Joe Pesci was always a beloved character actor, but winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Goodfellas turned him into one of the most in-demand actors of the 1990s.

April 18 -- Joe Pesci, who won an Oscar for his work in Goodfellas, is in talks to once again sink into the dark world of gangland. Pesci is in talks to star in a film about Mafia turncoat Sammy ...