Born in Newark, NJ. Italian-American character player, best known as Jake La Motta's long-suffering brother in RAGING BULL (1980). Pesci again appeared opposite Robert De Niro in ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (1984) and GOODFELLAS (1990), winning an Oscar® for Best Supporting Actor in the latter film for his brutal portrayal of volatile Mafia hitman Tommy DeVito. He also played the evil druglord, "Mr. Big," in Michael Jackson's hugely successful "Moonwalker" music video and gave one of his most engaging performances in the title role of the hit comedy MY COUSIN VINNY (1992). He also was a regular in the LETHAL WEAPON series, starting with LETHAL WEAPON 2 (1989). After making his screen debut as an uncredited dancer at the Peppermint Club in 1961's HEY, LET'S TWIST!, some of Pesci's other notable credits include I'M DANCING AS FAST AS I CAN and DEAR MR. WONDERFUL (both 1982), EASY MONEY (1983), EUREKA (1984), MAN ON FIRE (1987), THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1988), BETSY'S WEDDING and HOME ALONE (both 1990), THE SUPER and JFK (both 1991), THE PUBLIC EYE and HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK (both 1992), A BRONX TALE (1993), JIMMY HOLLYWOOD and WITH HONORS (both 1994), CASINO (1995), 8 HEADS IN A DUFFEL BAG and GONE FISHIN' (both 1997), THE GOOD SHEPHERD (2006) and LOVE RANCH (scheduled for 2009).  Nominated for Supporting Actor 1980: RAGING BULL  Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 1990: GOODFELLAS 2 nominations, 1 Award