Joe Pesci
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
Lethal Weapon 3
1992
Casino
1995
The Good Shepherd
2006
Raging Bull
1980
A Bronx Tale
1993
GoodFellas
1990
Home Alone
1990
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
JFK
1991
My Cousin Vinny
1992
Raging Bull: After the Fight
2005
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
2005
Jimmy Hollywood
1994
The Public Eye
1992
Gone Fishin'
1997
Moonwalker
1988
Day of the Fight
2024
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
1997
Eureka
1983
Family Enforcer
1976
With Honors
1994
Raging Bull: Before the Fight
2005
Love Ranch
2010
All for the Moral Majority!
1984
Easy Money
1983
Man on Fire
1987
Betsy's Wedding
1990
The Super
1991
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
1982
Hey, Let's Twist!
1961
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
2005
Dear Mr. Wonderful
1982
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
1988
Half Nelson
1985
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
2024
Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014
Making 'The Irishman'
2020
I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott
2016
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
2004
Making Casino
2007
The Irishman
2019
Catchfire
1990
Short Eyes
1977
Martin Scorsese Directs
1990
Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott
2012
The Irishman: In Conversation
2019
The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman
2020
Behind the Gate
2013
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
The Making of Moonwalker
1989
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
2020
Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre
1993
Nothing Compares
2022
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
1999
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
2023
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
1999
The Pink Panther
1993
The Oscars
1953
Half Nelson
1985
Saturday Night Live
1975
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Directors
1999
The Reichen Show
2005
Bupkis
2023
The John Larroquette Show
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Movies That Made Us
2019
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
1992
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Late Show with David Letterman
1993