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Starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, and Paul Sorvino, the film narrates the rise and fall of Mafia associate Henry Hill and his friends and family from 1955 to 1980. Scorsese initially titled the film Wise Guy and postponed making it; he and Pileggi later changed the title to Goodfellas. To prepare for their roles ...
Robert De Niro is an American actor, director and producer. His early films included Greetings (1968), The Wedding Party (1969), Bloody Mama (1970), Hi, Mom! (1970), Jennifer on My Mind (1971), The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971), and Mean Streets (1973). In 1974, De Niro was cast as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II. [1]
James Burke was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas, renamed Jimmy Conway. Burke was played by John Mahoney in the 1991 television film The 10 Million Dollar Getaway, which details the events of the Lufthansa Heist. Donald Sutherland also portrayed Burke for the 2001 television film The Big Heist.
The dual roles for De Niro continue his streak of crime boss characters in film, including Goodfellas, The Godfather II, Casino, The Irishman, and Killers of the Flower Moon.
The man has a lengthy resume of films that stand the test of time. Everything from "The Godfather," to "Meet the Parents," is essentially a masterpiece.
For Goodfellas, De Niro’s mob hitman character Jimmy Conway had to age by several decades midway through the shoot, and so Mr Harvey devised a rigorous three-week training programme to make him ...
Robert Anthony De Niro [9] was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City on August 17, 1943, [10] the only child of painters Virginia Admiral and Robert De Niro Sr. [11] His father was of Irish and Italian descent, [12] while his mother had Dutch, English, French, and German ancestry. [13]
His “Goodfellas” co-star Robert De Niro shared a statement, writing, “I was very saddened to learn of Ray’s passing. He is way too young to have left us. May he Rest in Peace.”