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Nicholas Pileggi

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Nicholas Pileggi was born and raised in New York, the son of a shoe store owner. He worked as a journalist for Associated Press in the 1950s where he specialized in crime reporting. Over the next 30 years he built up his contacts and reputation, covering stories for New York magazine and contributing to many others... See full bio »

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Nicholas D. Pileggi
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2014 The Brothers (screenplay) (announced)
 
2012-2013 Vegas (TV series)
– Sons of Nevada (2013) (creator)
– Unfinished Business (2013) (creator)
– Past Lives (2013) (creator)
– Scoundrels (2013) (creator)
– Hollywood Ending (2013) (creator)
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2007 Kings of South Beach (TV movie) (written by / as Nick Pileggi)
 
1997-1998 Michael Hayes (TV series)
– Vaughn Mower (1998) (creator)
– Faith (1998) (creator)
– Devotion (1998) (creator)
– Power Play (1998) (creator)
– Gotterdammerung (1998) (creator)
See all 20 episodes »
 
1996 City Hall (written by)
 
1995 Casino (book / screenplay)
 
1994 Loyalty & Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob (TV documentary)
 
1990 Goodfellas (book "Wiseguy" / screenplay)
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
2013 The Godmother (producer) (in production)
 
2012-2013 Vegas (TV series) (executive producer - 15 episodes)
– Two of a Kind (2013) (executive producer)
– The Third Man (2013) (executive producer)
– Road Trip (2013) (executive producer)
– From This Day Forward (2013) (executive producer)
– Paiutes (2013) (executive producer)
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2007 American Gangster (executive producer)
 
2007 Kings of South Beach (TV movie) (producer)
 
1999 Vendetta (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1997-1998 Michael Hayes (TV series) (executive producer - 17 episodes)
– Vaughn Mower (1998) (executive producer)
– Faith (1998) (executive producer)
– Devotion (1998) (executive producer)
– Power Play (1998) (executive producer)
– Gotterdammerung (1998) (executive producer)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1993 Father Hood (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2005 Casino: After the Filming (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Casino: The Cast and Characters (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Casino: The Look (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Casino: The Story (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 The Workaday Gangster (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
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2011 The 2011 Annual American Theatre Wing Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Hollywood Gangster (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 November 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 American Gangster (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Frank Lucas (2007) … Himself (as Nick Pileggi)
 
2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Making of 'American Gangster' (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Welcome to the Big House (video documentary short)
 
2006 Stool Pigeons and Pine Overcoats: The Language of Gangster Films (video documentary short)
 
2006 Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Toots (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 2 (2005) … Himself
– Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Casino: The Story (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Casino: The Cast and Characters (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Casino: After the Filming (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Workaday Gangster (video documentary short)
Himself - Author, 'Wiseguy'
 
2004 Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' (video documentary short)
Himself - Co-Screenwriter
 
2003 True Crime Authors (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself, author of 'Casino'
– Casino (2003) … Himself, author of 'Casino'
 
2001 I Love 1990's (TV series documentary)
Himself
– I Love 1990 (2001) … Himself (as Nick Pileggi)
 
1996 The Real Las Vegas (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 December 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1990 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Martin Scorsese Directs (1990) … Himself
 
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