Joseph Frank Pesci (/ˈpɛʃi/PESH-ee, Italian:[ˈpeʃʃi]; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor and musician. 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). He has received several awards including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award with nominations for three Golden Globe Awards.
He also appeared in Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Moonwalker (1988), JFK (1991), A Bronx Tale (1993), and The Good Shepherd (2006). Pesci is also known for his comic roles in Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), My Cousin Vinny (1992), and the Lethal Weapon franchise (1989–1998).
Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the gangster character Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas and received two other nominations in the same category for his portrayals of Joey LaMotta and Russell Bufalino in Raging Bull and The Irishman, respectively. He announced his retirement from acting in 1999, but has returned to act in four films and a television series since then.
Pesci is also a musician who has recorded three studio albums: Little Joe Sure Can Sing! (1968), Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You (1998), and Pesci... Still Singing (2019).
films and a television series since then. Pesci is also a musician who has recorded three studio albums: Little Joe Sure Can Sing! (1968), Vincent LaGuardia...
written by Dale Launer, and produced by Launer and Paul Schiff. It stars JoePesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill...
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Cortese, JoePesci and Frank Vincent. It was Ralph De Vito's only film as a director, and JoePesci's first billed appearance in a movie. Pesci and Vincent's...
with JoePesci; his first with Al Pacino; the fourth collaboration between Pacino and De Niro; and the first collaboration between Pacino and Pesci altogether...
the second studio album from actor and singer JoePesci. The idea for the album originated from Pesci's character Vincent LaGuardia Gambini, from his...
American actress. Her screen roles were all in films with ex-husband JoePesci: as the newscaster in Jimmy Hollywood (1994), Marty in With Honors (1994)...
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by JoePesci. Pesci won the BAFTA Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer to Lead Film Roles and...
nonfiction book Wiseguy by Pileggi. Starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, JoePesci, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino, the film narrates the rise and fall...
and produced by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, JoePesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, and Jet Li (in his international film debut)...
first film in the Home Alone franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin, JoePesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, and Catherine O'Hara. Culkin plays Kevin McCallister...
Picture: JoePesci for Raging Bull JoePesci for Goodfellas Jack Nicholson for The Departed Mark Wahlberg for The Departed Al Pacino for The Irishman Joe Pesci...
Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell The Irishman (2019) -- Al Pacino and JoePesci Judas and the Black Messiah (2020) -- Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield...
Scorsese which starred Robert De Niro as Sheeran, Al Pacino as Hoffa, and JoePesci as Russell Bufalino. Sheeran was born and raised in Darby, Pennsylvania...
film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, JoePesci, Joss Ackland, Derrick O'Connor and Patsy Kensit. It is a sequel to the...
hiring JoePesci to play guitar. As the popularity of lounge music waned, Vincent and Pesci turned to stand-up comedy, performing as "Vincent and Pesci" from...
Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. It stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and JoePesci, with Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Stephanie...
Mirren, JoePesci, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Gina Gershon and Bryan Cranston. It was written by Mark Jacobson. The film is based on the lives of Joe Conforte...
sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, JoePesci, Cathy Moriarty, Theresa Saldana, Frank Vincent, and Nicholas Colasanto...
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