“Unafraid to approach anyone and immediately make an acquaintance.
Celebrities flocked to be near him as he had an encyclopedia of knowledge about music and movies.”
The New York native grew up with starsSylvester StalloneandTony Danza.
Pesce started his career in the late 1970s with guest roles “Police Story” and “Kojak.”
Pesce also cowrote the film “29th Street,” which was based on his early life.
“We shared our love and passion for film.
He claimed to see more movies than Leonard Maltin and Roger Ebert combined.”
According to producer David Permut, the movie nearly didn’t happen.
I was ready to kill him!"
Luckily, everything worked out in the end and the movie was made.
