Joe Pesci Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Contact Details, Wife, Affairs, Bio & More

Joe Pesci

Movies (Actor)

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Joseph Frank Pesci

BIRTHDAY

February 9, 1943

BORN ON DAY

Tuesday

NEXT BIRTHDAY ON

Monday

BIRTHPLACE

Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

AGE

82 Years 1 Months 8 Days

NATIONALITY

American

PROFESSION

Movies (Actor)

ZODIAC

AQUARIUS

ALSO NOTED FOR

Musician, Comedian

Physical Stats

CHEST

N/A

BICEPS

N/A

WAIST

N/A

HEIGHT

5'4''(feet & inches)

1.6256 meters

162.56 cm

WEIGHT

N/A

Joe Pesci Family Members

Parents

MOTHER

Mary Pesci

FATHER

Angelo Pesci

Joe Pesci Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Claudia Haro (1988-1992)

Child(ren) of Joe Pesci and Claudia Haro

Tiffany (Daughter)

Fame & Address

SIGNATURE

DEBUT

Hey, Let's Twist! (Film 1961)

FAMOUS FROM/AS

Home Alone (Film 1990)

Education, Net Worth & More

SCHOOLING FROM

Belleville High School

NET WORTH

$50 Million

More Information

Career of Joe Pesci

He started his career as a singer and sang covers of contemporary pop hits. His first starring role in the low-budget film "The Death Collector." He appeared as Joey LaMotta in the film "Raging Bull." He starred along with Daniel Stern in the film "Home Alone" and reprised the character in the sequel. He also starred in films like The Super, With Honors, Man on Fire and Gone Fishin'.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Joe Pesci

Does Joe Pesci takes alcohol? Yes.
Is Joe Pesci in the habit of Smoking? Yes.
Not only he is an actor but also a singer and released two albums Little Joe Sure Can Sing! in 1968 and Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You in 1998.
The actor played a bit role in the film "The Good Shepherd" as Joseph Palmi. Also, he made a cameo as Carmine in the drama film "A Bronx Tale."
Pesci has seen hard days while struggling to become an actor. He worked as a waiter and also sung and played guitar in local nightclubs.
The actor was feeling sad and was thinking to leave acting as he was not successful in his starting career. At the same time Director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro approached him for the part of Joey LaMotta in "Raging Bull" who were impressed with his performance in "The Death Collector."
As a teenager, he was good at Judo and also enjoys golf.
He didn't expect to win the Oscar for his role as Tom DeVito in the film "Goodfellas." He only said 'It's my privilege. Thank you' in his acceptance speech.
He declined for the part of Herman "Fergee" Ferguson in Judge Dredd. The role went to Rob Schneider. He also refused for the part of Owen Lift in "Throw Momma from the Train" which was eventually played by Danny DeVito.
The actor got an injury in which his rib was broken while filming a scene in "Raging Bull."
Pesci sued the makers of "Gotti" who promised him a big role and offered a minor role afterward. The actor claimed that he had packed on extra pounds for the role.
He was infamous for his bad language and reportedly filled the jar in a single day which Chris Columbus had made on the set of "Home Alone" to put the change for the adult actors who used abusive language.
The actor is fluent in Spanish and Italian along with English.
Apart from acting, he had also done voice-over works and was the voice behind Mosquito in the animated film 'A Warrior's Tail.'