Super (1991) — Louie Kritski
• Catchfire (1990) — Leo Carelli (uncredited)
• The Public Eye (1992) — Leon Bernstein
• Man on Fire (1987) — David
• Eureka (1983) — Mayakofsky