Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci 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, Once Upon a Time in America, My Cousin Vinny, JFK, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 3, Lethal Weapon 4 and Casino. He has proven himself very adept at raw drama (Goodfellas, Casino) and comedy (My Cousin Vinny, Home Alone)
What do ya mean, funny? Let me understand this 'cause, I don't know, maybe it's me, I'm a little fucked up maybe, but I'm funny how? I mean, funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh... I'm here to fuckin' amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny? What the fuck is so funny about me? Tell me.
—Tommy DeVito (played by the man himself), Goodfellas
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He is famous for portraying characters with terrifying Hair Trigger Tempers. He has a really filthy mouth.[1]
He was also a good friend of stand-up comedian George Carlin, who said in his routines that he prayed to Pesci, because he "looks like a guy who can get things done".
Despite playing dangerous sociopaths, he is known as an extremely humble, soft-spoken man who gave one of the shortest speeches in Oscar history after winning for Goodfellas.
- ↑ How filthy you ask? On the set of Home Alone, Chris Columbus placed a Swear Jar for the adult actors to place change in whenever they used bad language. Supposedly, Pesci filled it up in a single day.