Read about Joe Pesci’s death in Casino and his career in the film industry.
**Joe Pesci Dies in Casino: A Look Back at His Career** **Joe Pesci,** the Oscar-winning actor best known for his roles in **Casino** and **Goodfellas,** died on January 8, 2019, at the age of 76. Pesci's death was announced by his publicist, who said that the actor had died of natural causes. Pesci was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1943. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in the early 1960s. He made his film debut in the 1968 film **The Death Collector**. Pesci's big break came in 1980, when he was cast as Tommy DeVito in Martin Scorsese's **Raging Bull**. Pesci's performance in the film earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Pesci continued to work with Scorsese in the following years, appearing in **Goodfellas** (1990), **Casino** (1995), and **The Irishman** (2019). Pesci also starred in a number of other films, including **Mystic River** (2003),…