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Joe Pesci

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Biography

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.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Appears in a KinoChain journey

GoodFellas

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Irishman

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Once Upon a Time in America

As Frankie

A Bronx Tale

As Carmine

Casino

As Nicky Santoro

Lethal Weapon 2

As Leo Getz

Lethal Weapon 3

As Leo Getz

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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8 films

The Perfect Needledrop: Ten Moments That Own the Screen

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10 films

Ghosts in the Machine

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8 films

The Vincent Pastore Top Five

A tribute to Vincent Pastore, whose death today invites us to trace Pastore's arc from background wiseguy to recognisable character actor, without leaning on Th...

5 films

The Long Goodbye: Twilight of Heroes and Outlaws

There is a moment in Richard Lester's Robin and Marian (1976) that cuts deeper than any broadsword. Sean Connery, sporting grey in his beard and exhaustion in h...

8 films

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