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Anthony Spilotro was born on May 19, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, [1] the fourth of six children to Pasquale "Patsy" Spilotro Sr. and Antoinette Spilotro. He attended Burbank Elementary School in his childhood and entered Steinmetz High School in 1953. [4]
Nicky and Ginger are based on mob enforcer Anthony Spilotro and former dancer and socialite Geri McGee, respectively. Casino was released on November 22, 1995, by Universal Pictures, to a mostly positive critical reception, and was a worldwide box office success.
The character Dominick "Dom" Santoro in the 1995 film Casino is based on Michael Spilotro, and played by Philip Suriano. Dominick is shown assisting his older brother Nicky and his crew in beating up a man outside a bar, spitting in a police officer's sandwich, and later shooting up a cop's home in revenge for the death of a crew member.
Evans' screenplay was inspired by the death scene of Nicky Santoro (played by Joe Pesci) in the Martin Scorsese film Casino (1995). [3] [4] Release.
Joseph Frank Pesci (/ ˈ p ɛ ʃ i / PESH-ee, Italian:; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, and musician.He is known for portraying tough, volatile characters in a variety of genres and for his collaborations with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese in the films Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and The Irishman (2019).
Steven Ralph Schirripa (/ ʃ ɪ ˈ r ɪ p ə / shir-RIP-ə; born September 3, 1957) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Bobby Bacala on The Sopranos, Leo Boykewich on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on Blue Bloods.
Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas [1] (ISBN 0684808323) is a 1995 non-fiction book by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi that details the relationship between Lefty Rosenthal, a Jewish associate of the Mafia, and mob enforcer Tony Spilotro, and their exploits working in Mafia-controlled casinos in 1970s Las Vegas.
Geraldine "Geri" McGee (May 16, 1936 – November 9, 1982) was an American model and Las Vegas showgirl.Her involvement with casinos and criminal activity in Las Vegas, along with that of her husband Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, was chronicled in Martin Scorsese's film Casino (1995).