Joe Pesci
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 9 February 1943 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.
Known for
Acting 64
- 2026As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas as Self (archive footage)
- 2024Day of the Fight as Mike's Father
- 2024Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master as Self
- 2023Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club as Joey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022Nothing Compares as Self (archive footage)
- 2020Making 'The Irishman' as Self
- 2020GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2020The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman as Self
- 2019The Irishman: In Conversation as Self
- 2019The Irishman as Russell Bufalino
- 2018Google Assistant: Home Alone Again as Self
- 2016I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott as Self
- 2014Inside Rupert Pupkin as Self (archive footage)
- 2013Behind the Gate as Self
- 2012Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott as Self
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2010Love Ranch as Charlie Bontempo
- 2007Making Casino as Self
- 2006The Good Shepherd as Joseph Palmi
- 2005Raging Bull: After the Fight as Self
- 2005Raging Bull: Inside the Ring as Self
- 2005Raging Bull: Before the Fight as Self
- 2005Raging Bull: Outside the Ring as Self
- 2004Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' as Self
- 1999Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes as Harry
- 1999Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity as Self
- 1998Joe Pesci: Wise Guy as Vinny Gambini
- 1998Lethal Weapon 4 as Leo Getz
- 1997Gone Fishin' as Joe Waters
- 19978 Heads in a Duffel Bag as Tommy
- 1995Casino as Nicky Santoro
- 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ronald Grump
- 1994With Honors as Simon Wilder
- 1994Jimmy Hollywood as Jimmy Alto
- 1993A Bronx Tale as Carmine
- 1993Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre as Self
- 1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Harry
- 1992The Public Eye as Leon Bernstein
- 1992Lethal Weapon 3 as Leo Getz
- 1992My Cousin Vinny as Vinny Gambini
- 1991JFK as David Ferrie
- 1991The Super as Louie Kritski
- 1990Home Alone as Harry
- 1990GoodFellas as Tommy DeVito
- 1990Betsy's Wedding as Oscar Henner
- 1990Martin Scorsese Directs as Self
- 1990Catchfire as Leo Carelli (uncredited)
- 1989Lethal Weapon 2 as Leo Getz
- 1989Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary as Self
- 1989The Making of Moonwalker as Self
- 1988Moonwalker as Mr. Big
- 1988The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway as John Dos Passos
- 1987Man on Fire as David
- 1985Half Nelson as Rocky Nelson
- 1984All for the Moral Majority! as Corrado Parisi
- 1984Once Upon a Time in America as Frankie
- 1983Easy Money as Nicky Cerone
- 1983Eureka as Mayakofsky
- 1982Dear Mr. Wonderful as Ruby Dennis
- 1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as Roger
- 1980Raging Bull as Joey LaMotta
- 1977Short Eyes as Other Inmate (uncredited)
- 1976Family Enforcer as Joe
- 1961Hey, Let's Twist! as Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)
Production 1
- 2024Day of the Fight · executive producer