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Birth Name: Joseph Frank Pesci

Age: 81, born 9 February 1943

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 3"

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Joe Pesci Reacts to Home Alone Again with Google Assistant Commercial

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Description: Compact Italian-American actor born February 9, 1943, in Newark, NJ, who first broke into entertainment as a child actor and by the mid-50s was starring on the series "Star Time Kids". In the mid-'60s he released a record under the stage name of "Joe Ritchie" titled "Little Joe Sure Can Sing", and was also playing guitar with several bands, including Joey Dee and The Starliters. He even joined with friend Frank Vincent to start a vaudeville-style comedy act, but met with limited success (interestingly, Pesci and Vincent would later go on to co-star in several gangster films together, including Goodf Compact Italian-American actor born February 9, 1943, in Newark, NJ, who first broke into entertainment as a child actor and by the mid-50s was starring on the series "Star Time Kids". In the mid-'60s he released a record under the stage name of "Joe Ritchie" titled "Little Joe Sure Can Sing", and was also playing guitar with several bands, including Joey Dee and The Starliters. He even joined with friend Frank Vincent to start a vaudeville-style comedy act, but met with limited success (interestingly, Pesci and Vincent would later go on to co-star in several gangster films together, including Goodfellas (1990) and Casino (1995))

Pesci's first film role was as an uncredited dancer in Hey, Let's Twist! (1961) and then he had to wait another 15 years for a minor part in The Death Collector (1976). His work in the second film was seen by Robert De Niro, who convinced director Martin Scorsese to cast him as "Joey LaMotta" in the epic boxing film Raging Bull (1980), which really got him noticed in Hollywood. He played opposite Rodney Dangerfield in Easy Money (1983), was with buddy DeNiro again in Once Upon a Time in America (1984), nearly stole the show as con man Leo Getz in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and scored a Best Supporting Actor Oscar playing the psychotic Tommy DeVito in "Goodfellas".

His comedic talents shone again in the mega-popular Home Alone (1990), and he put in a terrific performance as co-conspirator David Ferrie in JFK (1991). Pesci was back again as Leo Getz for Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), and was still a bumbling crook in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), and had a minor role in the Robert De Niro-directed A Bronx Tale (1993). He was lured back by Scorsese to play another deranged gangster named Nicky (based on real-life hood Tony Spilotro [aka "The Ant"]) in the violent Casino (1995), and starred in the comedies 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997) and Gone Fishin' (1997), although both failed to fire at the box office.

He returned again as fast-talking con man Leo Getz in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). ... (more)

Tags: Actor (36), American (7), Born 1943 (5), Oscar Winner (5), Male (3), Talented (2), 1943 (2), Short (2), Comedian (2), Born In New Jersey (1), BAFTA Winner (1), The Penguin (1), Heterochromia (1), Born In 1943 (1), Aquarius (1), Distinct Voice (1), Born In February (1), February 9 (1), Underrated (1), Oscar Winning Actor (1)

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" Nicky Santoro - Casino "I lost control? Look at you, you're fucking walking around like John Barrymore! A fucking pink robe and a fucking cigarette holder? I lost control?" "

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" 2020 - NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role JOE PESCI as Russell Bufalino in THE IRISHMAN 2019 | dir: Martin Scorsese 1991 - WINNER Best Actor in a Supporting Role JOE PESCI as Tommy DeVito in GOODFELLAS 1990 | dir: Martin Scorsese 1981 - NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role JOE PESCI as Joey LaMotta in RAGING BULL 1980 | dir: Martin Scorsese "

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"As RUSSELL BUFALINO In THE IRISHMAN "

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"Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci Giuseppe "Joey" LaMotta in Raging Bull (1980) David Ferrie in JFK (1991) Russell Bufalino in The Irishman (2018)"

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"Best Supporting Actor! Winner: Joe Pesci, Raging Bull! Nominees: Judd Hirsch - Ordinary People Anthony Hopkins - The Elephant Man Timothy Hutton - Ordinary People Jason Robards - Melvin and Howard"

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"Joe Pesci is the king of the F-bomb. How the fuck was he able to do two Home Alone movies?"

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First Annual BAMF Awards (22 movies items)

"Winner- Joe Pesci (Goodfellas) Runner-Ups: Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation) Mahershala Ali (Free State of Jones) Stephen Lang (Don't Breathe) Daniel Bruhl (Burnt) Craig Roberts (Fundamentals of Caring) The Rest: Jeremy Irons (High-Rise) Charles Dance (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) Michael Ealy (Barbershop) Sacha Baron Cohen (Alice Through the Looking Glass) Bill Paxton (Near Dark)"

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