Profile
Joe Pesci
Actor
Male
Born
Feb 9, 1943
Age
70
Hometown
Newark, New Jersey
Other Names
Joseph Frank Pesci
Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for playing a variety of different roles, from violent mobsters to comedic leads to quirky sidekicks. Pesci has starred in a number of high profile films including Goodfellas… Read More
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Romance
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Allison GianniniDated 2009
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Marti HarroMarried 1989 - 1992
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Claudia HaroMarried 1988 - 1992
Family
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Joe Pesci
Age 70
parents
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Angelo PesciFather
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Mary PesciMother
children
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Tiffany PesciDaughter
News + Updates
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Cliff Schecter: The Ruthless Stupidity Of The Gun PushersHuffington Post - Mar 01, 2013
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Maggie Van Ostrand: Best Pictures That Never Won Best Picture OscarHuffington Post - Feb 21, 2013
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Joe Pesci Settles Dispute Over Film PaydayPopeater - Feb 05, 2013
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Joe Pesci Settles Dispute Over 'Gotti' Film PaydaySeattle Pi - Feb 04, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1943
Birth
Born on February 9, 1943.
THIRTIES
1975
32 Years Old
The first film he starred in was the 1975 low budget crime film The Death Collector with Frank Vincent.
1980
37 Years Old
After the film Pesci returned to run his restaurant in The Bronx, Pesci then got a phone call from Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro who were impressed with his performance in the film and asked him to co-star in a 1980 film with Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull.
1981
38 Years Old
Pesci won the BAFTA Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles in 1981 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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FORTIES
In 1988, Pesci co-starred with pop singer Michael Jackson in the musical-fantasy film Moonwalker as the film's antagonist, Frankie "Mr. Big" LiDeo (an anagram for one of the film's producers and longtime Jackson manager Frank DiLeo).
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1989
46 Years Old
He appeared as Leo Getz in the Lethal Weapon sequels, released in 1989, 1992 and 1998 respectively.
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FIFTIES
1998
55 Years Old
In 1998, he released his second LP (his first album in 30 years) called Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You, which spawned the single "Wise Guy", a rap tune that played on the gangsta theme by referencing Mafia gangsterism. "Wise Guy" interpolated the 1980 Hip-Hop hit "Rapture" by Blondie and was co-written and produced by Poke & Tone—the Hip-Hop production team better known as Trackmasters, who first musically introduced the world to 50 Cent.
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1999
56 Years Old
In 1999, Pesci announced his retirement from acting to pursue a musical career and to enjoy life away from the camera.
LATE ADULTHOOD
2006
63 Years Old
He returned to acting when he did a cameo in De Niro's 2006 film The Good Shepherd.
2007
64 Years Old
In July 2007, Pesci, then 64, became engaged to actress/model Angie Everhart, who was 37 at the time.
2010
67 Years Old
He is the star in the 2010 brothel drama Love Ranch, alongside Helen Mirren.
2011
68 Years Old
Pesci appeared with Don Rickles in a 2011 Snickers advertisement in which he attended a party and becomes agitated by two women.
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