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Robert De Niro Had to Do a Lot of Convincing to Get Joe Pesci to Be in 'The Irishman' Kayla Keegan 1/6/2020 Role-playing, planning for earthquakes, mass training: US health care centers prep for. The movie count is seven collaborations between old friends and co-stars Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. “The Irishman”, “Goodfellas”, “Casino”, “Once Upon A Time In America”, “Raging Bull”, “A Bronx Tale”, and “The Good Shepherd” is the impressive.

It's crazy to think that Joe Pesci was this close to not being in Martin Scorsese's critically acclaimed movie The Irishman. Thankfully though, his persistent movie partner in crime Robert De Niro was able to convince him to be involved in the project. As a result, Joe now has a 2020 Golden Globe nomination to boast about for his portrayal of real-life mobster Russell Bufalino.

Apparently, Joe said no to being in the film around 40 times, according to what Robert told Entertainment Weekly. The Netflix project marked the first flick for Joe in nearly 10 years; he hasn't regularly been in films since the 1990s.

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“A lot of what I was saying [to Joe] was, ‘Come on, who knows if we’re ever going to have this chance again?'” Robert revealed to the outlet. “[I said] 'Let’s just do it.' And he loves Marty [Scorsese] and greatly respects him and knows that if he’s in Marty’s hands, it’s going to be okay.”

Why Joe was so hesitant to join remains a mystery, but Martin has some theories.

“These are individual choices and sometimes people don’t want to do something for different reasons,” Martin said. “It could be, financial issues. You could have that — I’m not saying he did, right? It could be family issues. It could be health. It could be boredom from doing a certain kind of film. Playing a certain character. Ultimately, if Bob asks enough and he pushes enough, does this makes sense? Let me put it this way: It would have to be comfortable for [Joe] to make it, you know?”

Turns out, it took years (yes, years) of persuading to get Joe to agree. Robert's efforts were made evident in 2016, when Joe joined the actor on stage during the Guys Choice Awards to celebrate Casinobeing inducted into the 'Guy Movie Hall of Fame.' There, Robert hinted that he was trying to get Joe to work with him again.

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“Casino had Sharon Stone, Jimmy Woods, and Don Rickles, and it was the last time that … Joe and I did a picture with Marty. But, hopefully that is gonna change, Joe,” Robert said addressing his friend. “Marty and I are planning to get back together for a movie I think will be a future ‘Guy Hall of Fame’ entry, that is if Joe has any more f--ks left in him. So far all he keeps saying is ‘Go f--k yourself.’”

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In response, Joe said: 'Thank you, Bob … I think. You insulted me just a little bit, just a little bit. It is okay, I am used to it.'

In the end, Joe finally said 'yes' after Netflix decided to finance the film. Looking back, Martin knew Robert was the right person to lure Joe into the project. 'Bob and Joe, they have their own language,' the famous director told EW.

Indeed, they do. Joe and Robert go way back to 1980 when they starred in their first film together, Raging Bull. Since then, they've gone on to become one of the most iconic acting duos of all time, also appearing together in various dramas like Once Upon a Time in America (1984),Goodfellas (1990), A Bronx Tale (1993), and The Good Shepherd (2006).

Though The Irishman is the first time the two have worked together on a film in 13 years, it's clear that they're friends offscreen. Back in 2003, Joe saluted his pal in a speech for Robert's American Film Institute Life Achievement Award.

'I owe Mr. De Niro a lot, probably a lot more than most people. He was very, very generous,' he explained while sharing a funny story about filming Goodfellas with Robert.

Joe's story went:

'I was stabbing Frank Vincent in the trunk ... and in between takes I was breathing very heavily and couldn't wait to get back in and do it again, and uh, Bob kept looking at me, I felt this presence staring at me. And I looked at him and I said [breathing heavily], 'What's the matter?' and he said, 'Nothing, nothing.' I said, 'If you don't tell me what it is, I'm going to stab you with the knife.' And he said, 'I think you're going too fast with the knife.' He said, 'You could never get it in and out of the ribs that quickly.'

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In 2019, Robert revealed to Seth Meyershow he helped jumpstart Joe's career with Raging Bull.

'He was living in a treehouse,' he joked. 'He was living above a restaurant in the Bronx that he worked in for Raging Bull ... I saw him in a movie called the Death Collector, and I go, 'Marty, you've got to see this guy,' and blah, blah, blah ... I think I met him first with the casting director, then we all went up to have dinner at the restaurant and Marty met him ... and slowly, he was the one to play my brother.'

Over the years, the actors have become legends in their own right. Joe won an Oscar in 1991 for his role in Goodfellas, has been nominated for three Golden Globes, and earned one BAFTA for Raging Bull. Meanwhile, Robert is a two-time Oscar-winning actor (for Raging Bull and The Godfather: Part II), a Cecil B. DeMille Award winner, and two-time Emmy nominee.

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The Irishman has five nominations at the Golden Globes this year, including Best Drama, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor.

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