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Thomas DeSimone was born in New York City, New York, on June 6, 1946.He had two sisters, Dolores and Phyllis, and two brothers, Robert and Anthony. Both of his brothers were associates of the Gambino crime family; Anthony was murdered by mobster Thomas Agro in 1979.
Henry Hill Jr. (June 11, 1943 – June 12, 2012) was an American mobster who was associated with the Lucchese crime family of New York City from 1955 until 1980, when he was arrested on narcotics charges and became an FBI informant.
The events of the 1970 murder of Batts (Bentvena) are featured in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas. In a scene, which has been described as "iconic", Batts (portrayed by Frank Vincent) has a frank exchange with Tommy DeVito (played by Joe Pesci, based on Tommy DeSimone) at his welcome home party. [11]
James Burke (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), also known as "Jimmy the Gent", was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the 1978 Lufthansa heist, the largest cash robbery in American history at the time.
He was best known for his portrayals of Shoeless Joe Jackson in the film Field of Dreams (1989) and Henry Hill in the film Goodfellas (1990). Liotta appeared in numerous other films, including Unlawful Entry (1992), Cop Land (1997), Hannibal (2001), John Q. , Narc (both 2002), Identity (2003), Killing Them Softly , The Place Beyond the Pines ...
Paul Vario was born on July 10, 1914, in New York City. [1] He grew up in South Brooklyn's Old Mill section. [2] In 1925, at age 11, Vario was sentenced to seven months in juvenile detention for truancy.
Liotta later became a household name as the star of films like Something Wild (1986), Goodfellas (1990), and Identity (2003), and returned to TV as Lt. Matt Wozniak on NBC's Shades of Blue from ...
Tommy 2003 Crooked Lines: Jimmy Pico 2005 Searching for Bobby D: Ralph Argano 2009 Lynch Mob: Boss Giavanni 2010 One Angry Man: Bobby 2011 Kill the Irishman: Mikey Mendarolo 2013 Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn: Patsy Pirati 2014 Friends and Romans: Frankie Fusso 2014 Mafia Heaven: Stevie Matzoball 2019 The Brawler: Tommy 2019 Offstage Elements ...