4. Joe Pesci
Pesci found success by partnering with Robert DeNiro and director Martin Scorsese. He starred in a total of three films with them, which included Raging Bull (1981), Goodfellas (1990) and Casino (1995).
Pesci won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Goodfellas. During that period, Pesci also found success by starring in Lethal Weapon (1989) and its two sequels (1992 and 1998). He also starred in blockbuster comedies, including My Cousin Vinny in 1991 and Home Alone in 1990 and its sequel in 1992. It was in 1999, a year after Lethal Weapon 4 was released, that Pesci announced that he was retiring from acting so that he could concentrate on his musical career (in 1998, he released his second album, thirty years after his first one.) For the most part, Pesci stood by his word, starring only in Love Ranch (2010) alongside Helen Mirren, as well as a commercial for Snickers ( 2011).
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