Name : Joe Pesci
Born Name : Joseph Frank Pesci
Date of Birth :February 9, 1943 (73years)
Place of Birth : London, Ontario, Canada
Nationality : Newark, New Jersey
Education : Belleville High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Belleville, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States
Occupation : Actor
Years active : 1961 to present
Family : He was married to Claudia Haro from 1988 until 1992 whom he had a daughter with. He previously was married two other times. He was briefly engaged to model Angie Everhart in 2007.
Zodiac Sign : Aquarius
Height : 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
Weight : 132 lbs (60 kg)
Hair Color : Brown
Eye Color : Blue
Shoe Size : 9
Best Known For : Iconic tough-guy actor who starred in the Martin Scorsese films Goodfellas, Raging Bull and Casino. His performance in Raging Bull earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also played the title character in 1992’s My Cousin Vinny and the dimwitted burglar in the Home Alone films.
Joe Pesci Facts
1. In the 1960s, Pesci began working as a barber, following in his mother’s footsteps.
2. He tried to start a musical career, playing guitar with several bands, including Joey Dee and the Starliters.
3. Originally, he went by the original spelling of his name, Peski, but changed it due to ridicule from peers.
4. In 1968, he released the album Little Joe Sure Can Sing! (billed as Joe Ritchie), on which he sang covers of contemporary pop hits.
5. The first film Pesci starred in was the 1976 low-budget crime film The Death Collector alongside Frank Vincent. After the film Pesci returned to run his restaurant, Amici’s, in the Bronx.
Joe Pesci Quotes
“Scorsese and De Niro taught me to bring out the natural side of myself. And they taught me to think of myself as the average guy. Sometimes the average guy belongs in a role more than your matinee idol-type of person. We have to have people we can relate to. ” ~ Joe Pesci
“I dyed my hair blonde in that movie, so my head doesn’t match my grill.” ~ Joe Pesci
“I’m just some lunatic macaroni mushroom, is that it?” ~ Joe Pesci
“Ah, I don’t do interviews, really.” ~ Joe Pesci
“I love to star in movies, but I want to have good roles. It doesn’t help to get starring roles in something that’s no good. I mean, that will just kill you.” ~ Joe Pesci
“My father loved me so much that he did not want me to be a laborer or anything. I don’t know if it’s the right thing to do – push your kids into something and then stay on them until they do it. Let them pick what they want to do.” ~ Joe Pesci