Nicholas Pileggi (born February 22, 1933 in New York City, New York) is an Italian-American author and screenwriter.
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. Pileggi also wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film City Hall. He began his career as a journalist and had a prof...
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