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Joe Pesci Trivia
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- Close friend of George Carlin, and mentioned by Carlin in his bit "There is No God".
- Director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro tracked down Pesci after seeing his role in The Death Collector (1976)because they felt he was perfect for the role of Joey La Motta in Raging Bull (1980)
- His song My Cousin Vinny was a pretty big hit in some European countries (the song is not directly related to his movie My Cousin Vinny (1992).)
- After winning the oscar for his role as Tom DeVito in the movie Goodfellas (1990) his entire acceptance speech was "This is an honor and privilege, thank you." When asked why he didn't say more he said "I really didn't think I was going to win."
- Started out with Joey D and the Starliters; working his way around as a waiter and singing and playing guitar in local nightclubs
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