Joseph Russo is an actor portraying an actor. And I am not sure if Pesci is a common name like you know how the names Williams is for an example. The real Joe Pesci know the guys, but when I think of his name I think of him from the movies Home Alone and Home Alone II: Lost in New York, and it doesn't say how he came to met them. Photo by Ricky Dorn. Clint Eastwood directed the film which was based on the Tony Award winning jukebox musical of the same name. Credit: GETTY IMAGES/Paul Hawthorne Nobody would have put up with your shit except we all needed something. I feel if Joe Pesci had not gone to BD's home & insisted BD go with him that night to hear them sing, then its possible someone else would or could have made it all happen.. Credit: GETTY IMAGES/Paul Hawthorne Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower attend the opening night of "Jersey Boys" at the August Wilson Theatre on Nov. 6, 2005 in New York City. Genre: Musical.
A couple of months ago, we were driving through the old neighborhood.
He has a big presence on screen in Jersey Boys.
Joe Pesci, on whom Joey was based, played a character in Goodfellas (1990) who said the same thing. Even the part about Joe Pesci finding the final member of the band, Bob Gaudio.
Original Four Seasons band members Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio … Character description, analysis and casting breakdown for Joey Pesci from Jersey Boys Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. It's a teensy bit difficult to keep track of all the characters at the musical's start, especially since a few of the actors lend themselves to several roles. Features many of the group's hits, and some songs that are not as well-known. JMO Rating: R. About. BD is an extremely talented man & I can't take that away from him. I says "I think I was a pretty stand up guy." Essentially it was ALL of them, a team effort that made it all happen, but did start with Pesci's insistence by dragging BDs butt to hear their vocals. 06/24/2014 02:34 pm ET Updated Dec 06, 2017 Joseph Russo plays Joe Pesci in the newly released film Jersey Boys. He says "Hey Tommy, how do you remember yourself back then?"
Released: Jun 20, 2014. Joseph is from New Jersey so working on the film felt like home. Jersey Boys. It begins with "four guys under a streetlamp", and shows their ups and downs personally, as well as in their career. Joe Pesci and Frankie Valli Photos Photos - Actor Joe Pesci (2nd-R) stands onstage with Frankie Valli (L) and the original Four Seasons onstage at the 60th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall June 11, 2006 in New York City. For legal reasons, all of the characters' last names were changed, except for Henry Hill. Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower attend the opening night of "Jersey Boys" at the August Wilson Theatre on Nov. 6, 2005 in New York City. You were total prick. Trivia. (NOTE: Devito was one of the founding members of the Four Seasons and, according to “Jersey Boys,” now works for Joe Pesci. I work for Joe Pesci. That character was based on a real gangster named Tommy DeSimone.