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.

Filmography

• 2024Day of the Fight — Mike's Father, Executive Producer
• Bupkis — Joe Larocca
• 2023Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club — Joey LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2019The Irishman — Russell Bufalino
• 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen — (archive footage)
• 2010Love Ranch — Charlie Bontempo
• 2006The Good Shepherd — Joseph Palmi
• 1999Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes — Harry
• 1998Lethal Weapon 4 — Leo Getz
• 19978 Heads in a Duffel Bag — Tommy
• 1997Gone Fishin' — Joe Waters
• 1995Casino — Nicky Santoro
• 1994Jimmy Hollywood — Jimmy Alto
• 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! — Ronald Grump
• 1994With Honors — Simon Wilder
• 1993A Bronx Tale — Carmine
• The John Larroquette Show — Joe Pesci
• The Pink Panther
• 1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York — Harry
• 1992Lethal Weapon 3 — Leo Getz
• 1992My Cousin Vinny — Vinny Gambini
• 1992The Public Eye — Leon Bernstein
• 1991JFK — David Ferrie
• 1991The Super — Louie Kritski
• 1990Betsy's Wedding — Oscar Henner
• 1990Catchfire — Leo Carelli (uncredited)
• 1990GoodFellas — Tommy DeVito
• 1990Home Alone — Harry
• 1989Lethal Weapon 2 — Leo Getz
• Tales from the Crypt — Vic / Jack
• 1988Moonwalker — Mr. Big
• 1988The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway — John Dos Passos
• 1987Man on Fire — David
• 1985Half Nelson — Rocky Nelson
• Half Nelson — Rocky Nelson
• 1984All for the Moral Majority! — Corrado Parisi
• 1984Once Upon a Time in America — Frankie
• 1983Easy Money — Nicky Cerone
• 1983Eureka — Mayakofsky
• 1982Dear Mr. Wonderful — Ruby Dennis
• 1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can — Roger
• 1980Raging Bull — Joey LaMotta
• 1977Short Eyes — Other Inmate (uncredited)
• 1976Family Enforcer — Joe
• 1961Hey, Let's Twist! — Peppermint Club Dancer (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (29)

• 2026As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Nothing Compares — Self (archive footage)
• 2020GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors — Self (Archive Footage)
• 2020Making 'The Irishman' — Self
• 2020The Collaboration of a Lifetime: Scorsese's Epic The Irishman — Self
• 2019The Irishman: In Conversation — Self
• The Movies That Made Us — Self
• 2016I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott — Self
• 2014Inside Rupert Pupkin — Self (archive footage)
• 2013Behind the Gate — Self
• 2012Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott — Self
• 2007Making Casino — Self
• 2005Raging Bull: After the Fight — Self
• 2005Raging Bull: Before the Fight — Self
• 2005Raging Bull: Inside the Ring — Self
• 2005Raging Bull: Outside the Ring — Self
• The Reichen Show — Self - Guest
• 2004Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' — Self
• The Directors — Self
• 1999Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity — Self
• 1993Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre — Self
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self - Guest
• 1990Martin Scorsese Directs — Self
• 1989Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary — Self
• 1989The Making of Moonwalker — Self
• Late Night with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host, Self (uncredited)
• The Oscars — Self