Nick Vallelonga

Nick Vallelonga (born September 13, 1959) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and film director. He is best known for co-writing and producing the film Green Book, for which he received two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture. He also won Two Golden Globes in the same categories, as well as the PGA Award for Best Film. He has also directed the films In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King, Choker and Stiletto, and co-wrote the screenplay to Deadfall.

Nick Vallelonga
Born (1959-09-13) September 13, 1959
The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
OccupationActor, screenwriter, producer, filmmaker
Years active1972–present
Parent(s)Tony Lip
Dolores Venere

Life and career

Vallelonga was born in 1959, the son of Tony and Dolores Vallelonga.[1][2][3] He initially followed his father into acting, with minor roles in films including The Godfather, Splash, Goodfellas, and Prizzi's Honor. He made his screenwriting debut with Deadfall, directed by Christopher Coppola.[4] While continuing his acting career, he continued to write and direct various independent films, such as A Brilliant Disguise, The Corporate Ladder, Choker, Stiletto, and Yellow Rock.

Vallelonga achieved prominence with Green Book, which he co-wrote and produced. Based on the friendship of his father and Don Shirley, Green Book was critically praised and received dozens of award nominations, although the film was not without controversy, as Shirley's family accused Vallelonga of falsifying information in the movie. In Variety, Vallelonga disputed the allegations: "There's a lot of information [the Shirley family] doesn't have, and they were hurt that I didn't speak to them. But to be quite honest with you, Don Shirley himself told me not to speak to anyone. And he only wanted certain parts of his life … So obviously, to say I didn't contact them, that was hard for me because I didn't want to betray what I promised him."[5][6]

Filmography

As actor

As writer

  • Deadfall (1993)
  • A Brilliant Disguise (1994)
  • In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King (1995)
  • The Corporate Ladder (1997)
  • Choker (2005)
  • Green Book (2018)

As director

  • A Brilliant Disguise (1994)
  • In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King (1995)
  • The Corporate Ladder (1997)
  • Choker (2005)
  • All In (2006)
  • Stiletto (2008)
  • Yellow Rock (2011)

As producer

References
  1. Thomas Riggs (August 2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Cengage Gale. ISBN 978-0-7876-9050-2.
  2. "Nick Vallelonga Biography (1959-)". Filmreference.com. 1959-09-13. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  3. "Nick Vallelonga Interview: Green Book". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  4. Tom Stockman (2012-11-16). "Wamg Interview: Nick Vallelonga - Director Of Yellow Rock". We Are Movie Geeks. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  5. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2019-01-09). "'Green Book' Writer Nick Vallelonga Defends Film After Family Backlash – Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  6. Andrew Pulver (2019-01-10). "Green Book film-makers in line of fire as sexual and religious controversies emerge | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  7. "First Image of James Gandolfini's Son, Michael Gandolfini, as Tony Soprano in HBO's 'Sopranos' Prequel Film 'The Many Saints of Newark'". Metaflix. May 14, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  8. Wiseman, Andreas (11 September 2020). "Morgan Freeman & Ruby Rose Lead Cast In Action-Thriller 'Vanquish', Capstone Launches Pic Currently Shooting In Mississippi — Toronto". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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