Joe Pesci

Acting

Joe Pesci

Born
(age 83)
Birthplace
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Credits
74 titles

Biography

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 74

YearTitleRole
2026 As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas Film Self (archive footage)
2024 Day of the Fight Film Mike's Father
2023 Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club Film Joey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023 Bupkis TV Joe Larocca (8 ep)
2022 Nothing Compares Film Self (archive footage)
2020 Making 'The Irishman' Film Self
2020 GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors Film Self (Archive Footage)
2020 The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman Film Self
2019 The Movies That Made Us TV Self (1 ep)
2019 The Irishman: In Conversation Film Self
2019 The Irishman Film Russell Bufalino
2016 I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott Film Self
2014 Inside Rupert Pupkin Film Self (archive footage)
2013 Behind the Gate Film Self
2012 Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott Film Self
2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Film (archive footage)
2010 Love Ranch Film Charlie Bontempo
2007 Making Casino Film Self
2006 The Good Shepherd Film Joseph Palmi
2005 The Reichen Show TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2005 Raging Bull: Outside the Ring Film Self
2005 Raging Bull: After the Fight Film Self
2005 Raging Bull: Before the Fight Film Self
2005 Raging Bull: Inside the Ring Film Self
2004 Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' Film Self
1999 Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes Film Harry
1999 Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity Film Self
1999 The Directors TV Self (1 ep)
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 Film Leo Getz
1997 Gone Fishin' Film Joe Waters
1997 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag Film Tommy
1995 Casino Film Nicky Santoro
1994 Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Film Ronald Grump
1994 With Honors Film Simon Wilder
1994 Jimmy Hollywood Film Jimmy Alto
1993 A Bronx Tale Film Carmine
1993 The Pink Panther TV (60 ep)
1993 The John Larroquette Show TV Joe Pesci (1 ep)
1993 Late Show with David Letterman TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
1993 Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre Film Self
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Film Harry
1992 The Public Eye Film Leon Bernstein
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
1992 Lethal Weapon 3 Film Leo Getz
1992 My Cousin Vinny Film Vinny Gambini
1991 JFK Film David Ferrie
1991 The Super Film Louie Kritski
1990 Home Alone Film Harry
1990 GoodFellas Film Tommy DeVito
1990 Betsy's Wedding Film Oscar Henner
1990 Martin Scorsese Directs Film Self
1990 Catchfire Film Leo Carelli (uncredited)
1989 Lethal Weapon 2 Film Leo Getz
1989 Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary Film Self
1989 Tales from the Crypt TV Vic / Jack (1 ep)
1989 The Making of Moonwalker Film Self
1988 Moonwalker Film Mr. Big
1988 The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway Film John Dos Passos
1987 Man on Fire Film David
1985 Half Nelson Film Rocky Nelson

Crew credits 1

YearTitleJob
2024 Day of the Fight Film Executive Producer
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