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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 .
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).
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.
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 .
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.
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