When Martin Scorsese one of the world's most skillful and respected directors, reunited with two time Oscar-winner Robert De Niro in GoodFellas, the result was one of the most powerful films of the yearBased on the true-life best seller Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi and backed by pop/rock oldies soundtrack, critics and filmgoers declared GoodFellas great. It was named 1990's best film by the New York, Los Angeles and National Society of Film Critics. And it earned six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. ------------------------------------------------------------ ---ROBERT DE NIRO recieved wide recognition for his performance as veteran criminal Jimmy "The Gent" Conway. And as the volatile Tommy DeVito. Joe Pesci walked off with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar turned in electrifying performances. You have to see it to believe it - then watch again. GoodFellas explores the criminal life like no other movie. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ PAUL VARIO (July 9, 1914 – November 22, 1988) was a member of the U.S. Italian Mafia and a Caporegime in the Lucchese Family. Some reports say that he also was the Underboss of the Luccheses in the 1970s but was either demoted or resigned. Vario is related to Bonanno crime family consigliere John Oddo by marriage who served the family from 1962–1963. He had four other brothers including Vito aka "Tuddy", Tommy, Salvatore, Leonardo and brother-in-law to Angelo McConnach. He ran his own crew.-------------------------------------------- JAMES 'JIMMY the GENT' BURKE (July 5, 1931 New York City, New York – April 13, 1996 Alden, New York), was an Irish-American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the Lufthansa heist in 1978. He is the father of small-time mobster and Lufthansa heist suspect, Frank James Burke "Frankie", Jesse James Burke, Catherine Burke and another unidentified daughter. Catherine married Bonanno crime family member Anthony Indelicato in 1992. Nicknamed Jimmy The Gent or The Irish Guinea, Burke is familiar to most people via Robert De Niro's depiction of him (as Jimmy Conway) in the movie Goodfellas. ----------------------------------------------THOMAS ANTHONY "TWO-GUN TOMMY" DeSIMONE (May 24, 1950 – January 14, 1979[1]) was a gangster and associate of the Lucchese crime family in New York. Also known as "Tommy D", he was also nephew of Los Angeles mob boss Frank DeSimone. He was married to a woman named Angelica "Cookie" Spione, but was a constant womanizer whose mistresses included Theresa Ferrara. DeSimone was the basis for the character "Tommy DeVito" played by Joe Pesci in the 1990 movie Goodfellas.----------------------------------HENRY HILL (born June 11, 1943)[1] is an Irish/Italian American former mobster, Lucchese crime family associate, and FBI informant whose life was immortalized in the book Wiseguy, written by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi, and the 1990 Martin Scorsese movie Goodfellas, in which Hill was played by Ray Liotta. He was the owner of a restaurant called The Suite.-------------Ray Liotta- Henry Hill----------------- ----------------------------- Robert De Niro- Jimmy "The Gent" ConwayJoe Pesci- Tommy DeVito ------------- Paul Sorvino- Paulie Cicero -------------------------------------- Loraine Bracco- Karen Hill ---------------------------------------- Tony Stacks
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