| Joe Pesci | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Frank Pesci February 9, 1943 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Years active | 1961 - present |
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Early life
Pesci, an Italian American, was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Mary, who worked part-time as a barber, and Angelo Pesci, a forklift driver for General Motors and bartender. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. [1][2] By the time Pesci was 5, he was appearing in plays in New York. [2] A few years later, at 10, he was a regular on a television variety show called "Startime Kids," which also featured Connie Francis. Connie Francis (born December 12, 1938 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Pop singer best known for international hit songs [2] He started out working as a barber in the 1960s, following in his mother's footsteps. He released an album entitled Little Joe Sure Can Sing under the pseudonym Joseph Richie, accompanied by a band that included good friend and future fellow actor Frank Vincent. Frank Vincent (born April 4, 1939) is an Italian American Actor and Musician. [2] He played guitar for Joey Dee and the Starliters, and was an extra in Dee's film "Hey, Let's Twist!", where he made his film debut. [2]
Career
Collaborations with Robert De Niro
His breakthrough as an actor came in 1980 when he co-starred alongside Robert De Niro, who plays 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. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Giacobe LaMotta (born July 10, 1921) better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed " The Bronx Bull " and " The Raging Bull Raging Bull is a 1980 Biographical film directed by Martin Scorsese, adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from the memoir Best British Director Producer or Writer in the First Film 2006 - Red Road - Andrea Arnold [3] Subsequently, he performed with De Niro in the films Once Upon A Time In America (in which he was cast at the behest of his friend De Niro), Goodfellas (for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1990[4]), and Casino. Once Upon a Time in America (Italian title C'era una volta in America) is a 1984 Crime film directed by Sergio Leone Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is an Academy Award winning 1990 Crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Casino is an Academy Award nominated 1995 Crime drama Film directed by Martin Scorsese. The pairing became famous enough to inspire a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live, called "The Joe Pesci Show". Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City (The real Pesci and De Niro would eventually make a surprise appearance in one episode). Pesci hosted Saturday Night Live on October 10, 1992. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) During the monologue, he restored a picture of Pope John Paul II, which was torn by Sinead O'Connor on the previous broadcast. Pope Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (ʃɪˈneɪd oʊˈkɒnɚ (born 8 December 1966 is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter They also co-starred in 2006's The Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd is a 2006 Spy film directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie, with
Other work
He co-starred in Home Alone (1990), playing one of two bumbling burglars (along with good friend, Daniel Stern) who attempt to rob the house of the character played by Macaulay Culkin. Home Alone is a popular movie series The term usually refers to the first film in the series, which by the end of its run was the third highest grossing film of all Daniel Jacob Stern (born August 28, 1957) is an American Actor of Film and Television. Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor and writer He also had roles in JFK (as David Ferrie) and My Cousin Vinny (as the title character) released in 1991 and 1992 respectively. JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. The film was released on December 20 1991 David William Ferrie ( March 28, 1918 - February 22, 1967) was a private investigator and My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 Comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei. He appeared as Leo Getz in three Lethal Weapon films. Lethal Weapon is a 1987 Action film, the first in a series of American Films that were released in 1987 1989
Retirement from acting and musical career
In 1998, he released an album called Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You which spawned the single "Wise Guy". Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just For You is the second Studio album from the Academy Award winning Actor and Singer In 1999, Pesci announced his retirement from acting to pursue a musical career and to enjoy life away from the camera. Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely He returned to acting when he did a cameo in De Niro's 2006 film The Good Shepherd. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as The Good Shepherd is a 2006 Spy film directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie, with He is slated to star in the 2009 drama Love Ranch, alongside Dame Helen Mirren. Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945 is an English stage, Film and Television actress.
He is one of the producers of the hit Broadway Musical Jersey Boys. Jersey Boys is a documentary -style musical based on the lives of one of the most successful 1960s Rock 'n roll groups the Four The musical is based on the lives of the musical group, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The Four Seasons (known off and on since 1967 as Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - although not shown that way on any of their hit records is an American Pesci claims to have been present during the formation of the group as a young man and is portrayed as a character in the play.
Personal life
He previously dated Leighanne Wallace Littrell, who is now married to singer Brian Littrell. Leighanne Reena Wallace Littrell (born 20 July, 1969 in Marietta Georgia) is an American actress and the wife of Backstreet Boys /Comtemporary Brian Thomas Littrell (born February 20, 1975) is an American Singer, best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys. He has been married three times, the first to Claudia Martha (Marty) Haro,[5] with whom he has a daughter, Tiffany. [6] Pesci has been linked with companion Angie Everhart. Angela Kay "Angie" Everhart (born September 7, 1969) is an American actress and former fashion model [5] In April 2008 Pesci and Everhart split up. Everhart was later arrested on DUI charges just days later. [7]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Hey, Let's Twist | Dancer at the Peppermint Club | uncredited |
| 1969 | Out Of It | Michael | |
| 1976 | The Death Collector | Joe Salvino | |
| 1980 | Raging Bull | Joey LaMotta | BAFTA Award; Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Nominated - Golden Globe |
| 1982 | Dear Mr. The Death Collector (also known as The Family Enforcer) is a 1976 low-budget Crime film directed by Ralph De Vito Raging Bull is a 1980 Biographical film directed by Martin Scorsese, adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from the memoir The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Wonderful | Ruby Dennis | |
| I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Roger | ||
| 1983 | Easy Money | Nicky Cerone | |
| 1984 | Once Upon A Time In America | Franky Minaldi | |
| Tutti dentro | Corrado Parrisi | ||
| Eureka | Mayakofsky | ||
| 1987 | Man on Fire | David Coolidge | |
| 1988 | Moonwalker | Mr. I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can is a 1982 American Biographical film directed by Jack Hofsiss. Easy Money is a 1983 comedy Film starring Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Once Upon a Time in America (Italian title C'era una volta in America) is a 1984 Crime film directed by Sergio Leone Eureka is a Film directed by Nicolas Roeg, released in 1984 starring Gene Hackman, Rutger Hauer, Mickey Rourke, and Man on Fire is a 1987 Film directed by Elie Chouraqui, starring Scott Glenn, Joe Pesci and Jonathan Pryce. Moonwalker, also known as Michael Jackson Moonwalker, is a Film released in 1988 by Singer Michael Jackson. Big | |
| The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway | |||
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Leo Getz | |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Oscar Henner | |
| Goodfellas | Tommy DeVito | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Nominated - Golden Globe | |
| Home Alone | Harry Lime | ||
| Catchfire | Leo Carelli (uncredited) | aka Backtrack | |
| 1991 | The Super | Louie Kritski | |
| JFK | David Ferrie | ||
| 1992 | My Cousin Vinny | Vincent LaGuardia Gambini | |
| Lethal Weapon 3 | Leo Getz | ||
| The Public Eye | Leon Bernstein | ||
| Home Alone 2: Lost In New York | Harry Lime | ||
| 1993 | A Bronx Tale | Carmine | |
| 1994 | Jimmy Hollywood | Jimmy Alto | |
| With Honors | Simon Wilder | ||
| 1995 | Casino | Nicky Santoro | |
| 1997 | 8 Heads In A Duffel Bag | Tommy Big Balls | |
| Gone Fishin' | Joe Waters | ||
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Leo Getz | |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Joseph Palmi | |
| 2009 | Love Ranch | Charlie Botempo |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Denzel Washington for Glory |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1990 for Goodfellas |
Succeeded by Jack Palance for City Slickers |
References
- ^ Joe Pesci biography. Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 Action film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci (For the novel see Betsy's Wedding (book. Betsy's Wedding is a 1990 comedy film written and directed by Alan Alda. Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is an Academy Award winning 1990 Crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese Thomas Anthony "Two-Gun Tommy" DeSimone ( May 24, 1950 – January 14, 1979 Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Home Alone is a popular movie series The term usually refers to the first film in the series, which by the end of its run was the third highest grossing film of all Catchfire is a 1990 Drama film starring Jodie Foster, Dennis Hopper, Joe Pesci, and Fred Ward. BackTrack is a GNU/Linux distribution distributed as a Live CD which resulted from the merger of WHAX and the Auditor Security Collection. The Super is a 1991 motion picture starring Joe Pesci as a New York slum Landlord sentenced to live in one of his own buildings JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. The film was released on December 20 1991 My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 Comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei. Lethal Weapon 3 is a 1992 buddy cop action - Comedy film directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson The Public Eye ( 1992) is an American Neo-noir film written and directed by Howard Franklin, and produced by Robert Zemeckis Home Alone 2 Lost in New York is the 1992 sequel to the 1990 Film Home Alone, written and produced by John Hughes A Bronx Tale is a 1993 film set in New York City during the turbulent era of the 1960s Jimmy Hollywood is an American comedy film starting Joe Pesci and Christian Slater. Casino is an Academy Award nominated 1995 Crime drama Film directed by Martin Scorsese. Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro ( May 19, 1938 – June 14, 1986) was an Italian-American Mobster and 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag is a 1997 American Black comedy film starring Joe Pesci and David Spade. Gone Fishin is a 1997 Comedy film starring Joe Pesci and Danny Glover as two bumbling Fishing enthusiasts Lethal Weapon 4 is a 1998 buddy cop action - Comedy film directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson, Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Good Shepherd is a 2006 Spy film directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie, with Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. Glory is a 1989 drama War film based on the history of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment during the American Civil War Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is an Academy Award winning 1990 Crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an Oscar -winning American City Slickers is a 1991 Academy Award -winning Comedy Film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal Film Reference. com.
- ^ a b c d e Harrison, Nancy. FILM; Joe Pesci? That Guy Is Some Kind of Character. New York Times. 8 March 1992.
- ^ [BAFTA official site], last accessed March 8, 2008
- ^ Academy Awards official site, last accessed March 8, 2008
- ^ a b Joe Pesci Biography. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common TV-Now.
- ^ Joe Pesci Profile. EOnline. com.
- ^ http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/Angie+Everhart-51140.html
External links
- Joe Pesci at the Internet Movie Database
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