Goodfellas (or, more commonly spelled,
GoodFellas) is a 1990
film directed by
Martin Scorsese, which was based on the novel
Wiseguy by
Nicholas Pileggi, which is itself based on the true story of mobster
Henry Hill. The film stars
Robert De Niro as
Jimmy Conway,
Ray Liotta as Henry Hill,
Lorraine Bracco as Hill's wife, Karen Hill,
Joe Pesci, who won the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the irascible Tommy DeVito (based on
Tommy DeSimone),
Paul Sorvino as Paulie Cicero,
Frank Vincent as
Billy Batts,
Frank DiLeo as Tuddy Cicero,
Chuck Low as Morrie Kessler,
Gina Mastrogiacomo as Janice Rossi,
Frank Sivero as Franky Carbone, and
Michael Imperioli as Spider.