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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. [1] [2] [3]
Casino is a 1995 epic crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, adapted by Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi from the latter's nonfiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas. [6] It stars Robert De Niro , Sharon Stone , Joe Pesci , Don Rickles , Kevin Pollak , Frank Vincent and James Woods .
Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family by Nicholas Pileggi (1990) ISBN 0-671-72322-7; Fixed: How Goodfellas Bought Boston College Basketball by David Porter (2000) Lufthansa Heist by Daniel Simone and Henry Hill (2013) Volkman, Ernest; Cummings, John (October 1986). The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It. New ...
Nicholas Pileggi (“Goodfellas,” “Casino”), Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment, Billy Malone, J.J. Sacha, and Scott Greenberg and Rick Yorn of LBI Entertainment will also executive produce.
Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American biographical gangster film [5] directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Nicholas Pileggi and Scorsese, and produced by Irwin Winkler. It is a film adaptation of Pileggi's 1985 nonfiction book Wiseguy.
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.
Nicholas Pryor, a veteran actor known for 'Risky Business' and soap drama 'Port Charles' among other projects, died this week, his agent confirmed. He was 89.