Joe Pesci

Known for: Acting
Born: February 9, 1943, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Movies: 61

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.

Best-Known Movies

8.4

GoodFellas

1990

7.5

Home Alone

1990

6.8

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

7.6

The Irishman

2019

8.0

Casino

1995

8.4

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

7.9

Raging Bull

1980

7.1

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

6.7

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

6.6

Lethal Weapon 4

1998

Filmography

2026	As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas	Self (archive footage)
2024	Day of the Fight	Mike's Father
2023	Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club	Joey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022	Nothing Compares	Self (archive footage)
2020	Making 'The Irishman'	Self
2020	GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors	Self (Archive Footage)
2020	The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman	Self
2019	The Irishman: In Conversation	Self
2019	The Irishman	Russell Bufalino
2016	I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott	Self
2014	Inside Rupert Pupkin	Self (archive footage)
2013	Behind the Gate	Self
2012	Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott	Self
2012	Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen	(archive footage)
2010	Love Ranch	Charlie Bontempo
2007	Making Casino	Self
2006	The Good Shepherd	Joseph Palmi
2005	Raging Bull: Outside the Ring	Self
2005	Raging Bull: After the Fight	Self
2005	Raging Bull: Before the Fight	Self
2005	Raging Bull: Inside the Ring	Self
2004	Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'	Self
1999	Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes	Harry
1999	Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity	Self
1998	Lethal Weapon 4	Leo Getz
1997	Gone Fishin'	Joe Waters
1997	8 Heads in a Duffel Bag	Tommy
1995	Casino	Nicky Santoro
1994	Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!	Ronald Grump
1994	With Honors	Simon Wilder
1994	Jimmy Hollywood	Jimmy Alto
1993	A Bronx Tale	Carmine
1993	Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre	Self
1992	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	Harry
1992	The Public Eye	Leon Bernstein
1992	Lethal Weapon 3	Leo Getz
1992	My Cousin Vinny	Vinny Gambini
1991	JFK	David Ferrie
1991	The Super	Louie Kritski
1990	Home Alone	Harry
1990	GoodFellas	Tommy DeVito
1990	Betsy's Wedding	Oscar Henner
1990	Martin Scorsese Directs	Self
1990	Catchfire	Leo Carelli (uncredited)
1989	Lethal Weapon 2	Leo Getz
1989	Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary	Self
1989	The Making of Moonwalker	Self
1988	Moonwalker	Mr. Big
1988	The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway	John Dos Passos
1987	Man on Fire	David
1985	Half Nelson	Rocky Nelson
1984	All for the Moral Majority!	Corrado Parisi
1984	Once Upon a Time in America	Frankie
1983	Easy Money	Nicky Cerone
1983	Eureka	Mayakofsky
1982	Dear Mr. Wonderful	Ruby Dennis
1982	I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can	Roger
1980	Raging Bull	Joey LaMotta
1977	Short Eyes	Other Inmate (uncredited)
1976	Family Enforcer	Joe
1961	Hey, Let's Twist!	Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)

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