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Joe Pesci

Joe Pesci

Birthday: 1943-02-09 | Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
The Irishman

as    Russell Bufalino

2016
2010
Love Ranch

as    Charlie Bontempo

1998
Lethal Weapon 4

as    Leo Getz

1997
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

as    Tommy

1995
Casino

as    Nicky Santoro

1994
Jimmy Hollywood

as    Jimmy Alto

1994
With Honors

as    Simon Wilder

1993
A Bronx Tale

as    Carmine

1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

as    Harry Lyme

1992
Lethal Weapon 3

as    Leo Getz

1992
The Public Eye

as    Leon Bernstein

1991
JFK

as    David Ferrie

1991
The Super

as    Louie Kritski

1990
Home Alone

as    Harry Lyme

1990
Catchfire

as    Leo Carelli

1990
Betsy's Wedding

as    Oscar Henner

1990
GoodFellas

as    Tommy DeVito

1989
Lethal Weapon 2

as    Leo Getz

1988
Moonwalker

as    Mr. Big

1987
Man on Fire

as    David

1985
Half Nelson

as    Rocky Nelson

1985
Half Nelson

as    Rocky Nelson

1984
Once Upon a Time in America

as    Frankie Monaldi

1984
Eureka

as    Mayakofsky

1983
Easy Money

as    Nicky Cerone

1980
Raging Bull

as    Joey LaMotta

1976
Family Enforcer

as    Joe