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Joe Pesci
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Actor Born: February 9, 1943 in Newark, NJ Biography:A consummate character actor, "Joe Pesci" rose to success on the strength of a series of "Martin Scorsese" films which took full advantage of his gift for outlandishly menacing supporting performances. Born February 9, 1943, in Newark, NJ, Pesci was a child actor who began his radio career at the age of four. Broadway beckoned just a year later, and by 1953 he was a regular on the television variety program Star Time Kids. His acting career stalled during his teen years, however, and by the mid-'60s, he mounted a musical career under the name "Joe Ritchie", recording an LP titled Little Joe Sure Can Sing and later playing guitar in the pop band Joey Dee & the Starliters. He also formed a vaudeville-style nightclub comedy act with "Frank Vincent". Outside of 1961's "Hey, Let's Twist!", Pesci did not appear in films prior to the little-seen 1975 feature "The Death Collector"; the film earned virtually no... Full Biography
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