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Joe Pesci: Biography

Joe Pesci

Birth Name: Joseph Pesci
Birth Place: Newark, NJ
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/09/1943, Aquarius
Profession: Actor; singer; comic

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Joe Pesci Fast Facts:

As a child, he appeared in plays and the TV variety show Startime Kids.
Recorded an album in the '60s called Little Joe Sure Can Sing under the name Joe Ritchie.
Played guitar and sang in the band Joey Dee and the Starliters.
Landed the role of Joey LaMotta in Raging Bull (1980) after Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro saw him in the 1976 cheapie The Death Collector.
Provided the voice of the Brooklyn Bridge in a Lexus commercial.
Friendly with the members of The Four Seasons and appeared as a character in the group's Tony-winning bio-musical Jersey Boys.

Joe Pesci Relationships:
Angelo Pesci - Father
Claudia Haro - Ex-wife
Mary Pesci - Mother
Tiffany Pesci - Daughter
Joe Pesci Awards:
1981 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1991 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1980 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1990 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner

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