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Spilotro's criminal career was detailed in Nicholas Pileggi's true crime book Casino, and served as the basis for the character Nicky Santoro in Martin Scorsese's adaptation of that book by the same name in 1995. [3]
Nicky Santoro, the inspiration for Joe Pesci's character in 'Casino,' led a violent life of crime that ended most brutally.
Nicholas Santora was born on June 21, 1942, and became known in his teens as a tough mobster from New York City. He was the son of Modesto Santora, a sidewalk soldier for the Colombo crime family under boss Joseph Magliocco. Originally a member of a youth gang, Santora became a made man along with mobsters Dominick "Sonny Black" Napolitano ...
Nicholas "Nicky" Santoro is the main antagonist of the 1995 crime film Casino. He is based on the real life Chicago Outfit enforcer Anthony John "The Ant" Spilotro.
In Casino, Joe Pesci played Nicky Santoro, a short tempered mobster from Chicago who was sent by his bosses to oversee their operations in Vegas.
Even among the most violent mobsters in cinema history, the character of Nicky Santoro, played by Joe Pesci in Martin Scorsese’s 1995 film Casino, truly stands out. And though Santoro may seem too unhinged for real life, he was based on an actual Mafioso for the Chicago Outfit named Tony Spilotro.
Rothstein's partner in crime is Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), who is far less convincing as a mobster than he would seem to like to believe. Sharon Stone plays the psychotic Ginger, a once-in-a-lifetime role in that it was the only time in my life I could bear to watch her on film.
Nicholas "Nicky" Santoro is the main antagonist of Martin Scorsese's 1995 epic crime film, Casino. He is a wrathful and sadistic member of the Chicago Outfit who works alongside professional gambler, Ace Rothstein. He is based on real-life mobster, Anthony Spilotro.
Nicky Santoro : [walking out to his car with a Showgirl] You can always tell a great kitchen like ours because of the milk-fed veal. That's the secret.
In "Casino," Nicky Santoro is banned from all casinos when the Nevada Gaming Commission adds his name to the dreaded Black Book.