Joe Pesci Biography
Joe Pesci is a musician and actor from the United States best known for playing tough, volatile characters in a variety of genres, as well as his collaborations with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese in the films Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, and The Irishman. He also appeared in Moonwalker, JFK, A Bronx Tale, and The Good Shepherd. Home Alone, My Cousin Vinny, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and the Lethal Weapon franchise are among his comedic roles.
How old is Joe Pesci? – Age
He is 78 years old as of 9 February 2021. He was born in 1943 in Newark, New Jersey, United States.
Joe Pesci Family
He is the son of Maria (Mesce) and Angelo Pesci. His mother worked part-time as a barber while his mother worked for General Motors as a forklift driver and as a bartender. He is of Italian descent, with roots in the Avellino province of Turin and Aquilonia.
Joe Pesci Wife
Pesci has three marriages and three divorces. His first marriage, in 1964, resulted in a daughter. From 1988 to 1992, he was married to Claudia Haro, a model, and actress. Pesci was engaged to Angie Everhart in 2007, but the couple divorced in 2008.
How much is Joe Pesci Net Worth?
He has an estimated net worth of $50 Million.
Joe Pesci Home Alone
He appeared as Harry, a short and hot-headed thief who targets the McCallisters’ home with Marv in the 1990 American comedy film Home Alone.
Storyline
The McCallisters are getting ready to spend Christmas in Paris. Kevin, Peter and Kate’s youngest son, is mocked by his older siblings. Following a scuffle with his older brother Buzz, Kevin inadvertently ruins the family dinner and their flight tickets to Paris. Kevin is overjoyed with his newfound freedom when the family awakens to find the house empty. However, he is soon terrified by his next-door neighbor, Old Man Marley, who is said to be a serial killer who murdered his own family as well as the “Wet Bandits.”
Kevin returns home and sets up booby traps around the house to catch the burglars. Harry and Marv break in, spring the traps, and are injured in various ways. While the pair follows Kevin around the house, he calls the cops and flees, then lures them into a neighboring home that they had previously broken into. They ambush him and plan to exact their vengeance, but Marley knocks them out with his snow shovel.
Joe Pesci Moonwalker
He was cast as Frankie “Mr. Big” Lideo in the 1988 American experimental anthology musical film Moonwalker.
Storyline
The first segment features a live rendition of “Man in the Mirror” from his Bad World Tour. The second is a 10-minute biographical film about Jackson’s early years. The third video is a parody of the music video for Bad’s title song, with children playing the parts of various characters from the original clip. The fourth segment begins with the short film “Badder,” then moves on to the second short film, “Speed Demon,” produced by Claymation pioneer Will Vinton. Brandon Quintin Adams plays a young Michael Jackson in the video, who would later appear in The People Under the Stairs, The Mighty Ducks, and The Sandlot. After a long chase, the fans/press are finally apprehended by colliding with a massive cop and being arrested. Michael eventually manages to flee and rides off into the desert. When he removes his rabbit costume, it comes to life and challenges him to a long dance-off.
Joe Pesci Goodfellas
He appeared as Tommy DeVito in the 1990 American biographical crime film Goodfellas.
Storyline
In 1955, a young Henry Hill becomes enamored with the criminal life and Mafia presence in his working-class Italian-American Brooklyn neighborhood. He begins working for local caporegime Paul “Paulie” Cicero and his associates, including Irish truck hijacker and gangster James “Jimmy” Conway and Tommy DeVito, a fellow juvenile delinquent. Billy Batts, a made man in the Gambino crew who had recently been released from prison, insults Tommy repeatedly in a nightclub owned by Henry in 1970; Tommy and Jimmy then beat, stab, and shoot him to death. Henry has become a nervous wreck as a result of cocaine use and insomnia by 1980. He arranges a drug deal with his Pittsburgh associates but is apprehended and imprisoned by narcotics agents. Henry realizes Jimmy intends to kill him and Karen, prompting him to become an informant. He provides enough evidence to have Paulie and Jimmy arrested and convicted.
Joe Pesci The Good Shepherd
He was cast as Joseph Palmi, based partly on Sam Giancana and Santo Trafficante Jr in the 2006 American spy film The Good Shepherd.
Storyline
Matt Damon plays CIA officer Edward Wilson in 1961. Robert De Niro directed the film. The plot revolves around Edward’s search for information about the 1961 failed Bay of Pigs invasion. Edward is invited to join Skull and Bones in 1939 but is swayed by Margaret “Clover” Russell in 1940. In post-war Berlin, Edward works with Soviet counterpart “Ulysses” and assists Sullivan informing the CIA with colleague Richard Hayes under Phillip Allen. In the film, Edward’s son Edward Jr. joins the CIA, despite his mother’s protests. A tape recording leads CIA experts to believe the photograph was taken in Léopoldville. Edward confronts his son, who is adamant that Miriam is not a spy. Edward reveals Mironov to be a double agent and Cummings to be a co-conspirator, both of whom flee to Moscow. Allen is resigning in disgrace, and the President has appointed Hayes as the new Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Joe Pesci TV Shows
♦ 1992 – Tales from the Crypt
♦ 1992 – Saturday Night Live
♦ 1985 – Half Nelson
Joe Pesci Movies
♦ 2019 – The Irishman
♦ 2010 – Love Ranch
♦ 2006 – The Good Shepherd
♦ 1998 – Lethal Weapon 4
♦ 1997 – 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
♦ 1997 – Gone Fishin’
♦ 1995 – Casino
♦ 1994 – Jimmy Hollywood
♦ 1994 – With Honors
♦ 1993 – A Bronx Tale
♦ 1992 – My Cousin Vinny
♦ 1992 – Lethal Weapon 3
♦ 1992 – The Public Eye
♦ 1992 – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York