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| JOE PESCI The fact's and the mother fuckin' figures |
| Funny Looking |
| What's in a name |
| The Italian word "pesci" means fish |
| Total number of |
| 28 |
| His top ten movies at the US box office |
| 1. Home Alone (1990) $285,761,000 |
| Marriages |
| Three. (When ex-wife Marti Harro's estranged husband, a Hollywood stuntman, was badly injured in a doorstep shooting earlier this year, Pesci - who has remained on friendly terms with Harro - was among those questioned by police) |
| His top ten alternative vocations |
| Pesci was a child star; on radio from the age of four, and appearing on TV variety show Star Time Kids aged 10 |
| His most regular co-stars |
| Frank Vincent - six times Robert De Niro - five times Danny Glover - four times Mel Gibson - three times |
| Oscars Won |
| Best Supporting Actor for Goodfellas |
| Other nominations |
| Best Supporting Actor for Raging Bull |
| Big Break |
| Even though he was only a struggling actor, Pesci had to be persuaded to star in Raging Bull by De Niro and Scorsese, who had seen him in the low-budget mob thriller The Death Collector (1975). At the time, Pesci was considering a return to the musical act he shared with fellow actor Frank Vincent. |
| 2. Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992) $173,585,000 |
| 3. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) $147,253,000 |
| 4. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) $144,731,000 |
| 5. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) $129,734,000 |
| 6. JFK (1991) $70,405,000 |
| 7. My Cousin Vinny (1992) $52,929,000 |
| 8. Goodfellas (1990) $46,836,000 |
| 9. Casino (1995) $42,438,000 |
| 10. Raging Bull (1980) $30,000,000 |
| The music business |
| Pesci appeared in Michael Jackson's 1988 video Moonwalker |
| Bigger Break |
| In a sparring scene in Raging Bull, Robert De Niro accidentally broke one of Joe pesci's ribs. |
| Another Big Break |
| In Casino, when Pesci is pushed into the hole in the cornfield, he broke the same rib he broke in Raging Bull |
| Funny How? |
| Pesci wrote and directed the Goodfellas "You think I'm funny?" scene at Scorsese's request |
| Fuckin' Funny how? |
| The "f" word is used 246 times in Goodfellas (mostly by Pesci who is credited with saying "fuck" around 120 times) |
| Even Fuckin' funnier |
| In Casino, the "f" word pops up 362 times - that's 2.05 "fucks" a minute. (In one scene Pesci says "fuck" 12 times in a one and a half minute time frame. |
| For example |
| "If you don't have my money for me, I'll crack your fucking head in front of everyone in the bank. And just about the time I get out of jail, hopefully, you'll be coming out of your coma. But guess what? I'll crack your fucking head again! 'Cause I'm fuckin stupid! I don't give a fuck about jail! That's my business. That's what I do." |
| Albums |
| Two: Little Joe Sure Can Sing (1960's) as Joe Richie & Vincent La Guardia Gambini Sings Just For You (1998) as the title character from the film My Cousin Vinny |
| Lounge Singer |
| Truck Driver |
| Waiter |
| Produce Manager |
| Guitarist (with Joey Dee And The Starliters) |
| Restaurant Manager |
| Mailman |
| Labourer |
| Barber |
| Pesci has turned down |
| Four proposed sequels to My Cousin Vinny and anything else by Oliver Stone (with whom he worked on JFK). He admires Stone's talent, but not the way he treats people |
| Compiled by Kevin Grant. For Hotdog magazine the best new releases and DVDs reviewed. |
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| Born : |
| Newark, New Jersey |
| Height : |
| 5'5'' |
| Birth Date : |
| 11:45am, Feb 9, 1943 |
| His eyes are different colours |
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