Joe Pesci

His close friend George Carlin mentions Joe in his bit "There is No God".
. Some of his other notable films include Goodfellas (for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Casino, Home Alone, and My Cousin Vinny. A keen fitness & weight lifting enthusiast, Rhames is also well known for his strong spiritual beliefs and benevolent attitude towards other people. As an actor his breakthrough came in 1980 opposite Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's boxing film Raging Bull. The talented actor then contributed attention grabbing performances in Bringing Out the Dead (1999), reprised his Luther Stickell role for Mission: Impossible II (2000), contributed his deep bass voice for the character of Cobra Bubbles in Lilo & Stitch (2002), and played a burly cop fighting cannibal zombie hordes in Dawn of the Dead (2004). Joe Pesci was born in Newark, New Jersey and worked as a singer in the 1960s, releasing an album entitled "Little Joe Sure Can Sing" under the name Joe Ritchie. Lemmon, who tried unsuccessfully to give the award back to Rhames said it was "...one of the sweetest moments I've ever known in my life." The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced later that they would have a duplicate award prepared for Rhames.

Joseph Pesci (born Tuesday, February 9, 1943), better known as Joe Pesci is a short Italian-American actor who often plays the role of a mobster. At the ceremony Rhames gave his award to Jack Lemmon saying "I feel that being an artist is about giving, and I'd like to give this to you." Lemmon was clearly touched by the gesture as was the celebrity audience who gave Lemmon a standing ovation. The Death Collector (1975). Rhames won a Golden Globe in 1998 for best actor in a TV miniseries for his performance in HBO's "Don King: Only in America". Raging Bull (1980). With solid performances in both these highly popular productions, his face was now well known to movie goers, and the work offers began rolling in more frequently. I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982). Not long after, Rhames was cast alongside Tom Cruise as the ace computer hacker, Luther Stickell in Brian de Palma's Mission: Impossible (1996).

Easy Money (1983). He found work as a supporting actor, and came to the attention of the general public in Pulp Fiction as Marsellus Wallace (1994). Moonwalker (1988). Ving continued his rise to fame through his work in soap operas. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). He first appeared on Broadway in the play "The Winter Boys" in 1984. The Goodfellas (1990). He studied at the Julliard School of Drama, and began his career in New York theater.

Home Alone (1990). A good student, Ving entered the New York High School of Performing Arts, where he discovered his love of acting. JFK (1991). He was born in New York City, New York, and grew up in Harlem, Manhattan. My Cousin Vinny (1992). Irving "Ving" Rhames (born 1959) is an American actor. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992).

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). A Bronx Tale (1993). Jimmy Hollywood (1994). Casino (1995).

Gone Fishin' (1997). Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). Be Cool (2005).