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Nicholas Pileggi

Writer / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Journalist | * 02/22/1933 (91) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Nicholas Pileggi (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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin dir ...

American Gangster

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2007 | 3.8/5 | 2h 37min
Drama, Crime
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In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enfor ...

Casino

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1995 | 4.0/5 | 2h 59min
Crime, Drama, History
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The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conw ...

GoodFellas

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1990 | 4.3/5 | 2h 25min
Drama, Crime
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Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chi ...

The Irishman

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2019 | 3.8/5 | 3h 29min
Crime, Drama, History
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Awards & Nominations for Nicholas Pileggi

BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Nicholas Pileggi as Actor(9)

as himself2015 Scorsese's Goodfellas
as himself2006 Prohibition Opens the Floodgates
as himself2006 Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as himself2006 Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films
as himself2006 Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero
2005 Casino: The Story
as himself2004 The Workaday Gangster
as himself1992 Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
as himself1990 Martin Scorsese Directs

Movies with Nicholas Pileggi as Crew(16)

Writing/Screenplay2024 Alto Knights
Writing/Book2024 Alto Knights
Writing/Writer2023 Scarpa
Production/Producer2023 The Godmother
Production/Executive Producer2019 The Irishman
Production/Executive Producer2007 American Gangster
Production/Producer2007 Kings of South Beach
Writing/Screenplay2007 Kings of South Beach
Production/Executive Producer1999 Vendetta
Writing/Writer1996 City Hall
Writing/Screenplay1995 Casino
Writing/Novel1995 Casino
Writing/Writer1994 Loyalty & Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob
Production/Producer1993 Father Hood
Writing/Screenplay1990 GoodFellas
Writing/Book1990 GoodFellas

TV Shows/Series with Nicholas Pileggi as Crew(3)

Creator/Creator2012 Vegas
Writing/Writer1997 Michael Hayes
Creator/Creator1997 Michael Hayes

Full Name: Nicholas Pileggi
Born: Wednesday, 02/22 1933 (February) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 91 years + 64 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Member of: Writers Guild of America, East
Spouses (current/former): Nora Ephron
Nicholas Pileggi frequently works together with these people:
Martin Scorsese (13x, Actor)
Robert De Niro (7x, Actor)
Irwin Winkler (6x, Crew)
Thelma Schoonmaker (5x, Crew)
Robbie Robertson (5x, Actor)
Barbara De Fina (5x, Crew)
Joe Pesci (4x, Actor)
Theresa Russell (4x, Actress)
Gary Leva (4x, Crew)
Joseph P. Reidy (4x, Crew)
Ilona Herman (3x, Crew)
James Mangold (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12735, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024