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Date of Birth
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09-February-1943
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Place of Birth
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Newark
(New Jersey, Essex County, United States of America, Area codes 862 and 973, Area code 973, Area code 862)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Joseph Frank Pesci, Joe Ritchie, Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci, Joseph Pesci, Joseph Pesci, Joseph Frank Pesci, Joe Ritchie, Joseph Francesco DeLores Eliot Pesci,, ×’'וזף ×¤×¨× ×§ פשי, ×’'ו ריצ'×™
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Profession
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Actor, Comedian, Singer, Musician
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Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci is an American actor, comedian and musician, known for playing tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres. He is best known for a trio of films he co-starred in with Robert De Niro, directed by Martin Scorsese: Raging Bull, Goodfellas and Casino. Pesci was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Raging Bull, and then won the same award for his role as the psychopathic mobster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas.
Pesci has starred in a number of other high-profile films, including Once Upon a Time in America, My Cousin Vinny, JFK, Home Alone, Home Alone 2, A Bronx Tale and the Lethal Weapon series.
He announced his retirement from acting in 1999, and since then he has appeared only sporadically in films.
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