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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.

2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0683380Nicholas Pileggi - IMDb

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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.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
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   • Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA

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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?

   • 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. The movie versions of both were co-written and directed by Martin Scorsese. Pileggi also wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film City Hall.

   Nicholas Pileggi (Author of Wiseguy) - Goodreads

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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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5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0683380Nicholas Pileggi - Biography - IMDb

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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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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

8. 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...

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10. themobmuseum.org › blog › from-shoe-leather-reporterFrom shoe-leather reporter to Mob movie screenwriter, Nick ...

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    Mar 11, 2020 · Author and screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi is enjoying a couple of major career milestones this year. Two groundbreaking Mob movies he wrote with director Martin Scorsese — Goodfellas and Casino — are undergoing anniversaries.