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.

KNOWN FOR

Late Show with David Letterman
1994
Saturday Night Live
1992
Late Night with David Letterman
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Tales from the Crypt
1992
The Reichen Show
2005
The John Larroquette Show
1994
The Oscars
1993
GoodFellas
1990
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
The Pink Panther
1993

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
75
Producing
1
2026
As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas
as Self (archive footage) · unreleased
2024
Day of the Fight
as Mike's Father
2023
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
as Joey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Bupkis
as Joe Larocca
2022
Nothing Compares
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Making 'The Irishman'
as Self
2020
The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman
as Self
2020
GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors
as Self (Archive Footage)
2019
The Irishman
as Russell Bufalino
2019
The Irishman: In Conversation
as Self
2019
The Movies That Made Us
as Self
2016
I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott
as Self
2014
Inside Rupert Pupkin
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Behind the Gate
as Self
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott
as Self
2010
Love Ranch
as Charlie Bontempo
2007
Making Casino
as Self
2006
The Good Shepherd
as Joseph Palmi
2005
Raging Bull: After the Fight
as Self
2005
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
as Self
2005
Raging Bull: Before the Fight
as Self
2005
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
as Self
2005
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
2004
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
as Self
2000
The Directors
as Self
1999
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
as Self
1999
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
as Harry
1998
Lethal Weapon 4
as Leo Getz
1997
Gone Fishin'
as Joe Waters
1997
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
as Tommy
1997
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1995
Casino
as Nicky Santoro
1994
Jimmy Hollywood
as Jimmy Alto
1994
With Honors
as Simon Wilder
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Ronald Grump
1994
The John Larroquette Show
as Joe Pesci
1994
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1993
A Bronx Tale
as Carmine
1993
Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre
as Self
1993
The Pink Panther
1993
The Oscars
as Self
1992
Lethal Weapon 3
as Leo Getz
1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Harry
1992
My Cousin Vinny
as Vinny Gambini
1992
The Public Eye
as Leon Bernstein
1992
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1992
Tales from the Crypt
as Vic / Jack
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self - Guest
1992
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1991
JFK
as David Ferrie
1991
The Super
as Louie Kritski
1990
GoodFellas
as Tommy DeVito
1990
Home Alone
as Harry
1990
Betsy's Wedding
as Oscar Henner
1990
Catchfire
as Leo Carelli (uncredited)
1990
Martin Scorsese Directs
as Self
1989
Lethal Weapon 2
as Leo Getz
1989
The Making of Moonwalker
as Self
1989
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
as Self
1988
Moonwalker
as Mr. Big
1988
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
as John Dos Passos
1987
Man on Fire
as David
1985
Half Nelson
as Rocky Nelson
1985
Half Nelson
as Rocky Nelson
1984
Once Upon a Time in America
as Frankie
1984
All for the Moral Majority!
as Corrado Parisi
1983
Eureka
as Mayakofsky
1983
Easy Money
as Nicky Cerone
1982
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
as Roger
1982
Dear Mr. Wonderful
as Ruby Dennis
1980
Raging Bull
as Joey LaMotta
1977
Short Eyes
as Other Inmate (uncredited)
1976
Family Enforcer
as Joe
1961
Hey, Let's Twist!
as Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)