About Nick Vallelonga
Nick Vallelonga is best known for winning two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes for Original Screenplay and Best Picture for "Green Book". Nick wrote and produced "Green Book" with Peter Farrelly and Brian Hayes Currie, based on the true story of Nick's father Tony Lip, who went on tour of the south with the brilliant pianist Dr. Donald Shirley in 1962. Directed by Peter Farrelly, Green Book stars Viggo Mortensen as Nick's Dad, Tony Lip, Mahershala Ali as Donald Shirley and Linda Cardellini as Nick's Mom, Dolores. Director Peter Farrelly cast real family members to play roles in the film. Nick's brother, Frank Vallelonga, plays Rudy, Tony Lip's brother. The real Rudy Vallelonga, plays his and Tony's father, Nicola, and Lou Venere plays his and Dolores' father, Anthony. Nick Vallelonga also plays the role of Mob Boss Augie in the film. Tony Lip went on to become an actor, appearing in many films and TV shows including The Godfather, The Pope of Greenwich Village, and Goodfellas. Lip is best known for his role as New York Crime Boss Carmine Lupartazzi in the HBO series "The Sopranos". To date, "Green Book" has grossed over $330 million worldwide. Distributed by Universal and Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks.Recently, Nick added to his acting credits with a role in David Chase's highly anticipated prequel film to The Sopranos, "The Many Saints of Newark," directed by Alan Taylor, starring Ray Liotta, Vera Farmigia, Allesandro Nivola and Jon Bernthal, to be released in March of 2021. He also added roles in "The Birthday Cake", directed by Jimmy Giannopoulos, starring Ewan McGregor, Val Kilmer, Lorraine Bracco, William Fichtner and Vinnie Pastore; "Pay Dirt" directed by Christian Sesma, starring Val Kilmer and Luke Goss; "The Comeback Trail" directed by George Gallo, starring Robert DeNiro, Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman; and "Poison Rose" starring John Travolta and directed by George Gallo.Nick Vallelonga developed his cinematic visions at an early age - at twelve years old he appeared in the wedding scenes of The Godfather. It was here that his love for filmmaking was born. He studied acting in New York with highly acclaimed teachers Tom Brennan of Circle in the Square, William Hickey of HB Studios and Julie Bovasso of the Actors Studio, and appeared in many off-Broadway productions, as well as small acting roles in films and television. During this time, Nick also worked running the teleprompter and editing scripts at CBS News for many shows, including CBS This Morning, The NFL Today, The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather and 60 Minutes. His first script, "Deadfall", co-written with director Christopher Coppola, was made into a feature film starring Nicolas Cage, Michael Biehn, James Coburn, Charlie Sheen, Peter Fonda, Talia Shire, Angus Scrimm, Clarence Williams III and Micky Dolenz. Nick then went on to write and direct several independent films including "In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King". The excellent ensemble cast included William Petersen, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield, Leo Rossi, Kristian Alfonso and Nick's dad, Tony Lip. "Kingdom" was an official selection in the Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival and the Santa Barbara Film Festival.After the 9/11 tragedy, Nick wrote, performed and recorded a Christmas CD, "New York City Christmas", dedicated to the New York City Police and Firemen. It is available on iTunes. During this time Nick starred with Dan Aykroyd in the Charter Communication commer...
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