Bio "At the age of twelve, my ambition was to become a gangster. To be a wiseguy was better than being President of the United States. To be a wiseguy was to own the world." - Henry Hill Henry Hill is the author of The WISEGUY COOKBOOK, A GOODFELLA'S GUIDE TO NEW YORK, and GANGSTERS & GOODFELLAS. Henry Hill was an associate in the Luchese organized-crime family whose decision to turn federal informer inspired Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLA'S. The first seven years of Henry Hill's life-after-the-mob included trials and testifying. Henry Hill was also involved in the composition of Nicholas Pileggi's "WISEGUY," which is the basis for the film GOODFELLAS. Goodfellas was nominated for six 1990 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actress, and Screenplay. It won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which was awarded to Joe Pesci for his role as Tommy DeVito. The film went on to be ranked #94 on the American Film Institute's "100 Greatest Movies" list compiled in 1996. Henry was an outreach counselor for those caught in the grips of addiction or gangster lifestyles.   He also spent much of his time writing and film consulting.

Henry Hill at the office December 12, 2003