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Death and aftermath. Spilotro and his brother Michael disappeared on June 14, 1986, after they drove away together from Michael's Oak Park home. Michael's wife, Anne, reported both brothers missing on June 16. Michael's car, a 1986 Lincoln, was recovered several days later in a motel parking lot near O'Hare International Airport.
Apr 12, 2024 · Getty Images Immortalized as Nicky Santoro in Casino, Chicago mobster Tony “The Ant” Spilotro robbed and killed his way across Las Vegas in the 1970s and ’80s.
- Carly Silver
Jan 26, 2023 · The deaths of Nicky and Dominic Santoro in "Casino" make for one of the most brutal death scenes on screen.
Apr 26, 2024 · Nicky Santoro, the inspiration for Joe Pesci's character in 'Casino,' led a violent life of crime that ended most brutally.
- Martin Scorsese
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- Robert De Niro
Apr 2, 2014 · The character Nicky Santoro, played by actor Joe Pesci, was based on Spilotro. Later Confessions and Aftermath
Nicholas Santora is portrayed as "Nicky", by Bruno Kirby in the 1997 film Donnie Brasco, which follows the life of undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone, from 1978 to 1981. The character "Nicky" was shot and killed in the movie, whereas Santora in reality was not.
Spilotro was the model for Joe Pesci's character, Nicky Santoro, in the Martin Scorsese film "Casino," starring Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone. In June, 1986, he and his brother Michael Spilotro were victims of a gangland-style slaying and were buried in an Indiana cornfield.
