Impressionist's 360 voices included Dr. Ruth, Pesci, LBJ
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Denver Post - Found Jun. 30, 2009 ... than 360 celebrity, political and cartoon-character voices, including Clint Eastwood, Dr. Ruth West heimer, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro, Henry... Fred Travalena, Master of Impressions in Comedy Is Dead at 66 - New York Times Impressionist Fred Travalena Dies From Cancer at 66 - FOXNews.com Impressionist Fred Travalena dies: The 'man of a thousand voices' - Philadelphia Daily News Obituary: Fred Travalena / Impressionist/singer said to have ... - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Explore All |
Broadway World |
2009 Travelers Championship Swings into Action
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Houston Chronicle - Found Jun. 21, 2009 Pro-Am also expects Hollywood stars and sports greats like Ray Allen, Bill Belichick, Sandy Koufax, Joe Pesci, Aidan Quinn, Roger Staubach and... 2009 Travelers Championship Swings into Action - Reuters 2009 Travelers Championship Swings into Action - Globe Investor Travelers Championship to begin with a bell at NYSE - PGA Tour 2009 Travelers Championship Swings into Action - Forbes.com Explore All |
Hollywoods Most Beloved Public Enemies
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MTV - Found 10 hours ago Then Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) shows up and reminds you just how precarious that life can be. |
Drummer vows 'Green Day times 10'
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Sarnia Observer - Found 13 hours ago If Green Day were Goodfellas, Tre Cool would be Joe Pesci. Green Day so Cool - Simcoe Times-Reformer Drummer vows 'Green Day times 10' - Belleville Intelligencer Drummer vows 'Green Day times 10' - Timmins Daily Press 'You think I'm funny?' - Toronto Sun Explore All |
Toronto Sun |
Depp Hollywood's latest gang-star
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New York Daily News - Found Jul. 2, 2009 Joe Pesci's character in 1995's 'Casino,' Nicky Santoro, is loosely based on Anthony Spilotro, a real-life hit man who was implicated in... Depp in 'Public Enemies' - CNN Johnny Depp channels inner outlaw - CNN Johnny Depp is Public Enemy No 1 - CNN Depp channels inner outlaw in 'Public Enemies' - CNN Explore All |
In Entertainment |
Michael Jackson Sells His Kids To Diana Ross Or Something
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Hecklerspray - Found Jul. 2, 2009 ... so those kids should probably be breathing a sigh of relief that they?re not currently on a minibus heading towards Joe Pesci ?s house. |
What are the greatest gangster movies?
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CBC - Found Jun. 29, 2009 Scorsese's bravura film about the career of a workaday wise guy stars Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci (as one of the scariest loose... 'The Public Enemy' lays groundwork for gangster movies - Examiner.com Johnny Depp turns gangster in 'Public Enemies' - AZCentral.com Explore All |
CBC |
Films of the fifty states: Massachusetts to Missouri
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Examiner.com - Found Jun. 30, 2009 Before he can photocopy it, the paper is taken by a bum (Joe Pesci) who will only give the thesis back a page at a time in exchange for free... |
Long Live the King - a Tribute to Michael Jackson
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Associated Content - Found Jun. 30, 2009 He invented the Moonwalk, made a movie with Joe Pesci called Moonwalker and even had an awesome arcade game tie in to go with it, he showed... |
Michael Jackson and the movies
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Examiner.com - Found Jun. 27, 2009 ... fantasy sequences including Jackson being chased by fans and Jackson as a superhero saving children from a drug dealer played by Joe Pesci. Michael Jackson: No Celebrity Supernova Burned Brighter - Time Michael Jackson: No Celebrity Supernova Burned Brighter - Time No Celebrity Supernova Burned Brighter - Time Explore All |
Examiner.com |
Joe Pesci Biography
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Joe Pesci
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| Joe Pesci | |
| Born | Joseph Frank Pesci February 9, 1943 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor/Comedian/Musician |
| Years active | 1961–present |
Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci (born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, singer and musician.
Usually known for playing violent mafia mobsters or grouchy but lovable funnymen, Pesci has starred in a number of high-profile films such as Goodfellas, Raging Bull, My Cousin Vinny, JFK, Home Alone, Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 3, Lethal Weapon 4, Casino and more recently The Good Shepherd.
In 1990, ten years after receiving a nomination in the same category for Raging Bull, Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as mobster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas.
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Early life
Pesci (pronounced Peshi), an Italian American, was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Mary, who worked part-time as a barber, and Angelo Pesci, a forklift driver for General Motors and bartender.12 By the time Pesci was 5 years old, he was appearing in plays in New York.2 A few years later, at age 10, he was a regular on a television variety show called Startime Kids, which also featured Connie Francis.2 He started out working as a barber in the 1960s, following in his mother's footsteps. He released an album entitled Little Joe Sure Can Sing, under the pseudonym "Joseph Richie," accompanied by a band that included good friend and future fellow actor Frank Vincent. He practiced Judo all throughout his teens. 2 He played guitar for "Joey Dee and the Starliters" and was an extra in Dee's film Hey, Let's Twist!, in which he made his film debut.3 Subsequently, he performed with Robert De Niro in the films, Raging Bull (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Once Upon A Time In America (in which he was cast at the behest of his friend De Niro), Goodfellas (for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, in 1990,4) and Casino. The pairing became famous enough to inspire a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live, called, "The Joe Pesci Show". (The real Pesci and De Niro would eventually make a surprise appearance in one episode). Pesci hosted Saturday Night Live on October 10, 1992. During the monologue, he restored a picture of Pope John Paul II, which was torn by Sinéad O'Connor on the previous broadcast.
Other work
In the late 70's, Joe teamed up with Frankie Vincent, performing in local clubs like the Arlington Lounge and other venues around Northern NJ as 'Vincent and Pesci'. The comedy duo's material was a play on Martin/Lewis and Abbott and Costello. He co-starred in Home Alone (1990), playing one of two bumbling burglars (along with good friend, Daniel Stern) who attempt to rob the house of the character played by Macaulay Culkin. He also had roles in JFK (as David Ferrie) and My Cousin Vinny (as the title character) released in 1991 and 1992 respectively. He appeared as Leo Getz in three Lethal Weapon films.
Retirement from acting and musical career
In 1998, he released an album called Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You which spawned the single "Wise Guy". In 1999, Pesci announced his retirement from acting to pursue a musical career and to enjoy life away from the camera. He returned to acting when he did a cameo in De Niro's 2006 film The Good Shepherd. He is slated to star in the 2009 drama Love Ranch, alongside Dame Helen Mirren.
He is one of the producers of the hit Broadway Musical Jersey Boys. The musical is based on the lives of the musical group, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Pesci claims to have been present during the formation of the group as a young man and is portrayed as a character in the play.
Personal life
He has been married three times, the third time to Claudia Martha (Marty) Haro.5 He has a daughter, Tiffany from his first marriage. In 2008, a then 65-year-old Pesci became engaged to actress/model Angie Everhart who was 38 at the time. However, according to Angie Everhart, they were never actually engaged. They announced their breakup in April, 2008. George Carlin, in a comedy set denouncing religion, stated he prayed to Joe Pesci rather than God, because "Joe looks like a guy who can get things done". The two were also close friends.
Filmography
References
- ^ Joe Pesci biography. Film Reference.com.
- ^ a b c d Harrison, Nancy. FILM; Joe Pesci? That Guy Is Some Kind of Character. New York Times. 8 March 1992.
- ^ [BAFTA official site], last accessed March 8, 2008
- ^ Academy Awards official site, last accessed March 8, 2008
- ^ Joe Pesci Biography. TV-Now.
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