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Green Book is a 2018 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Farrelly.Starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, the film is inspired by the true story of a 1962 tour of the Deep South by African-American pianist Don Shirley and Italian-American bouncer and later actor Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga, who served as Shirley's driver and bodyguard.
Green Book is a 2018 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Farrelly.The film is set in 1962 and follows Italian–American bouncer Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen), who is hired as a chauffeur by African American pianist Don Shirley for a tour of concert venues in the Deep South.
Peter John Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. Along with his brother Bobby, the Farrelly brothers are mostly famous for directing and producing quirky comedy and romantic comedy films [1] such as Dumb and Dumber; Shallow Hal; Me, Myself and Irene; There's Something About Mary; and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid.
Green Book: Universal Pictures / DreamWorks Pictures / Participant Media: Peter Farrelly (director/screenplay); Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie (screenplay); Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini [218] Instant Family: Paramount Pictures
Vallelonga was born in 1959, the son of Tony and Dolores Vallelonga. [5] [6] [7] He had a younger brother, Frank, who died in November 2022. [8]He initially followed his father into acting, with minor roles in films including The Godfather, Splash, Goodfellas, and Prizzi's Honor.
Green Book (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2018 film of the same name, released digitally on November 16, 2018, [1] and via CD on November 30, by Milan Records. [2] For the film's soundtrack, director Peter Farrelly incorporated an original score by composer Kris Bowers and one of Don Shirley's own recordings.
He also co-wrote the book Shut Up and Eat! (2005). His life in the early 1960s, when he was the driver and bodyguard for the black classical pianist Don Shirley, was dramatized in the 2018 film Green Book, in which he was portrayed by Viggo Mortensen. [1] The film won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. [2]
Green Book (2018), dir. Peter Farrelly, a biographical drama influenced by African American pianist Don Shirley, and actor Frank Vallelonga, [28] who traveled through the Deep South during 1962. Green Book premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival where it won the Oscar for best picture , best supporting actor and best original ...