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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 .
- 1989–present
- Crime fiction
- February 22, 1933 (age 90), New York City, New York, U.S.
Nicholas Pileggi. Writer. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:31. Goodfellas (1990) 1 Video. 4 Photos. Nicholas Pileggi was born and raised in New York, the son of a shoe store owner. He worked as a journalist for Associated Press in the 1950s where he specialized in crime reporting.
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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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February 22, 1933 · New York City, New York, USA. Birth name. Nicholas D. Pileggi. Mini Bio. Nicholas Pileggi was born and raised in New York, the son of a shoe store owner. He worked as a journalist for Associated Press in the 1950s where he specialized in crime reporting.
- February 22, 1933
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. The movie versions of both were co-written and directed by Martin Scorsese.
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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...
Sep 27, 2011 · Hill is the central figure in Wiseguy, the 1986 Nicholas Pileggi book that became the movie; a 25th-anniversary edition is out with a new foreword from director Martin Scorsese. Rebecca Sapp ...
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