Goodfellas 1990 (NY) premiere
by thatgalaredcarpeteventguy | created - 02 Oct 2020 | updated - 02 Oct 2020 | PublicTuesday September 18th, The Museum of Modern Art 11 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019
1. Robert De Niro
Actor | Cape Fear
One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French. He was trained ...
2. Joe Pesci
Actor | Goodfellas
Compact Italian-American actor Joe Pesci was born February 9, 1943 in Newark, New Jersey, to Mary (Mesce), a part-time barber, and Angelo Pesci, a bartender and forklift driver. Pesci first broke into entertainment as a child actor, and by the mid-1950s, was starring on the series "Star Time Kids"....
3. Paul Sorvino
Actor | Repo! The Genetic Opera
Tall, dark and imposing American actor Paul Sorvino made a solid career of portraying authority figures.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His mother, Angela (Renzi), was a piano teacher, of Italian descent. His father, Ford Sorvino, was an Italian immigrant who worked in a robe factory as a ...
4. Ray Liotta
Actor | Narc
Intense was the word for Ray Liotta. He specialized in psychopathic characters who hide behind a cultivated charm. Even in his nice-guy roles in Field of Dreams (1989) and Operation Dumbo Drop (1995), you get the impression that something is smoldering inside of him. He was born in Newark, New ...
5. Christopher Serrone
Actor | Goodfellas
Christopher Serrone was born in 1976 in Queens, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Goodfellas (1990), Pathfinders: In the Company of Strangers (2011) and Pumpkinhole (2022).
6. Martin Scorsese
Producer | Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Charles Scorsese was born on November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York City, to Catherine Scorsese (née Cappa) and Charles Scorsese, who both worked in Manhattan's garment district, and whose families both came from Palermo, Sicily. He was raised in the neighborhood of Little Italy, which later ...
7. Peter Jennings
Producer | ABC Evening News
Peter Jennings was born on July 29, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and producer, known for ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953), FDR (1982) and Peter Jennings Reporting: Breakdown - America's Health Insurance Crisis (2005). He was married to Kayce Freed, Kati Marton, ...
8. Don Hewitt
Producer | 60 Minutes
Don Hewitt was born on December 14, 1922 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for 60 Minutes (1968), Who's Who (1977) and Douglas Edwards with the News (1948). He was married to Marilyn Berger, Frankie Hewitt and Mary Weaver. He died on August 19, 2009 in ...
9. Gay Talese
Actor | Blind
Gay Talese was born on February 7, 1932 in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Blind (2016), Honor Thy Father (1973) and Shortcut to Happiness (2003). He has been married to Nan Talese since June 10, 1959. They have two children.
10. Ken Auletta
Writer | Googled
Ken Auletta is known for Googled, The Reckoning: Hollywood's Worst Kept Secret (2018) and The Murder of Laci Peterson (2017). He is married to Amanda Urban. They have one child.
11. Nicholas Pileggi
Writer | Goodfellas
Nicholas Pileggi was born and raised in New York, the son of a shoe store owner. He worked as a journalist for Associated Press in the 1950s where he specialized in crime reporting. Over the next 30 years he built up his contacts and reputation, covering stories for New York magazine and ...
12. Nora Ephron
Writer | Julie & Julia
Nora Ephron was educated at Wellesley College, Massachusetts. She was an acclaimed essayist (Crazy Salad 1975), novelist (Heartburn 1983), and had written screenplays for several popular films, all featuring strong female characters, such as anti-nuclear activist Karen Silkwood (Silkwood (1983), ...
13. Madonna
Soundtrack | A League of Their Own
The remarkable, hyper-ambitious Material Girl who never stops re-inventing herself, Madonna has sold over three hundred million records and CDs to adoring fans worldwide. Her film career, however, is another story. Her performances have consistently drawn scathing or laughable reviews from film ...
14. Tony Ward
Actor | All About the Benjamins
Handsome and muscular model, artist, and actor Anthony Borden Ward was born on June 10, 1963 in Santa Cruz, California. He grew up in San Jose, California. His father Robert Borden Ward was born in Kansas while his mother Karen Elizabeth Castro grew up in Northern California. Tony was discovered by...
15. Brooke Shields
Actress | The Blue Lagoon
"Want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing." If you have not heard of Brooke Shields before, this tagline from her Calvin Klein Jeans ad had to grab your attention. Not that she has not had a previously noteworthy resume. She was born on May 31, 1965 in New York City, to Teri (...
16. Christopher Reeve
Actor | Superman
Christopher D'Olier Reeve was born September 25, 1952, in New York City, to journalist Barbara Johnson (née Barbara Pitney Lamb) and writer/professor F.D. Reeve (Franklin D'Olier Reeve). He came from an upper-class family; his paternal grandfather was CEO of Prudential Financial, and one of his ...
17. Dana Reeve
Actress | Everyone's Hero
Dana Reeve was born on March 17, 1961 in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Everyone's Hero (2006), Loving (1983) and Above Suspicion (1995). She was married to Christopher Reeve. She died on March 6, 2006 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
18. Ellen Barkin
Actress | The Fan
Offbeat, unconventionally pretty, and utterly mesmerizing, Ellen Barkin was born on April 16, 1954 in the Bronx, New York, to Evelyn (Rozin), a hospital administrator, and Sol Barkin, a chemical salesman. Her parents were both from Russian Jewish families. Raised in the South Bronx and Queens, New ...
19. Gabriel Byrne
Actor | The Usual Suspects
Byrne was the eldest of six children born to a family in Dublin, Ireland. His father was a cooper and his mother a hospital worker. He was raised Catholic and educated by the Irish Christian Brothers. He spent five years of his childhood in a seminary training to be a Catholic priest. He later said...
20. Tony Bennett
Actor | Muppets Most Wanted
Tony Bennett, one of the legends of jazz and popular music who served during the Second World War and then developed a career spanning over half a century, is now giving another concert tour across the United States and Europe.
He was born Anthony (Antonio) Dominick Benedetto on August 3, 1926, in ...
21. Joanna Bennett
Actress | Goodfellas
Joanna Bennett is known for Goodfellas (1990) and Monsanto Night Presents Tony Bennett in Waikiki (1973).
22. Christopher Walken
Actor | The Deer Hunter
Lead and supporting actor of the American stage and films, with sandy colored hair, and pale complexion. He won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Deer Hunter (1978), and has been seen in mostly character roles, often portraying psychologically unstable individuals, though...
23. Drena De Niro
Actress | Joy
Former model and D.J.; worked exclusively for Giorgio Armani as musical supervisor for stores and shows; made directorial debut in 2001 with short documentary film Girls & Dolls (2000), which premiered on PBS' "Reel New York Series" and won best directorial debut for documentary at New York ...
24. Anthony Michael Hall
Actor | War Machine
Anthony Michael Hall was born in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. His parents are Mercedes Hall, an actress-blues and jazz singer, and Larry Hall, who owned an auto body shop. His stepfather is a show-business manager. His sister, Mary Christian, is also a performer. He has Irish and Italian ancestry. ...
25. Claudia Haro
Actress | Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Claudia Haro is known for New Nightmare (1994), With Honors (1994) and Casino (1995). She was previously married to Garrett Warren and Joe Pesci.
26. Diahnne Abbott
Actress | Taxi Driver
Diahnne Abbott is an American actress from New York City. She is primarily known as the first wife of actor Robert De Niro (1943-). Their marriage lasted from 1976 to 1988, and ended in a divorce.
Abbott made her film debut in the psychological thriller "Taxi Driver" (1976), where she played an ...
27. Henny Youngman
Actor | Goodfellas
A career of seven decades of snappy, irreverent one-liners put Henry "Henny" Youngman at the top of most comedians' list of favorite showmen. Born in London, England, and moving to the United States when he was a baby, Youngman started his professional career as a printer in a small store. ...
28. Toukie Smith
Actress | Goosed
Toukie Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is known for Goosed (1999), Joe's Apartment (1996) and 227 (1985).
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