Joe Pesci

Biography

Born 02/09/1943

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...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 1990, received Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
In 1990, received Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
In 1990, received National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor

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Highlights

In 2006, Returned to acting with a cameo in De Niro's "The Good Shepherd"
In 1999, Announced retirement from acting
In 1998, Released an album, Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You, which spawned the single "Wise Guy"

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Family & Companions

Angie Everhart: Companion (Rumored to be engaged summer 2007)
Christina Busin: Pesci denied November 1998 reports in they planned to wed, although he admitted they had dated
Angelo Pesci: father (Held three jobs; as a forklift driver for General Motors, at night for Anheuser-Busch, and as a bartender, to pay for son's acting, tap dancing, singing and guitar lessons)

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