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Full Name:Joe Pesci
Birth Name:Joseph Pesci
Famous As: Actor, singer
Date of Birth: February 09, 1943
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Height: 5' 5
Nationality: American

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    He uses his wits to outsmart crooks Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern when they try to break into the house. Also in the cast is John Candy.
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Joe Pesci Biography

Joe Pesci
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Joe Pesci
Born Joseph Frank Pesci
February 9, 1943 (1943-02-09) (age 65)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Years active 1961 - present

Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci (born February 9, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, comedian, singer and musician.

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Early life

Pesci (pronounced Peshi), an Italian American, was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Mary, who worked part-time as a barber, and Angelo Pesci, a forklift driver for General Motors and bartender.12 By the time Pesci was 5, he was appearing in plays in New York.2 A few years later, at 10, he was a regular on a television variety show called "Startime Kids," which also featured Connie Francis.2 He started out working as a barber in the 1960s, following in his mother's footsteps. He released an album entitled Little Joe Sure Can Sing under the pseudonym Joseph Richie, accompanied by a band that included good friend and future fellow actor Frank Vincent.2 He played guitar for Joey Dee and the Starliters, and was an extra in Dee's film "Hey, Let's Twist!", where he made his film debut.2

Career

Collaborations with Robert De Niro

His breakthrough as an actor came in 1980 when he co-starred alongside Robert De Niro, who played the lead role of boxer Jake LaMotta in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles in 1981.3 Subsequently, he performed with De Niro in the films Once Upon A Time In America (in which he was cast at the behest of his friend De Niro), Goodfellas (for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 19904), and Casino. The pairing became famous enough to inspire a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live, called "The Joe Pesci Show". (The real Pesci and De Niro would eventually make a surprise appearance in one episode). Pesci hosted Saturday Night Live on October 10, 1992. During the monologue, he restored a picture of Pope John Paul II, which was torn by Sinéad O'Connor on the previous broadcast.

Other work

He co-starred in Home Alone (1990), playing one of two bumbling burglars (along with good friend, Daniel Stern) who attempt to rob the house of the character played by Macaulay Culkin. He also had roles in JFK (as David Ferrie) and My Cousin Vinny (as the title character) released in 1991 and 1992 respectively. He appeared as Leo Getz in three Lethal Weapon films.

Retirement from acting and musical career

In 1998, he released an album called Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You which spawned the single "Wise Guy". In 1999, Pesci 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. He is slated to star in the 2009 drama Love Ranch, alongside Dame Helen Mirren.

He is one of the producers of the hit Broadway Musical Jersey Boys. The musical is based on the lives of the musical group, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Pesci claims to have been present during the formation of the group as a young man and is portrayed as a character in the play.

Personal life

He has been married three times, the first to Claudia Martha (Marty) Haro,5 with whom he has a daughter, Tiffany.

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1961 Hey, Let's Twist Dancer at the Peppermint Club uncredited
1969 Out Of Itcitation needed Michael
1976 The Death Collector Joe Salvino
1980 Raging Bull Joey LaMotta BAFTA Award; Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor;
Nominated - Golden Globe
1982 Dear Mr. Wonderful Ruby Dennis
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can Roger
1983 Easy Money Nicky Cerone
1984 Once Upon A Time In America Franky Minaldi
Tutti dentro Corrado Parrisi
Eureka Mayakofsky
1987 Man on Fire David Coolidge
1988 Moonwalker Mr. Big
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
1989 Lethal Weapon 2 Leo Getz
1990 Betsy's Wedding Oscar Henner
Goodfellas Tommy DeVito Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Nominated - Golden Globe
Home Alone Harry Lyme
Catchfire Leo Carelli (uncredited) aka Backtrack
1991 The Super Louie Kritski
JFK David Ferrie
1992 My Cousin Vinny Vincent LaGuardia Gambini
Lethal Weapon 3 Leo Getz
The Public Eye Leon Bernstein
Home Alone 2: Lost In New York Harry Lyme
Tales from the Crypt Con man (Split Personality)
1993 A Bronx Tale Carmine Cameo
1994 Jimmy Hollywood Jimmy Alto
With Honors Simon Wilder
1995 Casino Nicky Santoro
1997 8 Heads In A Duffel Bag Tommy Big Balls
Gone Fishin' Joe Waters
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 Leo Getz
2006 The Good Shepherd Joseph Palmi Cameo
2009 Love Ranch Charlie Botempo
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Denzel Washington
for Glory
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1990
for Goodfellas
Succeeded by
Jack Palance
for City Slickers

References

  1. ^ Joe Pesci biography. Film Reference.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e Harrison, Nancy. FILM; Joe Pesci? That Guy Is Some Kind of Character. New York Times. 8 March 1992.
  3. ^ [BAFTA official site], last accessed March 8, 2008
  4. ^ Academy Awards official site, last accessed March 8, 2008
  5. ^ Joe Pesci Biography. TV-Now.

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