Joe Pesci

Joseph Pesci (born Tuesday, February 9, 1943), better known as Joe Pesci is a short Italian-American actor who often plays the role of a mobster.

Joe Pesci was born in Newark, New Jersey and worked as a singer in the 1960s, releasing an album entitled "Little Joe Sure Can Sing" under the name Joe Ritchie. As an actor his breakthrough came in 1980 opposite Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's boxing film Raging Bull. Some of his other notable films include Goodfellas (for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Casino, Home Alone, and My Cousin Vinny.

His close friend George Carlin mentions Joe in his bit "There is No God".

Filmography

  • Be Cool (2005)
  • Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
  • Gone Fishin' (1997)
  • Casino (1995)
  • Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
  • A Bronx Tale (1993)
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
  • Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
  • My Cousin Vinny (1992)
  • JFK (1991)
  • Home Alone (1990)
  • The Goodfellas (1990)
  • Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
  • Moonwalker (1988)
  • Easy Money (1983)
  • I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
  • Raging Bull (1980)
  • The Death Collector (1975)

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His close friend George Carlin mentions Joe in his bit "There is No God". In fact, during World War II, he earned the Navy Cross. Some of his other notable films include Goodfellas (for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Casino, Home Alone, and My Cousin Vinny. Robards was a veteran of that battle. As an actor his breakthrough came in 1980 opposite Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's boxing film Raging Bull. In Tora Tora Tora, a fairly historically accurate film about the Battle of Pearl Harbor, he played the role of General Walter Short. Joe Pesci was born in Newark, New Jersey and worked as a singer in the 1960s, releasing an album entitled "Little Joe Sure Can Sing" under the name Joe Ritchie. He received Kennedy Center Honors in 1999.

Joseph Pesci (born Tuesday, February 9, 1943), better known as Joe Pesci is a short Italian-American actor who often plays the role of a mobster. He was also nominated for another Oscar for his role in Melvin and Howard (1980). The Death Collector (1975). Robards received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in consecutive years for All the President's Men (1976) and Julia (1977). Raging Bull (1980). He won two Oscars. I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982). Jason Robards, Jr. (July 26, 1922 - December 26, 2000) was an American actor with a career spanning sixty years and eighty films.

Easy Money (1983). A Tribute to Jason Robards, Jr. (http://classicfilm.about.com/library/weekly/aa123100a.htm). Moonwalker (1988). Jason Robards (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm001673/) at the Internet Movie Database. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). The Goodfellas (1990).

Home Alone (1990). JFK (1991). My Cousin Vinny (1992). Lethal Weapon 3 (1992).

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). A Bronx Tale (1993). Jimmy Hollywood (1994). Casino (1995).

Gone Fishin' (1997). Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). Be Cool (2005).