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Dominick "Mickey Diamond" DeVito February 22, 1982 Philly mob soldier, DeVito was found shot to death inside the trunk of a car, believed to be killed by the Nicky Scarfo faction.
Joe 'Pegleg' Morgan, the real-life gangster the character J. D was based on, reportedly tried to extort money from Olmos for the unauthorized portrayal, according to The Los Angeles Times.
The movie, which is based on Henry Hill’s (Ray Liotta) actual biography, follows his ascent through the ranks of a New York criminal family. Both Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro provide excellent performances; Pesci’s depiction of Tommy DeVito, the lunatic, wins him an Academy Award.
His father Paul Hankish was a powerful mobster. In 1990, Hankish was a codefendant along with Charles Porter and Louis F. Raucci Sr. Hankish pleaded guilty in 1991 to cocaine distribution and was sentenced to two years in federal prison.
Joe Pesci as Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas Joe Pesci's Tommy getting whacked in Goodfellas is a surprise not just to the audience, but to Robert De Niro's character James and Ray Liotta's Henry.
New York City, New York, U.S. DeSimone's career in the Lucchese family is explored in the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, and inspired the character of Tommy DeVito, portrayed by Joe Pesci, one of the main characters of the 1990 film Goodfellas.
The Buffalo crime family, also known as the Magaddino crime family, the Todaro crime family, the New York State crime family, the Buffalo Mafia, the Upstate New York Mafia, and the Arm, [4] is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Buffalo, New York.
