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Was Tommy in "Goodfellas" based on an actual person?
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Did someone as psycho as the character Tommy (played by Joe Pesci) actually exist? If so what was his real name? [QUOTE]
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Re: Was Tommy in "Goodfellas" based on an actual person?
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Was the movie true to the facts of his death,etc?
"Life is so beautiful."
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Re: Was Tommy in "Goodfellas" based on an actual person?
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Originally posted by Turi Giuliano:
PS - I thought you knew everything on the mafia Joe Bonnano? This line seems a little cynical to me, or am i wrong Mr. Guiliano 
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Re: Was Tommy in "Goodfellas" based on an actual person?
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Yeah sure, every one knows all about the Mafia on this board. LOL
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Re: Was Tommy in "Goodfellas" based on an actual person?
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Your right SC, i'm acting like i'm in kindergarden. I'll will stop it right now.
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Re: Was Tommy in "Goodfellas" based on an actual person?
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Originally posted by goodfellaoggie:
is there a Jimmy "two times" in real life? anyone knew Jimmy "two times" full and real name and does he really talk like that? grazie!
GoodFella Check out "The Crime Library", when you get on the site click on "Gangsters,Outlaws and G-Men", when that site comes up scroll down to "The Lufthansa Heist", it's pretty interesting reading and gets into some of the "characters" in the event and names real names. I think it is a Courtv site.
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Re: Was Tommy in "Goodfellas" based on an actual person?
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Originally posted by Turnbull:
In fact, everyone in "Goodfellas" was based on a real person. Really? Karen, Henry, Jimmy, Paulie, Tommy, Tuddi, Spats Columbo, Billy Bats, Spider, the wig guy (I forgot his name sorry)? Everyone? I knew it was based on a true story but didn't know all the characters existed. And by the way, was Tommy a psycho in real life? I suppose he was. Don Anton 
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Re: Was Tommy in "Goodfellas" based on an actual person?
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Check out the site that I mentioned in my last post if you want to read the true story about the case.
After you get on the section about the "Lufthansa Heist", on the left side of the site scroll down to "The end of Tommy DeSimone", it gets into the true story of what a real psycho he was and how,
at age 20, he killed Billy Batts and was later whacked by some of John Gotti's crew for it.
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