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Joseph Frank Pesci (/ ˈ p ɛ ʃ i / PESH-ee, Italian:; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor. He is known for portraying tough, volatile characters in a variety of genres and for his collaborations with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese in the films Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and The Irishman (2019).
Joe Pesci. Actor: Goodfellas. Compact Italian-American actor Joe Pesci was born February 9, 1943 in Newark, New Jersey, to Mary (Mesce), a part-time barber, and Angelo Pesci, a bartender and forklift driver.
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Compact Italian-American actor Joe Pesci was born February 9, 1943 in Newark, New Jersey, to Mary (Mesce), a part-time barber, and Angelo Pesci, a bartender and forklift driver. Pesci first broke into entertainment as a child actor, and by the mid-1950s, was starring on the series "Star Time Kids".
- February 9, 1943
- GOODFELLAS (1991) Director: Martin Scorsese. Writers: Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese. Starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco. Ten years after the Oscar alluded him for “Raging Bull,” Pesci would once again team with Scorsese and De Niro and this time he would win the award as Best Supporting Actor.
- RAGING BULL (1980) Director: Martin Scorsese. Writers: Paul Schrader, Mardik Martin. Starring Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Frank Vincent. Pesci caught the eye of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro with his appearance in the obscure film “The Death Collector” before being cast as De Niro’s brother and manager in this biopic of boxer Jake LaMotta.
- THE IRISHMAN (2019) Director: Martin Scorsese. Writer: Steven Zaillian, based on the book by Charles Brandt. Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Ray Romano.
- MY COUSIN VINNY (1992) Director: Jonathan Lynn. Writer: Dale Launer. Starring Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Fred Gwynne. Pesci stars in this comedy about a low-level New York lawyer who travels to rural Alabama to help his cousin who has been falsely accused of murder.
Jul 22, 2024 · Joe Pesci, American character actor who was equally adept at comic roles and at playing menacing characters. His notable films included Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, Lethal Weapon 2, Goodfellas, Home Alone, and JFK. Learn more about Pesci’s life and career.
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Nov 5, 2019 · Read about when character actor Joe Pesci first appeared alongside Robert De Niro in the film Raging Bull, and how this led to other roles, on Biography.com.