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DeSimone went missing in 1979 and is believed to have been murdered. DeSimone's career in the Lucchese family is explored in the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, and inspired the character of Tommy DeVito, portrayed by Joe Pesci, one of the main characters of the 1990 film Goodfellas.
- "Two-Gun Tommy", "Tommy D", "Animal", "Spitshine Tommy"
- Mobster
- Angela DeSimone
13 de abr. de 2024 · Warner Bros. Frank Vincent as Billy Batts in Goodfellas, the 1990 film that famously dramatized his grisly 1970 murder. DeSimone fumed about the comment all night, but since Billy Batts was a “made man” in the Gambino family, he was untouchable. As Hill said, “if Tommy so much as took a slap at Billy, Tommy was dead.”.
While Goodfellas depicts Tommy being shot in the face for killing Made Man Billy Batts, resulting in a closed-casket funeral, the real story of Tommy DeSimone's death is much more mysterious. In reality, Tommy wasn't ever given a burial or a funeral — because his body was never actually found.
7 de abr. de 2015 · Features. The Real Goodfellas: The Mysterious Fate of Tommy DeSimone. Goodfellas buried Tommy DeVito in a closed coffin. The real Tommy D came to a more crushing end. By Tony Sokol |...
23 de jul. de 2022 · El ganador de una de las estatuillas más codiciadas de Hollywood basó su papel en el mafioso Thomas DeSimone, el cual, según ScreenRant, también se desempeñó como uno de los asociados de la familia criminal Lucchese, al igual que Hill. Thomas era conocido por cometer varios golpes criminales y tener un muy mal carácter.
Goodfellas. El actor Joe Pesci interpretó a un personaje basado en DeSimone en la película Goodfellas de 1990 (renombrado "Tommy DeVito" en la película), un papel por el cual ganó el Premio de Academia de 1990 al Mejor Actor de Reparto.
29 de abr. de 2018 · Wikimedia Commons Thomas DeSimone went missing in 1979 — and more likely than not, he was murdered. Goodfellas is often considered one of the best Mafia movies ever made. And part of what makes it great is Joe Pesci’s scene-stealing character, Tommy DeVito.
