Joe Pesci is an American actor, comedian, and musician who is renowned for his movies including Raging Bull (1980) and Goodfellas (1990). He is famous for portraying tough, volatile characters in a variety of genres and for his collaborations with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese. His movies including Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Moonwalker (1988), JFK (1991), A Bronx Tale (1993), and The Good Shepherd (2006) made him the icon of the Hollywood film industry. Let’s explore more about him in the below articles.
Biography & Wiki of Joe Pesci
The handsome American actor, comedian, and musician Joe Pesci were born as Joseph Frank Pesci. Later he got famous by his stage name Joe Pesci. He celebrates his birthday every year on February 9. In 1943, he had opened his eyes in Newark, New Jersey, United States of America.
He is the son of Maria (Mesce) and Angelo Pesci. His father used to work as a forklift driver for General Motors and a bartender with Torinese origins while his mother worked part-time as a barber. Belonging to the white ethnicity while he handsome hunk holds an American Nationality. He had grown up with his parents and siblings at his hometown and birthplace Belleville, New Jersey.
Joe Pesci Educational Background
The good-looking American actor Joe had done his schooling from Belleville High School. When he was 10 years old, he had appeared in a television variety show called Startime Kids, which also featured Connie Francis. At that time, he was friends with singers Frankie Valli (who is nine years his senior) and Tommy DeVito (who is 15 years his senior). Besides this, there are no details on his further educational Background including his academic qualification and his University name.
Joe Pesci Body Measurement
How short is Joe Pesci? Joe Pesci has a height of 5 ft 4 inch, while he has a weight of 58kg (127lbs). Joe has a body measurement of 40inches (chest), 28 inches (waist) and 35 inches (waist). Joe mostly prefers to keep himself clean shaved and uptight, therefore his face, body dimension perfectly suits his personality.
Joe Pesci Wedding, Wife, and Children
The gifted and alluring Joe has been married three times and divorced three times. Previously he tied his knot in 1964 for the first name. Interestingly, he didn’t reveal his bride’s name. Further, his second marriage has also remained Mystery.
However, he tied his knot for the third time with actress Claudia Haro is a known affair since he married her in 7th Septemeber 1988. Their relation leads one daughter while he has another daughter named Tiffany Pesci, whose mother’s identity is a mystery.
Besides them, he was also engaged with Angie Everhart. Sadly the duo broke up in 2008.
Joe Pesci Career, Net worth, and Salary
Talking about the career of Joe Pesci he had started his career journey from a very young age. In 1968 he started working as a barber with his mother. After 8 years he released his debut album, Little Joe, Sure Can Sing! (billed as Joe Ritchie), on which he sang covers of contemporary pop hits. In the following years besides the music, he had worked in 1983 Rodney Dangerfield comedy Easy Money and the 1984 Sergio Leone epic Once Upon a Time in America. Later his movies including Man on Fire (1987), and Moonraker (1988) were also released.
Joe Pesci is one of the busiest character actors in the business he appeared in the Man on Fire(1987), The Super(1991), Jimmy Hollywood (1994), With Honors (also 1994) and Gone Fishin’ (1997). In 1991, the handsome hunk was rewarded with Best Supporting Actor for the Goodfellas, Most Outstanding Newcomer to Lead Film Roles for the Raging Bull and Best Supporting Actor for My Cousin Vinny.
Net worth and Salary of Joe Pesci
As an award-winning actor, bold singer Joe had earned a huge name and fame in his lifetime career. the net worth of the handsome hunk has been estimated at around $ 50 million US dollars. Joe is not active on Instagram or Twitter.