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Nicholas Pileggi (/ p ɪ ˈ l ɛ dʒ i /, Italian: [piˈleddʒi]; born February 22, 1933) is an American author and screenwriter. He wrote the 1985 non-fiction book Wiseguy and co-wrote the screenplay for Goodfellas , its 1990 film adaptation, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay .
Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family is a 1985 non-fiction book by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi that chronicles the life of Henry Hill, a Mafia associate turned informant. The book is the basis for the 1990 Oscar –winning film Goodfellas directed by Martin Scorsese .
Pileggi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arlene Pileggi (born 1966), American actress; Caroline Pileggi (born 1977), Australian weightlifter; Dominic Pileggi (born 1957), American politician from Pennsylvania; Mitch Pileggi (born 1952), American actor; Nicholas Pileggi (born 1933), American author and screenwriter
The Alto Knights is an upcoming American biographical crime drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Nicholas Pileggi.The film stars Robert De Niro in a dual role as 1950s mob bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, with Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis, Kathrine Narducci, and Michael Rispoli in supporting roles.
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Mitch Pileggi / p ɪ ˈ l ɛ dʒ i / (born April 5, 1952) [1] is an American actor. He played Horace Pinker in Shocker , Walter Skinner on The X-Files , Colonel Steven Caldwell on Stargate Atlantis , Ernest Darby in Sons of Anarchy , and Harris Ryland in the TNT revival of Dallas (2012–2014).
Both of his brothers were associates of the Gambino crime family; Anthony was murdered by mobster Thomas Agro in 1979. Phyllis was a mistress of James Burke from the time she was aged 16. DeSimone was also the brother-in-law of mobster Joseph "The Barber" Spione, who was slain for refusing to help kill DeSimone in the late 1970s.
William "Billy Batts" Bentvena (February 22, 1933 – June 11, 1970), also known as William Devino, [2] was an American mobster with the Gambino crime family who was a longtime friend of John Gotti in the 1960s.