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Nicholas Pileggi

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February 22, 1933 in New York, New York, The United States

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Nonfiction, Entertainment, Journalism

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Nicholas 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 profound interest in the Mafia. This is where he developed his intuition to author books such as Wiseguy and Casino. He is also the author of the book Blye: Private Eye.

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Average rating: 4.01 · 2,565 ratings · 215 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Wiseguy 4.07 avg rating — 1,992 ratings — published 1985 — 17 editions	My rating:
	Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas 3.72 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 1995 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Casino 3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings	My rating:
	Blye, Private Eye 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	My rating:
	Blye Private Eye 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1987	My rating:
	Rao's Cookbook: Over 100 Years of Italian Home Cooking by Frank Pellegrino, Rao's Restaurant Staff, Nicholas Pileggi (Introduction) 4.04 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	The Wise Guy Cookbook: My Favorite Recipes From My Life as a Goodfella to Cooking on the Run by Henry Hill, Priscilla Davis, Nicholas Pileggi (Foreword by) 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	My rating:
	GoodFellas by Martin Scorsese, Nicholas Pileggi 4.11 avg rating — 87 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:

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