Joe Pesci
Joseph Frank “Joe” Pesci (born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, singer and musician.
Usually known for playing violent mafia mobsters or grouchy but lovable funnymen, Pesci has starred in a number of high-profile films such as Goodfellas, Raging Bull, My Cousin Vinny, JFK, Home Alone, Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 3, Lethal Weapon 4 and Casino.
In 1990 Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as mobster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas, ten years after receiving a n
omination in the same category for Raging Bull.
His breakthrough as an actor came in 1980 when he co-starred alongside Robert De Niro who played the lead role of boxer Jake LaMotta in Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles in 1981 and was nominated an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Subsequently, he performed with De Niro in the films Once Upon A Time In America, Goodfellas (for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, in 1990,) and Casino. He also had a small role in 1993’s A Bronx Tale, which De Niro directed.
The pairing became famous enough to inspire a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live, called, “The Joe Pesci Show”. (The real Pesci and De Niro would eventually make a surprise appearance in one episode). Pesci hosted Saturday Night Live on October 10, 1992. During the monologue, he restored a picture of Pope John Paul II, which was torn by Sinéad O’Connor on the previous broadcast.
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