Today is Martin Scorcese’s 80th birthday!   The iconic director was born on this day in 1942.

Scorcese is truly one of the greatest film-makers of all time.   He’s made classic after classic for nearly 50 years at this point.   Amazing.

Look through the fantastic photo gallery below and then scroll down for our Top 5 list of Scorcese’s greatest movies!   Happy Birthday, Marty!

– East Side Dave

• 55th Annual Directors Guild Awards Show

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  LOS ANGELES - MARCH 1: Actor Joe Pesci (L) and director Martin Scorsese mingle at dinner during the 55th Annual Directors Guild Awards at the Century Plaza Hotel on March 1, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

• 60th Golden Globes – Pressroom

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  Martin Scorsese, winner of the award for Best Director - Motion Picture, backstage in the pressroom at the 60th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Ca. Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003. Photo by Kevin Winter/ImageDirect.

• Stone, Scorsese At Film Premiere of Gangs of New York

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  LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 17: Direrctors Oliver Stone (L) and Martin Scorsese attend the afterparty for the West Coast premiere of the film "Gangs of New York" at the Directors Guild of America on December 17, 2002 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
• Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese in Japan

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  TOKYO - NOVEMBER 20: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio (L) and director Martin Scorsese attend the photo call for the promotion of their new movie, "Gangs of New York" on November 20, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

• Actors Attend Italian Premiere Of Gangs Of New York

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  ROME - JANUARY 11: Actor Daniel Day-Lewis (L), director Martin Scorsese (C) and actor Leonardo DiCaprio talk during a photo shoot at the Campidoglio, Rome's City Hall, to promote Scorsese's latest movie "Gangs of New York" January 11, 2003 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

• 55th Annual Directors Guild Awards Backstage

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  LOS ANGELES - MARCH 1: Director Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg mingle backstage during the 55th Annual Directors Guild Awards at the Century Plaza Hotel on March 1, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
• Directors Guild Of America Awards

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  NEW YORK - JUNE 9: (L to R) Directors Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee and Francis Ford Coppola pose for photographers at the third annual Directors Guild of America Awards June 9, 2002 in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)

• The Last Waltz 25th Anniversary Screening

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  Martin Scorsese and Robbie Robertson arrive at a special 25th anniversary screening of "The Last Waltz" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. 4/10/02 Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect

• Martin Scorsese And Wife Helen Greet Fellow Guests Including Robert De Niro Left At T

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  E362461 06: Martin Scorsese And Wife Helen Greet Fellow Guests, Including Robert De Niro, Left, At The White House Millennium Dinner, December 31, 1999, In Washington, Dc. (Photo By Marshall/Getty Images)
• Stone and Scorsese

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  260140 10: Actor and director Martin Scorsese and actress Sharon Stone in a scene from "Casino." (Photo by Liaison)

• Tribeca Film Festival

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  398255 09: (L-R) Actor Robert DeNiro, film director Martin Scorsese, and actress Meryl Streep attend the launch of the first annual Tribeca Film Festival December 6, 2001 in New York City. The festival, scheduled to take place in May 2002, is expected to help revitalize Lower Manhattan after the September 11th terrorist attacks. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

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  Martin Scorsese and Albert Brooks star on the set of Brooks'' film, "The Muse." 1999 October Films. All Rights Reserved.
• Martin Scorsese Honored With A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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  HOLLYWOOD - FEBRUARY 28: Director Martin Scorsese (C) poses with actress Sharon Stone (L) and actor Joe Pesci at a ceremony honoring Scorsese with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 28, 2003 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

• Martin Scorsese

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  UNDATED FILE PHOTO: Martin Scorsese. (Photo by Diane Freed)

• Martin Scorsese

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  American director, producer, screenwriter, actor and film historian Martin Scorsese, UK 28th October 1977. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

• 5.) Casino

  Starring Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone…this epic film looks at the rise of Las Vegas and the mob’s influence over gambling.   Brilliant soundtrack.   Brilliant directing.   Brilliant performances.   Amazing movie.

• 4.) Gangs Of New York

  Daniel Day-Lewis delivers one of the greatest villain performances ever while Scorcese teams up with frequent collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio for the first time ever in this brilliant picture.   An epic and visually stunning masterpiece of a movie.

• 3.) The Departed

  Another tremendous Scorcese film with DiCaprio…this movie is a masterpiece as it examines the Boston criminal underworld and stars Jack Nicholson in his first and only Scorcese picture.   The film would also get Scorcese his first Acadmey Award.

• 2.) Raging Bull

  With all due respect to Rocky…THIS is the single greatest boxing movie ever.   Hell…it may be the best SPORTS movie ever.   An absolute iconic film that earned Robert DeNrio the Oscar for Best Actor.

• 1.) Goodfellas

  Come on…is there any other choice?   Goodfellas gives The Godfather a serious running for the greatest mob movie ever.   Period.   I’ve probably watched Goodfellas 500 times…and I’ll watch it 500 more.   It’s perfect in every way.   And it’s Martin Scorcese’s best film.

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