
Joseph Frank “Joe” Pesci (born February 9, 1943) is an American retired actor, comedian, singer and musician. He is known for his roles as violent mobsters, funnymen, comic foils and quirky sidekicks. Pesci has starred in a number of high profile films such as Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, My Cousin Vinny, Easy Money, JFK, Moonwalker, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Lethal Weapon films. In 1990, Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic mobster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas, ten years after receiving a nomination in the same category for Raging Bull.

GoodFellas
1990 · as Tommy DeVito

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · as Harry

Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · as Frankie

Casino
1995 · as Nicky Santoro

Lethal Weapon 4
1998 · as Leo Getz

The Good Shepherd
2006 · as Joseph Palmi

A Bronx Tale
1993 · as Carmine

The Irishman
2019 · as Russell Bufalino

Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · as Leo Getz

Lethal Weapon 3
1992 · as Leo Getz

My Cousin Vinny
1992 · as Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini

Raging Bull
1980 · as Joey LaMotta

Moonwalker
1988 · as Mr. Big

JFK
1991 · as David Ferrie

Catchfire
1990 · as Leo Carelli (uncredited)

Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
1989 · as Self

With Honors
1994 · as Simon Wilder

Eureka
1983 · as Mayakofsky