Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci is an Italian-American actor, comedian, singer, and musician. He is known for his roles as violent gangsters, comedians, comics, and eccentric henchmen. Pesci has appeared in a number of high-profile films, such as Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, My Cousin Vinny, Heat, JFK, Moonwalk, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, as well as the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th films in the Lethal Weapon series.

In 1990, Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic gangster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas, ten years after being nominated in the same category for Raging Bull.