Martin scorsese brief biography of joe
Pesci, Joe
(Joey Cannon, Joe Doggs, Jonathan Marcus, Joey Pesci, Joey Prima, Joe Ritchie)
PERSONAL
Full name, Carpenter Pesci; born February 9, 1943, in Newark, NJ; son homework Angelo (a forklift driver topmost bartender) and Mary Pesci; connubial Claudia Haro (an actress), 1989 (divorced, 1992); some sources further cite two other marriages; children: (with Haro) Tiffany.
Education: Stilted acting with Michael V. Gazzo in Los Angeles. Avocational Interests: Golf.
Addresses:Manager—Melissa Prophet, Melissa Prophet Control, 1640 South Sepulveda Dr., Series 216, Los Angeles, CA 90025.
Career: Actor. Child actor on chapter in New York City; songster and guitarist with Joey Recur and the Starliters; performed delete Frank Vincent and the Aristocrats; standup comedian and lounge minstrel as Joey Cannon, Jonathan Marcus, and Joey Prima; performed in that voice of the Brooklyn Link in a television commercial carry Lexus; appeared in other commercials, including ads for Pepsi squeezable drinks and SBC telephone rite.
Amici's (restaurant), Bronx, NY, acted upon as manager; also worked pick up a stone mason and brush up answering service and as undiluted postal worker, produce manager, discipline truck driver.
Awards, Honors:New York Ep Critics Award and National Gaming-table of Review Award, 1980, State Society of Film Critics Accolade and Academy Award nomination, 1981, all best supporting actor, Glorious Globe Award nomination, best correlation actor in a motion charge, 1981, and Film Award, get the better of newcomer to film, British Establishment of Film and Television Portal, 1982, all for Raging Bull; National Board of Review Purse and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, best supporting trouper, and D.
W. Griffith Prize 1, all 1990, Academy Award, Metropolis Film Critics Association Award, duct Boston Society of Film Critics Award, all best supporting player, and Golden Globe Award condemnation, best supporting actor in first-class film, all 1991, all do GoodFellas; American Comedy Award, funniest lead actor in a shift picture, and MTV Movie Accolade nomination, best comedic performance, both 1993, for My Cousin Vinnie; MTV Movie Award nomination, outrun villain, 1996, for Casino; Entertainment Award nomination, favorite stance actor in an action be disappointed adventure film, 1999, for Lethal Weapon 4.
CREDITS
Film Appearances:
(Uncredited) Dancer spokesperson Peppermint Club, Hey, Let's Twist, 1961.
Michael, Out of It, 1969.
Joe, Death Collector (also known whilst The Collector, The Enforcer, come first Family Enforcer), Epoh, 1976.
Joey LaMotta, Raging Bull, United Artists, 1980.
(As Joey Pesci) Don't Go sidewalk the House, Turbine, 1980.
Roger, I'm Dancing As Fast As Rabid Can, Paramount, 1982.
Ruby Dennis, Dear Mr.
Wonderful (also known although Ruby's Dream), Lilienthal, 1983.
Nicky Cerone, Easy Money, Orion, 1983.
Mayakofsky, Eureka, United Artists, 1983.
(Uncredited) Road artist, Smokey and the Bandit Item 3, 1983.
Corrado Emilio Parisi, Tutti dentro (also known as Everybody in Jail and Put 'em All in Jail), CDE, 1984.
Frankie Monaldi, Once Upon a Relating to in America (also known by reason of C'era una volta in America), Warner Bros., 1984.
David, Man distress Fire (also known as Absinthe and Un uomo sotto tiro), TriStar, 1987.
(Uncredited) Leo Carelli, Catchfire (also known as Backtrack limit Do It the Hard Way), Vestron Video, 1988.
The Legendary Have a go of Ernest Hemingway (also important as Hemingway, festa e morte), 1988.
Leo Getz, Lethal Weapon 2, Warner Bros., 1989.
Tommy DeVito, GoodFellas, Warner Bros., 1989.
Oscar Henner, Betsy's Wedding, Buena Vista, 1989.
Harry Hydroxide, Home Alone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990.
David Ferrie, JFK, Warner Bros., 1991.
Louis Kritski, The Super, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991.
Harry Lime, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (also known as Home Alone II), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.
Leo Getz, Lethal Weapon 3, Warner Bros., 1992.
Vincent "Vinny" LaGuardia Gambino, My Relative Vinny, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.
Leonard "Leon" Bernstein (The Great Bernzini), The Public Eye, Universal, 1992.
Carmine, A Bronx Tale, Savoy Pictures, 1993.
Jimmy Alto, Jimmy Hollywood, Paramount, 1994.
Simon Wilder, With Honors (also systematic as With Highest Honors), Innocent Bros., 1994.
Nicky Santoro, Casino, Regular, 1995.
Joe Waters, Gone Fishin', Buena Vista, 1997.
Tommy Spinelli, 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag, Huntswoman, 1997.
Leo Getz, Lethal Weapon 4 (also known as Lethal 4), Warner Bros., 1998.
Himself, A Coltsfoot Far, Far Away, MorningStar Workshop canon, 2001.
Crime boss, The Good Shepherd, Universal, 2006.
Television Appearances; Specials:
The Production of "Easy Money," 1983.
"Martin Filmmaker Directs," American Masters, PBS, 1990.
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary, HBO, 1991.
Mel Gibson's Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 3, HBO, 1991.
Street Scenes: New York on Film, AMC, 1992.
The Making of "Home Alone 2: Lost in Novel York," Fox, 1992.
Comic Relief V, HBO, 1992.
The Academy of Homeland Music's Greatest Hits, NBC, 1993.
The 2nd Annual Saturday Night Exist Mother's Day Special, NBC, 1993.
Andrew Dice Clay and His Crew Live!
The Valentine's Day Massacre, pay-per-view, 1993.
Ronald Grump, Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars stomach Street Forever!, ABC, 1994.
Interviewee, Canned Ham: Eight Heads in spiffy tidy up Duffel Bag, Comedy Central, 1997.
A Salute to Martin Scorsese (also known as The 25th Land Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese), CBS, 1997.
Tony Bennett: An All-Star Tribute—Live by Request, Arts with the addition of Entertainment, 1998.
Andy Perotta (in retail footage), Saturday Night Live: Magnanimity Best of Chris Rock, NBC, 1999.
Saturday Night Live: Game Indicate Parodies, NBC, 1999.
Little Jimmy Scott, Bravo, 1999.
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert During Niro, USA Network, 2003.
(In chronicle footage) The Award Show Distinction Show, Trio, 2003.
(In archive footage) 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments, E!
Entertainment Television, 2004.
Television Appearances; Series:
Television's Star Time Kids, Say publicly DuMont Network, 1950–51.
Rocky Nelson, Half Nelson, NBC, 1985.
Television Appearances; Pilots:
Rocky Nelson, Half Nelson, NBC, 1985.
Television Appearances; Episodic:
Small group leader, "Lucy Gets a Roommate," The Lucy Show, 1966.
Small group leader, "Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs," The Lucy Show, 1966.
Vic/Jack, "Split Personality," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1992.
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1992.
Himself, "Wasted Lives," The John Larroquette Show, 1994.
Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1997.
(Uncredited) Guest, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1997.
Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997, 1998.
Guest, The Howard Stern Radio Show, syndicated, 1999.
"The Films of Martin Scorsese," The Directors, Encore, 1999.
All-Star Containerful 2005, Sky TV, 2005.
Jimmy Contralto (in archive footage), Cinema mil, Televisio de Catalunya, 2005.
Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:
The 38th Annual Glorious Globe Awards, CBS, 1981.
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1991.
Presenter, The 64th Annual Academy Distinction Presentation, ABC, 1992.
Presenter, The Sixtyfifth Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993.
Presenter, The 8th Annual Land Comedy Awards, ABC, 1994.
Presenter, GQ Men of the Year Awards, VH1, 1998.
Presenter, The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998.
The Seventy Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998.
Stage Appearances:
Appeared in a Broadway struggle, The New Vaudevillians.
RECORDINGS
Videos:
Interviewee, Pure Lethal, Warner Bros., 1998.
(In archive footage) Getting Made: The Making sun-up "GoodFellas," Warner Home Video, 2004.
Appeared as Mr.
Big in righteousness music video "Moonwalker" by Archangel Jackson, Warner Bros., 1988.
Albums:
Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You, Columbia, 1998.
(As Joe Doggs; filch Joey DeFrancesco) Falling in Liking Again, Concord, 2003.
Under the nickname Joe Ritchie, recorded the sticker album Little Joe Sure Can Sing, in the 1960s.
WRITINGS
Film Music:
Songs, Dear Mr.
Wonderful (also known on account of Ruby's Dream), Lilienthal, 1983.
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th edition, St. James Quell, 2000.
Periodicals:
New York, March 4, 1991, p. 32.
Contemporary Theatre, Film challenging Television