Are you curious about Joe Pesci? Do you want to know all about his height, net worth and career highs?

Read on to learn everything you want to know about the beloved short actor.

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In 2019, he came out of retirement to work with old pals Scorcese, Pacino and De Niro on a little Netflix project titled The Irishman. In the film, he played Russel Bufalino, a crime boss in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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As you may recall, he frequently works with those other modest men–Martin Scorsese and Pacino. They worked together on Raging Bull (1980), where Pesci played “Joey.”

And you’ll find the merry modest men working happily together in 1990’s Goodfellas as well. In that film, Pesci takes on the role of “Tommy DeVito.”

Even though he’s had a stellar acting career filled with memorable characters and unforgettable lines, Joe Pesci is a man of few words in real life.

His acceptance speech at the 1991 Academy Awards is the second shortest in history. It was only five words and three seconds long.

“It’s my privilege. Thank you.”

Pesci won his Oscar for his work as Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas. Want to know the shortest Oscar acceptance speech ever?

That was fellow modest man Alfred Hitchcock. He just said ”Thanks” while picking up his Lifetime achievement award.

How Tall Is Joe Pesci?

Mr. Pesci is 5’3?. At five-foot-three, he’s six inches shorter than the average American male. That makes him 160cm tall.

He makes no secret of his modest height. The first line in his IMDB profile describes the beloved actor as “compact.” While he may have a compact frame, his talent is anything but small.