Nicholas Pileggi
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Pileggi in New York City, 2010
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| Born | February 22, 1933 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Producer, author, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | Nora Ephron (1987–2012; her death) |
| Parent(s) | Nick Pileggi Susan (Defaslo) Pileggi |
| Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay 1990 Goodfellas |
Nicholas Pileggi (born February 22, 1933) is an American producer, author and screenwriter.
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Early life
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pileggi was born and raised in New York City, the son of Susan (Defaslo) and Nick Pileggi, a shoe store owner.[1]
Career
Pileggi began his career as a journalist and had a profound interest in the Mafia.[2] He is best known for writing Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family (1986), which he adapted into the movie Goodfellas (1990), and for writing Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas and the subsequent screenplay for Casino (1995). The movie versions of both were co-written and directed by Martin Scorsese.[3] Pileggi also wrote the screenplay for the fictional City Hall (1996), starring Al Pacino. He served as an Executive Producer of American Gangster (2007), a biographical crime film based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, and directed by Ridley Scott. He is also the author of Blye, Private Eye (1987).[citation needed]
Pileggi cowrote the pilot of the CBS television series Vegas, which first aired in September 2012.
Personal life
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pileggi was married to fellow author, journalist, and screenwriter Nora Ephron from 1987 until her death in 2012. Pileggi lives in New York City.
Nicholas had a brother Frank who was married to Charlotte Moorman and lived on top of Video Oyster at 62 Pearl Street. Frank and Charlotte founded and ran the Annual Avant Garde Festival of New York.
Partial filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes / Awards Won |
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| 1990 | Goodfellas | Screenplay / Book | BAFTA – Best Screenplay – Adapted (1991) Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay |
| 1994 | Loyalty & Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob[4][5] | Writer | – |
| 1995 | Casino | Screenplay / Book | – |
| 1996 | City Hall | Written By | – |
| 2007 | Kings of South Beach | Written By / Producer | – |
| 2007 | American Gangster | Executive Producer | – |
| 2016 | The Godmother | Producer | – |
Books
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References
- ↑ "Nicholas Pileggi Biography", Film Reference
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External links
- Nicholas Pileggi at the Internet Movie Database
- Entry at the NNDB
- Biography at Film Reference.com
- Fleeman, Mike, "Nora Ephron, Writer-Director of Sleepless in Seattle, Dies at Age 71", People magazine, Tuesday June 26, 2012
- Use mdy dates from July 2013
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- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2015
- 1933 births
- BAFTA winners (people)
- Living people
- American male screenwriters
- American writers of Italian descent
- Organized crime novelists
- Organized crime memoirists
- Non-fiction writers about organized crime in the United States
- American film producers
- People from New York City
- Male novelists
