Henry Hill Biography
(American Mobster Who was Associated with the Lucchese Crime Family)
Birthday: June 11, 1943 (Gemini)
Born In: New York City, New York, United States
Henry Hill Jr. was an important member of the ‘Lucchese crime family,’ which executed organized crime throughout New York City from 1955 to 1980. Towards the end of his life, Henry pursued various non-criminal endeavours, such as writing books, painting, selling paintings on eBay, cooking, managing a restaurant, counselling, appearing in TV interviews and talk shows, etc. These activities differentiated him from the rest of the criminals. He even assisted the FBI in nabbing several criminals, including Paul Vario and James Burke with whom Henry had previously worked with. At the time of his death, Henry was a free man, while nearly all of his ex-mafia associates were either convicted or murdered. Henry’s extraordinary story was documented in the book ‘Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family,’ written by Nicholas Pileggi. American filmmaker Martin Scorsese later adapted the story into a movie and titled it ‘Goodfellas.’