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  1. Burke inspired the character Jimmy "The Gent" Conway, one of the main characters of the 1990 film Goodfellas, played by Robert De Niro. [2] [3] Early life. At the age of two, Burke was placed in a foster home and was exposed to violence and sexual abuse while in the care of dozens of foster parents.

  2. Jimmy Conway, for example, was actually James Burke a.k.a. Jimmy the Gent. The movie depicts the long and shocking relationship Henry shared with Jimmy over his life, from mentoring young Henry as he became involved in the business to working as colleagues on big scores to ultimately finding themselves enemies.

  3. Apr 19, 2023 · The real-life counterpart to Jimmy Conway was James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, who (like in the film) was sentenced to prison on the testimony of Henry Hill in 1982, specifically in relation to the...

  4. Dec 19, 2020 · Other sources, however, attribute the nickname “The Gent” to Burke’s dapper appearance, though it’s most likely about the tipping habit. When Henry became an FBI informant, his confessions sent Paulie and Jimmy to jail, and “The Gent” passed away in 1996 of cancer, eight years before becoming eligible for parole.

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  5. Mar 3, 2014 · Robert De Niro as Jimmy the Gent Burke, in Goodfellas (1990) He had a son who joined him in organized crime and a daughter who married a gangster. And Burke himself was the inspiration for the character Jimmy “The Gent” Conway, played by Robert De Niro in Martin Scorceses 1990 movie GoodFellas .

  6. Feb 28, 2024 · Warner Bros. Robert De Niro as Jimmy Conway, the character based on Jimmy Burke, in the 1990 film Goodfellas. From his untold numbers of murders to his orchestration of the infamous $6-million Lufthansa heist in 1978, this is the real story of Jimmy “The Gent” Burke. How Jimmy Burke’s Troubled Beginnings Shaped Him.

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  8. May 11, 2024 · While the version of Henry Hill played by Ray Liotta has the name of his real-life counterpart, there was no real gangster named Jimmy Conway. That is to say, Scorsese had to change the name of real-world gangster Jimmy “the Gent” Burke for legal reasons.

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