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   Nicholas Pileggi (/ p ɪ ˈ l ɛ dʒ i /, Italian: [piˈleddʒi]; born February 22, 1933) is an American author, producer 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 .

   • Years active: 1989–present
   • Genre: Crime fiction

   • Born: February 22, 1933 (age 90), New York City, New York, U.S.

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   Nicholas Pileggi is a writer and producer of crime-based movies and TV shows, such as Goodfellas, Casino, and The Irishman. He was born in New York in 1933 and worked as a journalist for Associated Press and New York magazine.

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   • Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA

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   Nicholas Pileggi is a crime journalist and screenwriter who wrote the books and scripts for Goodfellas, Casino and City Hall. He was born in New York in 1933 and married to Nora Ephron until her death in 2012.

   • Birth Date: February 22, 1933

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   Who is Nicholas Pileggi?

   • Nicholas Pileggi ( / pɪˈlɛdʒi /, Italian: [piˈleddʒi]; born February 22, 1933) is an American author, producer 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 .

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   What movies did Nicholas Pileggi write?

   • He followed that up with scripts for Casino (1995) (also with Scorsese) and City Hall (1996) as well as writing and producing several other crime-based movies and TV shows. and Jerome Kass. How old is Nicholas Pileggi?

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   How did Pileggi get a new identity?

   • When he was arrested for a range of offences, including drug-dealing (which his Mob bosses had told him to stay away from), he agreed to testify against his fellow ‘wiseguys’ and was given a new identity, under the US government’s Witness Protection Program. This was where Pileggi came in.

   The real-life Wiseguy behind Scorsese's GoodFellas - BBC

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   What did Pileggi's father do for a living?

   • Pileggi's father was a musician who played slide trombone in a cinema orchestra for silent films. Subsequently he owned shoe stores. "He had no direct dealings with the mob I don't think but he knew those guys," Pileggi says. "They used to call the neighbourhood 'the artichoke'.

   Nicholas Pileggi: the mob, Nora Ephron's death and Vegas

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   Feb 3, 2013 · Nicholas Pileggi: the mob, Nora Ephron's death and Vegas. Tim Adams. The Goodfellas writer has put his knowledge of gangsters to good use again in CBS's Vegas. And the show has been a lifeline...

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7. www.goodreads.com › author › showNicholas Pileggi (Author of Wiseguy) - Goodreads

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   Nicholas Pileggi. Born. in New York, New York, The United States. February 22, 1933. Genre. Nonfiction, Entertainment, Journalism. edit data. Nicholas Pileggi is best known for writing the book Wiseguy, which he adapted into the movie Goodfellas, and for writing the book and screenplay Casino.

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   • Birth Date: February 22, 1933

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   Mar 11, 2020 · Learn how Nick Pileggi, author of Wiseguy and Casino, became a trusted source of Mob stories for Martin Scorsese's films Goodfellas and Casino. Read about his early days as a journalist, his interviews with Henry Hill and Frank Cullotta, and his insights on the Las Vegas underworld.

10. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › articlesThe real-life Wiseguy behind Scorsese's GoodFellas - BBC

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    Jan 20, 2017 · I spoke to Italian-American author Nicholas Pileggi, who wrote Wiseguy, the bestseller which inspired GoodFellas. Scorsese read Pileggi’s book, and loved it, and invited Pileggi to co-write the...