Nicholas Pileggi

Nicholas Pileggi
Pileggi in 2010
Pileggi in 2010
Born (1933-02-22) February 22, 1933 (age 91)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, screenwriter, journalist
GenreCrime fiction
SubjectMafia
Years active1989–present
Notable works
Spouse
(m. 1987; died 2012)

Nicholas Pileggi (/pɪˈlɛi/, Italian: [piˈleddʒi]; born February 22, 1933) is an American author and screenwriter. He wrote the 1985 non-fiction book Wiseguy and co-wrote the screenplay for Goodfellas, its 1990 film adaptation, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.