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Joe Pesci


Compact Italian-American actor Joe Pesci was born February 9, 1943, in Newark, NJ, to Mary (Mesce), a part-time barber, and Angelo Pesci, a bartender and forklift driver. Pesci 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... See full bio »

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 11 nominations. See more awards »

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Chłopcy z ferajny
Chłopcy z ferajny Tommy DeVito
(1990)
Kevin sam w domu
Kevin sam w domu Harry Lime
(1990)
Kasyno
Kasyno Nicky Santoro
(1995)
Wściekły byk
(1980)

Filmography

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 2018 The Irishman (pre-production)
Russell Bufalino
 2015 Sawa. Mały wielki bohater
Komar (English version, voice)
 1994 Z honorami
Simon
 1993 The Pink Panther (TV Series)
Dogfather / Puggs (voice)
 1992 Opowiesci z krypty (TV Series)
Vic / Jack
- Split Personality (1992) ... Vic / Jack
 1991 JFK
David Ferrie
 1990 Zlecenie
Leo Carelli (uncredited)
 1987 Czlowiek w ogniu
David
 1985 Half Nelson (TV Movie)
Rocky Nelson
 1984 Tutti dentro
Corrado Parrisi
 1983 Eureka
Mayakofsky
 1982 Dear Mr. Wonderful
Ruby Dennis
 1976 The Death Collector
Joe
 1966 The Lucy Show (TV Series)
Musician Leader / Lead Musician
- Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs (1966) ... Musician Leader (uncredited)
- Lucy Gets a Roommate (1966) ... Lead Musician (uncredited)
 1961 Hey, Let's Twist!
Dancer at the Peppermint Club (uncredited)
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Other Works:

Music video: Appeared (as "Mr. Big") in Michael Jackson's video "Moonwalker". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 13 Portrayals | 2 Interviews | 2 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 5 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on his good friend and Mój kuzyn Vinny (1992) co-star, the late Fred Gwynne] It takes somebody who's very serious to pull off a character like Herman Munster [from Gwynne's series The Munsters (1964)]. It's not simple to play the goof. Fred was not Herman. He was an intelligent, quiet gentleman. See more »

Trivia:

After securing Macaulay Culkin, Pesci and Daniel Stern for Kevin sam w domu (1990), Chris Columbus felt confident enough to cast actors who were his heroes growing up, like Catherine O'Hara after seeing her work on Second City TV (1976) as well as John Heard, and Tim Curry and Rob Schneider on Kevin sam w Nowym Jorku (1992) because they were all open to the films. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently works with longtime friend Robert De Niro and film director Martin Scorsese. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius

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