Joe Pesci
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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.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Day of the Fight | Mike's Father | HIT | |
| 2023 | Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain | Self | HIT | |
| 2022 | Nothing Compares | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2020 | Making 'The Irishman' | Self | HIT | |
| 2020 | The Collaboration Of A Lifetime: Scorsese’s Epic The Irishman | Self | HIT | |
| 2019 | The Irishman: In Conversation | Self | HIT | |
| 2019 | The Irishman | Russell Bufalino | HIT | |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2010 | Love Ranch | Charlie Bontempo | FLOP | |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Joseph Palmi | FLOP | |
| 2005 | Raging Bull: Before the Fight | Self | HIT | |
| 2005 | Raging Bull: Inside the Ring | Self | HIT | |
| 2005 | Raging Bull: After the Fight | Self | HIT | |
| 2005 | Raging Bull: Outside the Ring | Self | HIT | |
| 2004 | Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' | Self | FLOP | |
| 1999 | Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity | Self | FLOP | |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Leo Getz | HIT | |
| 1997 | Gone Fishin' | Joe Waters | FLOP | |
| 1997 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | Tommy | FLOP | |
| 1995 | Casino | Nicky Santoro | HIT | |
| 1994 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Ronald Grump | HIT | |
| 1994 | With Honors | Simon Wilder | HIT | |
| 1994 | Jimmy Hollywood | Jimmy Alto | FLOP | |
| 1993 | A Bronx Tale | Carmine | HIT | |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Harry | HIT | |
| 1992 | The Public Eye | Leon Bernstein | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Leo Getz | HIT | |
| 1992 | My Cousin Vinny | Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini | HIT | |
| 1991 | JFK | David Ferrie | HIT | |
| 1991 | The Super | Louie Kritski | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Harry | HIT | |
| 1990 | GoodFellas | Tommy DeVito | HIT | |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Oscar Henner | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Martin Scorsese Directs | Self | HIT | |
| 1990 | Catchfire | Leo Carelli (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Leo Getz | HIT | |
| 1988 | Moonwalker | Mr. Big | HIT | |
| 1988 | The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway | John Dos Passos | FLOP | |
| 1987 | Man on Fire | David | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Half Nelson | Rocky Nelson | FLOP | |
| 1984 | All for the Moral Majority! | Corrado Parisi | FLOP | |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | Frankie Monaldi | HIT | |
| 1983 | Easy Money | Nicky Cerone | FLOP | |
| 1983 | Eureka | Mayakofsky | FLOP | |
| 1982 | Dear Mr. Wonderful | Ruby Dennis | FLOP | |
| 1982 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Roger | FLOP | |
| 1980 | Raging Bull | Joey LaMotta | HIT | |
| 1977 | Short Eyes | Other Inmate (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1976 | Family Enforcer | Joe | FLOP | |
| 1961 | Hey, Let's Twist! | Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited) | FLOP |