Joe Pesci Biography (1943-)

Full name, Joseph Pesci; born February 9, 1943, in Newark, NJ; son of Angelo(a forklift driver and bartender) and Mary Pesci; married Claudia Haro (an actress), 1989 (divorced, 1992); some sources also cite two other marriages; children: (with Haro) Tiffany. Addresses: Manager: Melissa Prophet, Melissa Prophet Management, 1640 South Sepulveda Dr., Suite 216, Los Angeles, CA90025.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: February 9, 1943; Newark, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Dancer at Peppermint Club, Hey, Let's Twist, 1961
Michael, Out of It, 1969
Joe, Death Collector (also known as The Collector, The Enforcer, and Family Enforcer), Epoh, 1976
Joey LaMotta, Raging Bull, United Artists, 1980
(As Joey Pesci) Don't Go in the House, Turbine, 1980
Roger, I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can, Paramount, 1982
Ruby Dennis, Dear Mr. Wonderful (also known as Ruby's Dream), Lilienthal, 1983
Nicky Cerone, Easy Money, Orion, 1983
Mayakofsky, Eureka, United Artists, 1983
(Uncredited) Road painter, Smokey and the Bandit Part 3, 1983
Corrado Emilio Parisi, Tutti dentro (also known as Everybody inJail and Put 'em All in Jail), CDE, 1984
Frankie Monaldi, Once Upon a Time in America (also known as C'era una volta in America), Warner Bros., 1984
David, Man on Fire (also known as Absinthe and Un uomo sotto tiro), TriStar, 1987
(Uncredited) Leo Carelli, Catchfire (also known as Backtrack and Do It the Hard Way), Vestron Video, 1988
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (also known as Hemingway, festa e morte), 1988
Leo Getz, Lethal Weapon 2, Warner Bros., 1989
Tommy DeVito, GoodFellas, Warner Bros., 1989
Oscar Henner, Betsy's Wedding, Buena Vista, 1989
Harry Lime, Home Alone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
David Ferrie, JFK, Warner Bros., 1991
Louis Kritski, The Super, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
Harry Lime, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (also known as HomeAlone II), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Leo Getz, Lethal Weapon 3, Warner Bros., 1992
Vincent "Vinny" LaGuardia Gambino, My Cousin Vinny, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Leonard "Leon" Bernstein (The Great Bernzini), The Public Eye, Universal, 1992
Carmine, A Bronx Tale, Savoy Pictures, 1993
Jimmy Alto, Jimmy Hollywood, Paramount, 1994
Simon Wilder, With Honors (also known as With Highest Honors), Warner Bros., 1994
Nicky Santoro, Casino, Universal, 1995
Joe Waters, Gone Fishin', Buena Vista, 1997
Tommy Spinelli, 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag, Orion, 1997
Leo Getz, Lethal Weapon 4 (also known as Lethal 4), WarnerBros., 1998
Himself, A Galaxy Far, Far Away, MorningStar Productions, 2001
Crime boss, The Good Shepherd, Universal, 2006
Television Appearances
Specials
The Making of "Easy Money," 1983
"Martin Scorsese Directs," American Masters, PBS, 1990

Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary, HBO, 1991
Mel Gibson's Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 3, HBO, 1991
Street Scenes: New York on Film, AMC, 1992
The Making of "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," Fox, 1992
Comic Relief V, HBO, 1992
The Academy of Country Music's Greatest Hits, NBC, 1993
The 2nd Annual Saturday Night Live Mother's Day Special, NBC, 1993
Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre,pay-per-view, 1993
Ronald Grump, Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and StreetForever!, ABC, 1994
Interviewee, Canned Ham: Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag, Comedy Central, 1997
A Salute to Martin Scorsese (also known as The 25th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese), CBS, 1997
Tony Bennett: An All-Star Tribute--Live by Request, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Andy Perotta (in archive footage), Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock, NBC, 1999
Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies, NBC, 1999
Little Jimmy Scott, Bravo, 1999
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro, USA Network, 2003
(In archive footage) The Award Show Awards Show, Trio, 2003
(In archive footage) 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Series
Television's Star Time Kids, The DuMont Network, 1950-51
Rocky Nelson, Half Nelson, NBC, 1985
Pilots
Rocky Nelson, Half Nelson, NBC, 1985
Episodic
Small group leader, "Lucy Gets a Roommate," The Lucy Show, 1966
Small group leader, "Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs," The Lucy Show, 1966
Vic/Jack, "Split Personality," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1992
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1992
Himself, "Wasted Lives," The John Larroquette Show, 1994
Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1997
(Uncredited) Guest, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1997
Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997, 1998
Guest, The Howard Stern Radio Show, syndicated, 1999
"The Films of Martin Scorsese," The Directors, Encore, 1999
All-Star Cup 2005, Sky TV, 2005
Jimmy Alto (in archive footage), Cinema mil, Televisio de Catalunya, 2005
Awards Presentations
The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards, CBS, 1981
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1991
Presenter, The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
Presenter, The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
Presenter, The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1994
Presenter, GQ Men of the Year Awards, VH1, 1998
Presenter, The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
Stage Appearances
Appeared in a Broadway production, The New Vaudevillians.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Interviewee, Pure Lethal, Warner Bros., 1998
(In archive footage) Getting Made: The Making of "GoodFellas," Warner Home Video, 2004
Appeared as Mr. Big in the music video "Moonwalker" by Michael Jackson, Warner Bros., 1988.
Albums
Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You, Columbia, 1998
(As Joe Doggs; with Joey DeFrancesco) Falling in Love Again, Concord, 2003
Under the name Joe Ritchie, recorded the album Little Joe Sure Can Sing, in the 1960s.
WRITINGS
Film Music
Songs, Dear Mr. Wonderful (also known as Ruby's Dream), Lilienthal, 1983

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th edition, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

New York, March 4, 1991, p. 32

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