Background
Pesci was born on February 9, 1943, in Newark, New Jersey, United States; the son of Mary (née Mesce), a barber, and Angelo Pesci, a forklift driver for General Motors, and a bartender.
1980
Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci in 'Raging Bull'.
1980
Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Mario Gallo in 'Raging Bull'.
1990
Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern in 'Home Alone'.
1990
Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, and Paul Sorvino in 'Goodfellas'.
1990
Joe Pesci and Catherine Scorsese in 'Goodfellas'.
1991
Joe Pesci in The 63rd Annual Academy Awards.
1991
Joe Pesci holding his Academy Award.
1992
Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei in 'My Cousin Vinny'.
1992
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'.
1992
Joe Pesci in 'The Public Eye'.
1994
Joe Pesci in 'With Honors'.
1994
Joe Pesci in 'Jimmy Hollywood'.
1995
Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci in 'Casino'.
1997
Joe Pesci and Leighanne Littrell at an event for 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag.
1997
Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, and Nick Brimble in 'Gone Fishin'.
2010
Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, Elise Neal, Gil Birmingham, and M.C. Gainey in Love Ranch.
900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015, United States
Al Pacino and Joe Pesci speak onstage during the 72nd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at The Ritz Carlton on January 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, and Joe Pesci.
Deborah Smith Ford and Joe Pesci on the set of 'Gone Fishin'.
92 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011, United States
Martin Scorsese, Alec Baldwin, Spike Lee, and Joe Pesci attend the 2019 New York Film Critics Circle Awards at TAO Downtown on January 7, 2020 in New York City.
Bill Murray, Jack Nicholson, Andy Garcia, and Joe Pesci.
Joe Pesci and Harry Belafonte.
Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, and Joe Pesci.
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Actors Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, director Martin Scorsese, actors Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel attend the "The Irishman" premiere during the 57th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on September 27, 2019 in New York City.
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James Remar, Richard Karn and Joe Pesci attend the SAG-AFTRA Foundation 10 Annual L.A. Golf Classic at Lakeside Golf Club on June 10, 2019 in Burbank, California.
Producer Jane Rosenthal, Joe Pesci and Kathrine Narducci on the set of The Irishman on September 21, 2017 in New York City.
Joe Pesci on the set of The Irishman on September 22, 2017 in New York City.
10202 West Washington Boulevard
Joe Pesci, Zac Efron and Robert De Niro attend Spike TV's 10th Annual Guys Choice Awards at Sony Pictures Studios on June 4, 2016 in Culver City, California.
Wharf Rd, Frimley Green, Camberley GU16 6PT, United Kingdom
George Lopez and Joe Pesci attend the 10th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic at Lakeside Country Club on May 1, 2017 in Toluca Lake, California.
The British Film Academy Award that Joe Pesci received in 1982.
The Berlin International Film Festival award that Joe Pesci received in 2007.
100 Passaic Ave, Belleville, NJ 07109, United States
Belleville High School where Joe Pesci studied.
1260 6th Ave, New York, NY 10020, United States
Joe Pesci stands onstage with Frankie Valli and the original Four Seasons onstage at the 60th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall June 11, 2006 in New York City.
Joe Pesci in 'My Cousin Vinny'.
(Robert De Niro won a Best Actor Oscar in this acclaimed m...)
Robert De Niro won a Best Actor Oscar in this acclaimed masterpiece as Jake LaMotta, the controversial 1940s prize fighter whose brutality transcended beyond the ring. Cathy Moriarty and Joe Pesci co-star.
https://www.amazon.com/Raging-Pesci-Cathy-Moriarty-Robert/dp/B00HQ1DOS6/ref=sr_1_17?dchild=1&keywords=Joe+Pesci&qid=1586251700&s=movies-tv&sr=1-17
1980
(In order to collect a $10-million inheritance, a working-...)
In order to collect a $10-million inheritance, a working-class slob has one year to give up all of his bad habits...drinking, overeating, smoking and gambling.
https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Money-Rodney-Dangerfield/dp/B07GT4C8CK/ref=sr_1_20?dchild=1&keywords=Joe+Pesci&qid=1586251700&s=movies-tv&sr=1-20
1983
(An agent newly retired from the CIA (Scott Glenn) agrees ...)
An agent newly retired from the CIA (Scott Glenn) agrees to become an Italian businessman's bodyguard in this adventure film. Things fall apart though, when terrorists kidnap the Italian's daughter and the agent must rescue her.
https://www.amazon.com/Man-Fire-Joe-Pesci/dp/B00D4LV8IA/ref=sr_1_42?dchild=1&keywords=Joe+Pesci&qid=1586251824&s=movies-tv&sr=1-42
1987
(This time, the two cops must protect Leo Getz (Pesci), an...)
This time, the two cops must protect Leo Getz (Pesci), an accountant whohas laundered a half billion dollars in narcotics money.
https://www.amazon.com/Lethal-Weapon-2-Mel-Gibson/dp/B0091XNNPG/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Joe+Pesci&qid=1586248488&s=movies-tv&sr=1-3
1989
(Martin Scorsese, one of the world's most skillful directo...)
Martin Scorsese, one of the world's most skillful director, reunited with 2 time Oscar-winner Robert De Niro in GoodFellas, the result was one of the most powerful films of the year.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X5FXCW0/?tag=2022091-20
1990
(When little Kevin McCallister is accidentally left behind...)
When little Kevin McCallister is accidentally left behind when his family dashes off on a Christmas trip, he is left to defend his family's home from two bumbling burglars until the relatives return.
https://www.amazon.com/Home-Alone-Macaulay-Culkin/dp/B00AGE6856/ref=sr_1_22?dchild=1&keywords=Joe+Pesci&qid=1586251700&s=movies-tv&sr=1-22
1990
(Lawyer Vincent Gambini fights heroically to save two clie...)
Lawyer Vincent Gambini fights heroically to save two clients who have everything against them - including the facts that Vinny isn't from the area, has never been in a courtroom, and only passed the bar exam six weeks ago.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00517FIEA/?tag=2022091-20
1992
(Days away from retirement, Murtaugh is reluctantly pushed...)
Days away from retirement, Murtaugh is reluctantly pushed into action byRiggs and beautiful cop Lorna Cole.
https://www.amazon.com/Lethal-Weapon-3-Mel-Gibson/dp/B001EC0OL8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Joe+Pesci&qid=1586248488&s=movies-tv&sr=1-1
1992
(New York City, 1942. Prowling the crime-ridden, midnight ...)
New York City, 1942. Prowling the crime-ridden, midnight streets of the city, freelance shutterbug Leon "Bernzy" Bernstein (Pesci) captures life's seamy side in his lens and dreams of the day his pictures will be recognized as works of art. Then, ravishing nightclub owner Kay Levitz (Barbara Hershey) lures Brenzy into investigating the thugs trying to muscle in on her business. Before he knows it, he falls for the unattainable Kay and plunges camera-first into a treacherous realm of black market scams and mafia gang war. Now, Bernzy's either going to take the fall or take the one-in-a-million shot that could change his life forever.
https://www.amazon.com/Public-Eye-Joe-Pesci/dp/B000I9S5ZA/ref=sr_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=Joe+Pesci&qid=1586248488&s=movies-tv&sr=1-14
1992
(Armed with a copy of a Harvard student's thesis a homeles...)
Armed with a copy of a Harvard student's thesis a homeless man makes a desperate student an offer. In exchange for food and a place to stay he will return the thesis one page at a time.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00APGJ712/?tag=2022091-20
1994
(Struggling actor Jimmy Alto can’t get arrested. But the c...)
Struggling actor Jimmy Alto can’t get arrested. But the criminals that terrorize his neighborhood are making a killing. With the help of his loyal but spaced-out best friend, Jimmy transforms himself into “Jericho, ” leader of a mock-vigilante group.
https://www.amazon.com/Jimmy-Hollywood-Joe-Pesci/dp/B07P8BFLT2/ref=sr_1_36?dchild=1&keywords=Joe+Pesci&qid=1586251824&s=movies-tv&sr=1-36
1994
(Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci star in direct...)
Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci star in director Martin Scorsese's riveting look at how blind ambition, white-hot passion and 24-karat greed toppled an empire. Las Vegas 1973 is the setting for this fact-based story about the Mob's multi-million dollar casino operation where fortunes and lives were made and lost with a roll of the dice.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0019IMVDG/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(The fourth installment of the "Lethal Weapon" franchise f...)
The fourth installment of the "Lethal Weapon" franchise finds Mel Gibson teamed up with reluctant partner Danny Glover, Renee Russo, Joe Pesci in another explosive adventure.
https://www.amazon.com/Lethal-Weapon-4-Mel-Gibson/dp/B001EBYMC6/ref=sr_1_32?dchild=1&keywords=Joe+Pesci&qid=1586251700&s=movies-tv&sr=1-32
1998
(A small town man looking for a big break, owner of a bowl...)
A small town man looking for a big break, owner of a bowling alley and nightclub in Jersey, Ruby Dennis sets his sites on making it big in Vegas. After broken dreams and lost hope, he learns to accept what is truly important in his life.
https://www.amazon.com/Rubys-Dream-Joe-Pesci/dp/B0032U7GAC/ref=sr_1_23?dchild=1&keywords=Joe+Pesci&qid=1586251700&s=movies-tv&sr=1-23
2009
(Two cynical grifters get rich owning a Nevada brothel, bu...)
Two cynical grifters get rich owning a Nevada brothel, but when an Argentine fighter arrives, a love triangle erupts with murderous results.
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Ranch-Helen-Mirren/dp/B07QR23JRR/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=Joe+Pesci&qid=1586248488&s=movies-tv&sr=1-11
2010
(Mark Giardino & Daryle Ann Lindley Giardino examine the c...)
Mark Giardino & Daryle Ann Lindley Giardino examine the changes in the Horse Racing Industry. They look at the power and beauty behind the greatest athletes. Ultimately we discover many secrets of both the dynasty and the state of the Sport of Kings.
https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Gate-Joe-Pesci/dp/B086DTHGYH/ref=sr_1_24?dchild=1&keywords=Joe+Pesci&qid=1586251700&s=movies-tv&sr=1-24
2020
Pesci was born on February 9, 1943, in Newark, New Jersey, United States; the son of Mary (née Mesce), a barber, and Angelo Pesci, a forklift driver for General Motors, and a bartender.
Pesci attended Belleville High School. He began appearing in plays in New York when he was about five, and at the age of ten, he was a regular on a television variety show called Startime Kids.
Joe Pesci started his career as a bartender and forklift driver. At the same time, he tried to start a musical career, playing guitar with several bands. In the mid-1960s, he released a record under the stage name Joe Ritchie titled "Little Joe Sure Can Sing", and was also playing guitar with several bands, including Joey Dee and The Starliters. Pesci's first film role was as an uncredited dancer in Hey, Let's Twist! in 1961. After that he had to wait another 15 years for a minor role in The Death Collector in 1976. In 1980 Pesci starred as the brother of boxer Jake LaMotta in the boxing biopic Raging Bull. Later Pesci appeared in another biopic, I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can, took the lead part in the German film Dear Mr. Wonderful, starred with comedian Rodney Dangerfield in Easy Money, and played a mobster in Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America.
Joe Pesci achieved broad popularity with his turn as a comically pestiferous government witness in Lethal Weapon 2 in 1989. In 1990 he played violent-tempered Tommy DeVito in Scorsese’s Goodfellas. His comedic talents shone again in the mega-popular Home Alone. Two years later, Pesci reprised his role in the sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. He also played David Ferrie in 1991's JFK. In 1992 he appeared as the title character in the comedy My Cousin Vinny. In 1995, Pesci had his third and so far final collaboration with Scorsese and De Niro in the film Casino, playing Nicky Santoro, based on real-life Mob enforcer Anthony Spilotro.
In 1998, Joe Pesci released his second album called Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You, which spawned the single "Wise Guy," a rap number that played on the gangsta theme by referencing Mafia gangsterism. In 1999, he announced his retirement from acting to pursue a musical career and to enjoy life away from the camera. He returned to acting when he did a cameo in De Niro's 2006 film The Good Shepherd. Later he starred with Helen Mirren in the comedy Love Ranch. He then reunited with Scorsese and De Niro in the mob drama The Irishman in 2019. Pesci also appears in the 2016 music documentary Jimmy Scott: I Go Back Home in which he is filmed recording "The Folks Who Live on the Hill" from Scott's forthcoming posthumous album I Go Back Home. He also returned to music with his third album and his first in 21 years, titled Pesci... Still Singing, released on November 29, 2019.
(Lawyer Vincent Gambini fights heroically to save two clie...)
1992(When little Kevin McCallister is accidentally left behind...)
1990(Martin Scorsese, one of the world's most skillful directo...)
1990(The fourth installment of the "Lethal Weapon" franchise f...)
1998(Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci star in direct...)
1995(Robert De Niro won a Best Actor Oscar in this acclaimed m...)
1980(A small town man looking for a big break, owner of a bowl...)
2009(Two cynical grifters get rich owning a Nevada brothel, bu...)
2010(Based on the bestselling biography, Henry Hill is a small...)
1990(A slum landlord from Hell, Louie has left his tenants liv...)
1991(This time, the two cops must protect Leo Getz (Pesci), an...)
1989(An agent newly retired from the CIA (Scott Glenn) agrees ...)
1987(Macaulay Culkin returns as America's funniest kid in dist...)
1992(In order to collect a $10-million inheritance, a working-...)
1983(Days away from retirement, Murtaugh is reluctantly pushed...)
1992(Armed with a copy of a Harvard student's thesis a homeles...)
1994(A mob bagman finds that his luggage, containing the proof...)
1997(Mark Giardino & Daryle Ann Lindley Giardino examine the c...)
2020(Neighborhood kid goes to work for the Mafia as a debt col...)
1976(Two friends get into mischief on a fishing trip to Florida.)
1997(Struggling actor Jimmy Alto can’t get arrested. But the c...)
1994(New York City, 1942. Prowling the crime-ridden, midnight ...)
1992When Sinead O’Connor, an outspoken critic of the Catholic church, ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live, Pesci responded the next week by presenting a taped up version of the picture. He said that it was very lucky she wasn't on his show, because if it was his show, he would have gave her a smack.
Quotations:
"I love to star in movies, but I want to have good roles. It doesn't help to get starring roles in something that's no good. I mean, that will just kill you."
"Scorsese and De Niro taught me to bring out the natural side of myself. And they taught me to think of myself as the average guy. Sometimes the average guy belongs in a role more than your matinee idol-type of person. We have to have people we can relate to."
"There are great actors we'll never see just because they haven't had my luck."
Joe Pesci is a born leader, with extra-ordinary drive and determination. Insisting on his right to make up his own mind, he demands freedom of thought and action, and does not let anything or anyone stand in his way once he is committed to his goal.
While filming scenes in two of Martin Scorsese's films, Pesci broke the same rib, 15 years apart.
Joe Pesci was married three times. He first got married in 1964. In 1988 Pesci married Claudia Martha Haro, but in 1992 they divorced. The marriage produced a daughter, Tiffany. In 2007, Pesci was engaged to Angie Everhart, but the couple broke up in 2008.