Joe Pesci has been cast for his second regular television role in ‘SNL star Pete Davidsons upcoming comedy series ‘Bupkis, reports ‘Variety. Davidson will star in the series along with Pesci and previously announced cast member Edie Falco.
The show was ordered to series at Peacock in April. According to ‘Variety’, ‘Bupkis’ is a half-hour comedy that is loosely based on Davidson’s real life. Falco will star as Davidson’s mother with Pesci now set to play Davidson’s grandfather.
Prior to this, Pesci had starred in the short-lived NBC series ‘Half Nelson’ in 1985. Pesci is best known for his film career, in particular his collaborations with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. The three have worked together on seminal films like ‘Raging Bull’, ‘Goodfellas’, ‘Casino’ and ‘The Irishman’.
Pesci won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his work in ‘Goodfellas’ and was nominated in the same...
The show was ordered to series at Peacock in April. According to ‘Variety’, ‘Bupkis’ is a half-hour comedy that is loosely based on Davidson’s real life. Falco will star as Davidson’s mother with Pesci now set to play Davidson’s grandfather.
Prior to this, Pesci had starred in the short-lived NBC series ‘Half Nelson’ in 1985. Pesci is best known for his film career, in particular his collaborations with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. The three have worked together on seminal films like ‘Raging Bull’, ‘Goodfellas’, ‘Casino’ and ‘The Irishman’.
Pesci won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his work in ‘Goodfellas’ and was nominated in the same...
- 8/27/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including The Rehearsal, House of the Dragon, The Good Lawyer, Only Murders in the Building and more!
1 | After watching The Rehearsal‘s finale, what were your thoughts on how the series affected six-year-old Remy in real life? Do you think Nathan Fielder did enough to help better the boy’s wellbeing? And as interesting as it was to watch Fielder go on his introspective journey of pretend fatherhood, do you hope that Season...
1 | After watching The Rehearsal‘s finale, what were your thoughts on how the series affected six-year-old Remy in real life? Do you think Nathan Fielder did enough to help better the boy’s wellbeing? And as interesting as it was to watch Fielder go on his introspective journey of pretend fatherhood, do you hope that Season...
- 8/26/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich, Keisha Hatchett, Dave Nemetz, Rebecca Iannucci, Nick Caruso, Ryan Schwartz, Andy Swift and Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Legendary actor Joe Pesci has signed up to star alongside Pete Davidson in the Peacock comedy series ‘Bupkis.’
The series is a half-hour comedy that is loosely based on Davidson’s real life. Edie Falco will star as Davidson’s mother with Pesci now set to play Davidson’s grandfather.
Davidson serves as co-writer and executive producer on “Bupkis” in addition to starring. Dave Sirus and Judah Miller will also write and executive produce the show along with Davidson, with Miller serving as showrunner. Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer, and Erin David of Broadway Video will also executive produce. Jason Orley will serve as director and co-executive produce. Universal Television is the studio.
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This will only be Pesci’s second regular television role. Previously, Pesci starred in the short-lived NBC series ‘Half Nelson’ in 1985. Pesci is best known for his film career,...
The series is a half-hour comedy that is loosely based on Davidson’s real life. Edie Falco will star as Davidson’s mother with Pesci now set to play Davidson’s grandfather.
Davidson serves as co-writer and executive producer on “Bupkis” in addition to starring. Dave Sirus and Judah Miller will also write and executive produce the show along with Davidson, with Miller serving as showrunner. Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer, and Erin David of Broadway Video will also executive produce. Jason Orley will serve as director and co-executive produce. Universal Television is the studio.
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This will only be Pesci’s second regular television role. Previously, Pesci starred in the short-lived NBC series ‘Half Nelson’ in 1985. Pesci is best known for his film career,...
- 8/26/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Joe Pesci has largely been retired from acting for close to twenty-five years. During that time, he’s only had major roles in two movies, The Love Ranch and The Irishman. Deadline reports that Joe Pesci is set to return to acting as he will star alongside Pete Davidson and Edie Falco in Bupkis, the upcoming half-hour comedy series for Peacock.
Bupkis will tell a heightened, fictionalized version of Pete Davidson’s life, with the comedy series being compared to Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. Edie Falco will play Pete Davidson’s mother in the series, with Joe Pesci playing his grandfather. This will mark Joe Pesci’s first time starring in a TV series since Half Nelson, a short-lived detective comedy-drama that aired on ABC in 1985. Joe Pesci almost didn’t return for The Irishman, so I’m grateful for any opportunity to see him do his thing.
Bupkis will tell a heightened, fictionalized version of Pete Davidson’s life, with the comedy series being compared to Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. Edie Falco will play Pete Davidson’s mother in the series, with Joe Pesci playing his grandfather. This will mark Joe Pesci’s first time starring in a TV series since Half Nelson, a short-lived detective comedy-drama that aired on ABC in 1985. Joe Pesci almost didn’t return for The Irishman, so I’m grateful for any opportunity to see him do his thing.
- 8/25/2022
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Joe Pesci is making his return to acting in Pete Davidson‘s Bupkis, an upcoming comedy on Peacock. The three-time Oscar nominee will co-star alongside Davidson and Edie Falco in the half-hour live-action comedy portraying a heightened, fictionalized version of Davidson’s life. Pesci will play Davidson’s grandfather in Bupkis, with Falco playing the Saturday Night Live alum’s mother. The series will combine grounded storytelling with absurd elements from the unfiltered and completely original worldview for which the comedian is well known. Bupkis marks Pesci’s first series regular TV role in more than 35 years — his only other TV series was the short-lived Half Nelson, which ran for one season in 1985. Pesci was last seen in Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman in 2019. He’s taken occasional roles over the years, sticking almost exclusively to film. The actor appeared in iconic movies such as Goodfellas, Casino, A Bronx Tale,...
- 8/25/2022
- TV Insider
Joe Pesci has signed on to star in Pete Davidson’s upcoming Peacock comedy series “Bupkis,” Variety has learned.
Davidson will star in the series along with Pesci and previously announced cast member Edie Falco. The show was ordered to series at Peacock in April.
“Bupkis” is a half-hour comedy that is loosely based on Davidson’s real life. Falco will star as Davidson’s mother with Pesci now set to play Davidson’s grandfather.
This marks just the second regular television role of Pesci’s career. Prior to this, he starred in the short-lived NBC series “Half Nelson” in 1985. Pesci is best known for his film career, in particular his collaborations with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. The trio have worked together on seminal films like “Raging Bull,” “Goodfellas,” “Casino,” and “The Irishman.” Pesci won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his work in “Goodfellas” and...
Davidson will star in the series along with Pesci and previously announced cast member Edie Falco. The show was ordered to series at Peacock in April.
“Bupkis” is a half-hour comedy that is loosely based on Davidson’s real life. Falco will star as Davidson’s mother with Pesci now set to play Davidson’s grandfather.
This marks just the second regular television role of Pesci’s career. Prior to this, he starred in the short-lived NBC series “Half Nelson” in 1985. Pesci is best known for his film career, in particular his collaborations with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. The trio have worked together on seminal films like “Raging Bull,” “Goodfellas,” “Casino,” and “The Irishman.” Pesci won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his work in “Goodfellas” and...
- 8/25/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
In a return to acting — and television — Oscar winner Joe Pesci will star opposite Pete Davidson and Edie Falco in Bupkis, Peacock’s upcoming half-hour live-action comedy that tells a heightened, fictionalized version of Davidson‘s life.
The high-profile casting completes Davidson’s on-screen family, with Pesci playing his grandfather and Falco his mother. For Pesci, who is a series regular, this marks only the second TV show; he previously headlined the short-lived 1985 ABC detective comedy-drama Half Nelson.
Pesci, who has earned three Oscar nominations for his dramatic roles in Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull, Goodfellas, for which he won, and The Irishman, is also known for his comedic performances in such classics as Home Alone and My Cousin Vinny.
Bringing Pesci back to the screen is a major coup for Davidson, who is co-writing and executive produces Bupkis in addition to starring. In 1999, Pesci announced that he would largely...
The high-profile casting completes Davidson’s on-screen family, with Pesci playing his grandfather and Falco his mother. For Pesci, who is a series regular, this marks only the second TV show; he previously headlined the short-lived 1985 ABC detective comedy-drama Half Nelson.
Pesci, who has earned three Oscar nominations for his dramatic roles in Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull, Goodfellas, for which he won, and The Irishman, is also known for his comedic performances in such classics as Home Alone and My Cousin Vinny.
Bringing Pesci back to the screen is a major coup for Davidson, who is co-writing and executive produces Bupkis in addition to starring. In 1999, Pesci announced that he would largely...
- 8/25/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Andrew Garfield is shutting down criticisms of method acting. For the “Spider-Man: No Way Home” star, the controversial approach isn’t about being an “arsehole” to co-stars and crew members.
“I’m kind of bothered by the misconception, I’m kind of bothered by this idea that ‘method acting is bullshit,'” Oscar nominee Garfield shared on the “Wtf with Marc Maron” podcast. “It’s like, no I don’t think you know what method acting is if you’re calling it bullshit, or you’ve just worked with someone who claims to be a method actor but who actually isn’t acting in the method at all.”
Garfield clarified, “People are still acting in that way, and it’s not about being an arsehole to everyone on set. It’s actually just about living truthfully under imagined circumstances and being really nice to the crew simultaneously and being a...
“I’m kind of bothered by the misconception, I’m kind of bothered by this idea that ‘method acting is bullshit,'” Oscar nominee Garfield shared on the “Wtf with Marc Maron” podcast. “It’s like, no I don’t think you know what method acting is if you’re calling it bullshit, or you’ve just worked with someone who claims to be a method actor but who actually isn’t acting in the method at all.”
Garfield clarified, “People are still acting in that way, and it’s not about being an arsehole to everyone on set. It’s actually just about living truthfully under imagined circumstances and being really nice to the crew simultaneously and being a...
- 8/22/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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