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Joe Pesci Biography
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| Name : | Joe Pesci |
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Date of birth :
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9 February 1943
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Place of birth :
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Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Birth name :
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Joseph Pesci
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Height :
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5' 4
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Joe Pesci Trivia
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- His song My Cousin Vinny was a pretty big hit in some European countries (the song is not directly related to his movie My Cousin Vinny (1992)).
- He recorded an album in the 60s under the name Joe Ritchie. Titled "Little Joe Sure Can Sing", it flopped.
- Started out with Joey D and the Starliters; working his way around as a waiter and singing and playing guitar in local nightclubs
- Director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro tracked down Pesci after seeing his role in The Death Collector (1976)because they felt he was perfect for the role of Joey La Motta in Raging Bull (1980)
- Eyes are different colors.
- Born at 11:45am-EWT
- The word Pesci in Italian means "fish" (plural).
- Close friend of George Carlin, and mentioned by Carlin in his bit "There is No God".
- After winning the oscar for his role as Tom DeVito in the movie Goodfellas (1990) his entire acceptance speech was "This is an honor and privilege, thank you." When asked why he didn't say more he said "I really didn't think I was going to win."
- Italian-American
- Did Judo in his teens
- Is an avid golfer
- Very good friends with fellow actor and frequent co-star, Robert De Niro.
- Sang as Joe Doggs with jazz organ player Joey DeFrancesco. They recorded an album on Concord Records in 2003 titled, "Joey DeFrancesco featuring Joe Doggs, Falling in Love Again."
- He has a house in Lavalette, New Jersey. In the 1980s, he established a reputation as a community Little League Baseball Coach.
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Joe Pesci Detailed Biography
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Joe Pesci has created memorable characters, both dramatic and comedic, onscreen. He received an Academy Award in 1991 as Best Supporting Actor for his role as Tommy DeVito in GoodFellas and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1981 for his role as Joey LaMotta in Raging Bull. GoodFellas also won Pesci a Golden Globe nomination and honors from the National Board of Review and the Los Angeles Film Critics Society. He was honored with awards from the New York Film Critics, the National Board of Review and the American Film Society for his work in Raging Bull.
Some of his indelible comedic roles include the fast-talking mob accountant-turned real-estate salesman-now-turned private investigator in three of the Lethal Weapon movies; one of a team of inept burglars in Home Alone and Home Alone II; and a questionable New York lawyer practicing his peculiarly successful style of law in My Cousin Vinny. In 1997 Pesci teamed with Danny Glover in the comedy Gone Fishin'.
Following his breakout role in Raging Bull, Pesci appeared in I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can, Eureka and Easy Money. He teamed again with Raging Bull star Robert De Niro in Once Upon a Time in America (1983) and appeared in De Niro's directorial debut, A Bronx Tale; the two later starred for Martin Scorsese in Casino.
Pesci's other screen credits include With Honors, Jimmy Hollywood, David Ferrie in Oliver Stone's JFK, The Super and The Public Eye, in which Pesci starred as a character based on the photographer Weegee. Most recently he appeared in the comedy Eight Heads in a Duffle Bag.
The Newark, New Jersey native made his film debut in the 1975 film Death Collector.
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