Joe Pesci Overview

Biography

Joe Pesci was an American actor who was best known for playing loose-cannon tough guys and cold-hearted mobsters in a string of critically-acclaimed films, including "Raging Bull" (1980), "Goodfellas" (1990), and "Casino" (1995). Pesci was born into a working class Italian-American family in Newark, New Jersey, and was raised in Belleville. As a teenager he was friends with the singers...

Biography

Joe Pesci was an American actor who was best known for playing loose-cannon tough guys and cold-hearted mobsters in a string of critically-acclaimed films, including "Raging Bull" (1980), "Goodfellas" (1990), and "Casino" (1995). Pesci was born into a working class Italian-American family in Newark, New Jersey, and was raised in Belleville. As a teenager he was friends with the singers...