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Joe Pesci

  • Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Birthday: February 9, 1943

It seemed in the early 1990s that every film released in the US had Joe Pesci in it. This diminutive, intense Italian-American character player took a long time to make it to the top: a former child performer and nightclub entertainer, he specialized in impersonations and audience insult. Born in Newark, Pesci spent much of the 1950s and '60s doing stand-up and appearing as one of TV's "Star Time" kids (Dumont, 1950-51). He sang with Frank Vincent and the Aristocrats, and in 1969 the two formed a comedy duo (Vincent later had …more

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Career Milestones

  • 2006

    Returned to acting with a cameo in De Niro's "The Good Shepherd"

  • 1999

    Announced retirement from acting

  • 1998

    Released an album, Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You , which spawned the single "Wise Guy"

  • 1998

    Reprised role of Leo Getz for "Lethal Weapon 4"

  • 1997

    Co-starred with Danny Glover in the comedy "Gone Fishin"

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Awards

  • 1990

    Academy Award: Best Supporting Actor

  • 1990

    Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor

  • 1990

    National Board of Review Award: Best Supporting Actor

  • 1980

    BAFTA Award: Most Promising Newcomer to Films

  • 1980

    National Board of Review Award: Best Supporting Actor

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