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Wiseguy is an American crime drama television series that aired on CBS from September 16, 1987, to December 8, 1990, for a total of 75 episodes over four seasons. The series was produced by Stephen J. Cannell and was filmed in Vancouver , British Columbia , to avoid the higher studio costs associated with filming in Los Angeles .
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 .
Wahl, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, [3] is elusive about his personal life, and has given more than one birthdate. A Newspaper Enterprise Association syndicated article in 1988, citing records checked by the CBS publicist for Wahl's television series Wiseguy, gives February 14, 1957, a date that corresponds with the year of his high school graduation: "A call to Bremen High School in the ...
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.
In 1987, Byrnes started appearing on Wiseguy as Daniel Burroughs, better known as Lifeguard. It was his first major role and lasted until 1990. It was his first major role and lasted until 1990. Later, he starred in the fantasy television series Highlander: The Series as Joe Dawson , a member of a secret society known as the "Watchers."
It is a film adaptation of Pileggi's 1985 nonfiction book Wiseguy. Starring Robert De Niro , Ray Liotta , Joe Pesci , Lorraine Bracco , and Paul Sorvino , the film narrates the rise and fall of Mafia associate Henry Hill and his friends and family from 1955 to 1980.
Wiseguy, a US television series; The Wise Guy, a 1926 silent crime drama film directed by Frank Lloyd; The Wise Guys, a 1965 French comedy film directed by Robert Enrico; Wise Guys, directed by Claude Chabrol; Wise Guys, directed by Brian de Palma; Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos, a 2024 documentary film
Jonathan Ray Banks was born on January 31, 1947, in Washington, D.C., [2] and grew up in Chillum Heights, Maryland. [3] His father was a civil servant and his mother a professor at Indiana State University. [4]