13 June 2012 7:45 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Henry Hill, the real-life inspiration for Ray Liotta's character in "Goodfellas," has died at the age of 69. Hill's fiance and manager, Lisa Caserta, told CBS that Hill passed away in a Los Angeles hospital and "went out pretty peacefully, for a goodfella." No cause for death has been given, but Hill was a long-term smoker and had several heart problems. Hill gained infamy when "Wiseguy," the biographical account of his life, from crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi, was adapted for the big screen by Martin Scorsese in 1990. The mob classic chronicled Hill's journey into the world of organized crime. In 1980, after a drug bust, Hill accepted a protection deal to testify against his partners in crime. He entered the witness protection program, but was kicked out in the early '90s, after several arrests under his assumed identity. At the urging of his on-screen counterpart Liotta, he completed a stint »
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