Henry Hill (mobster)

:This article is about the FBI informant. For the artist, see Henry Hill (artist).

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Henry Hill (born June 11, 1943) is an American ex-FBI informant whose life was immortalized in the book Wiseguy, by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi. The book was later made into the highly successful 1990 movie Goodfellas, in which Hill was played by Ray Liotta. Contrary to popular belief, Hill was never a mafioso himself, but merely an associate of the mafia. Worldwide mafias have a strict rule of accepting only full-blooded nationals of the regions they control; Hill is Italian on his mother's side, but Irish on his father's. The same can be said of his friend Jimmy Burke, who was Irish. Of Hill's teenage friends, only Tommy DeSimone could have been "made" — that is, have become a full member of the mafia — as he was fully Italian.

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June 11 - 1943 - American - FBI - Informant - Reporter - Nicholas Pileggi - 1990 - Goodfellas - Ray Liotta - Mafia - Italian - Irish - Jimmy Burke - Teenage - Tommy DeSimone

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