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Gina Hill, along with her brother Gregg, shares her story of growing up in the witness protection program with their mobster father, Henry Hill. Read an excerpt from their book "On the Run: A Mafia Childhood" and watch their interview on "Today".
Oct 31, 2017 · Updated 10:39, 1 Nov 2017. |. Bookmark. It was 1980 when the FBI told Greg Hill that he would never go home or speak to his friends again. He was 13 and his sister Gina was just 11 and in only...
- Who Was Henry Hill?
- Early Life
- Life in The Mafia
- Federal Witness
- Later Years and Death
- 'Goodfellas'
- Personal Life
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Henry Hill was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 11, 1943. Although not related by blood, Hill worked his way up in the Lucchese crime family from a young age. Arrested for drug trafficking in 1980, Hill became a federal informant and joined the Witness Protection Program for a number of years. Hill’s life is the basis of the 1990 Martin Scorsese...
Born on June 11, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York, Hill grew up in an area of Brooklyn that was dominated by the Lucchese crime family. Fascinated by gangsters, he began dreaming of being in the Mafia at age 12.
The son of an Irish father and Sicilian mother, Hill could never be a "made" Mafia member because he wasn't a full-blooded Italian, but his charm and cunning made him welcome inside the Lucchese family. Hill soon became a close associate and friend of Paul Vario, one of the more respected capos in the family. In his teenage years, Hill would do err...
After his release, Hill used his prison narcotics contacts to shift large amounts of cocaine from Brooklyn to Pittsburgh. As his operation grew, so did Hill's own addiction to the drug. It was only when Hill realized he was next on the hit list that he became a federal witness. His testimony brought down some of New York's most feared mobsters, inc...
After being kicked out of the Witness Protection Program, Hill moved to the West Coast with his girlfriend of 14 years, Lisa Caserta. In his later years, Hill worked to come to terms with his past, taking classes to be certified as a drug and alcohol counselor. Despite his efforts at redemption, many still viewed Hill as a rat and addict, even in h...
Hill's story was recounted in the bestselling book Wiseguy (1985) by Nicholas Pileggi, and made famous by Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990). Ray Liotta played Hill in the film, which received six Oscar nods. (Joe Pesci was the sole winner among the nominations for his portrayal of Tommy DeVito.) Pileggi's wife, Nora Ephron, also used Hill as the ...
Hill was married to Karen Friedman from 1965 to 1989. They finalized their divorce in 2002. The couple had two kids Gregg and Gina. Hill later married Kelly Alor from 1990 to 1996 and then later got engaged to Lisa Caserta from 2006 up until his death in 2012.
Gina Hill was the daughter of Henry Hill, a notorious mobster who became a federal informant and inspired the Martin Scorsese movie 'Goodfellas'. She died in 2012 at the age of 69, after battling an undisclosed illness. Learn more about her life, family and legacy.
Sep 14, 2004 · On the Run: A Mafia Childhood. Hardcover – September 14, 2004. by Gregg Hill (Author), Gina Hill (Author) 4.6 498 ratings. See all formats and editions. The children of Henry Hill, whose life inspired such works as Wiseguy and Goodfellas, share their experiences of growing up in their father's out-of-control world of witness protection ...
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Sep 14, 2004 · Gregg Hill, Gina Hill. 3.94. 808ratings88reviews. Kindle $11.99. Written by the son and daughter of Henry Hill (the Mafia informant who became the focus of the book Wiseguy and the movie Goodfellas), this is an account of a childhood spent inside the Witness Protection Programme.
Oct 14, 2004 · On the Run : A Mafia Childhood. Hardcover – Bargain Price, October 14, 2004. by Gina Hill (Author), Gregg Hill (Author) 4.6 493 ratings. See all formats and editions. In the 1970s, Henry Hill pulled off heists and busted heads with the Mob.
- Gina Hill, Gregg Hill
