Joseph Francesco DeLores Eliot Pesci was born on February 9, 1943 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He commonly known as Joe Pesci, is an American Academy Award-winning actor, comedian and singer.

He starred in 1980 opposite Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's boxing film Raging Bull. Subsequently, he performed with De Niro in the films Once Upon A Time In America, Goodfellas and Casino. For Goodfellas he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

During the 1990s he appeared in some of the hottest movies of the era, including Home Alone (1990) and it's sequel, three Lethal Weapon movies (1989-98), My Cousin Vinny (1992) and The Good Shepherd (2006).

He is divorced from his first wife, Marti. They have one daughter named Tiffany.

Filmography

• The Good Shepherd (2006)
• Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
• Gone Fishin' (1997)
• 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
• Casino (1995)
• All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
• With Honors (1994)
• Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
• A Bronx Tale (1993)
• "The Pink Panther" (1993)
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
• "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1992)
• The Public Eye (1992)
• "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1992)
• Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
• My Cousin Vinny (1992)
• JFK (1991)
• The Super (1991)
• Home Alone (1990)
• Goodfellas (1990)
• Betsy's Wedding (1990)
• Catchfire (1990)
• Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
• Moonwalker (1988)
• The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)
• Man on Fire (1987)
• "Half Nelson" (6 episodes, 1985)
• Half Nelson (1985)
• Eureka (1984)
• Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
• Tutti dentro (1984)
• Easy Money (1983)
• Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
• Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982)
• I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
• Raging Bull (1980)
• The Death Collector (1976)
• "The Lucy Show" (2 episodes, 1966)
• Hey, Let's Twist (1961)

Awards

• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor "GoodFellas" 1990
• National Board of Review Award Best Supporting Actor "GoodFellas" 1990
• Oscar Best Supporting Actor "GoodFellas" 1990
• BAFTA Award Most Promising Newcomer to Films "Raging Bull" 1980
• National Board of Review Award Best Supporting Actor "Raging Bull" 1980
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actor "Raging Bull" 1980