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Birthday: February 09, 1943
A consummate character actor, Joe Pesci rose to success on the strength of a series of Martin Scorsese films which took full advantage of his gift for outlandishly menacing supporting performances. Born February 9, 1943, in Newark, NJ, Pesci was a child actor who began his radio career at the age of four. Broadway beckoned just a year later, and by 1953 he was a regular on the ...more
- 1990
- Academy
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- GoodFellas
- win
- 1990
- National Board of Review
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- GoodFellas
- win
- 1990
- Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- GoodFellas
- nom
- 1989
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- GoodFellas
- win
- 1981
- British Academy of Film and Television
- Most Promising Newcomer
- Raging Bull
- win
- 2006
- The Good Shepherd
- Joseph Palmi
- 2000
- The Directors: Martin Scorsese
- Interviewee
- 1998
- Lethal Weapon 4
- Leo Getz
- 1997
- 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
- Tommy Spinelli
- 1997
- Gone Fishin'
- Joe Waters
- 1982
- Ruby's Dream
- Songwriter
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