Joe Pesci Biography
Joseph Frank “Joe” Pesci (born February 9, 1943) is a Italian-American actor, comedian, singer and musician. He is known for his roles as violent mobsters, funnymen, comic foils and quirky sidekicks. Pesci has starred in a number of high profile films such as Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, My Cousin Vinny, Easy Money, JFK, Moonwalker, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Lethal Weapon films.
In 1990, Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic mobster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas, ten years after receiving a nomination in the same category for Raging Bull.
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Joe Pesci Quotes
You are Funny
Henry:
You're a pistol! You're really funny. You're really funny!
Tommy:
What do you mean I'm funny?
Henry:
It's funny, you know. It's a good story, it's funny, you're a funny guy!
Tommy:
[dangerously] What do you mean? You mean the way I talk? What?
Henry:
It's just, you know, you're just funny. It's funny, the way you tell the story and everything.
Tommy:
Funny how? I mean, what's funny about it?
Anthony:
Tommy, no, you got it all wrong —
Tommy:
Oh, oh, Anthony. He's a big boy, he knows what he said. [to Henry] What did ya say? Funny how?
Anthony:
You're right.
Henry:
Just —
Tommy:
What?
Henry:
Just, ya know, you're funny.
