Nick Vallelonga

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.

• Name — Nick Vallelonga • Birth Name — Nicholas Anthony Vallelonga • Born — 13 September 1959 • Birthplace — The Bronx, New York City, U.S. • Occupation — Actor, filmmaker • Years Active — 1972–present • Parents — Tony Lip Dolores Venere

Vallelonga was born in 1959, the son of Tony and Dolores Vallelonga. He had a younger brother, Frank, who died in November 2022. 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. 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." In 2019, Vallelonga apologized for a 2015 tweet that agreed with Donald Trump's claim that Muslims in Jersey City cheered when the World Trade Center towers collapsed.

• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer • 1993 — Deadfall • 1994 — A Brilliant Disguise • 1995 — In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King • 1997 — The Corporate Ladder • 2005 — Choker • 2006 — All In • 2008 — Stiletto • 2011 — Yellow Rock • 2018 — Green Book • TBA — That's Amore! • Red Card Producer • A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper (2007) • Jerseyboy Hero (2011) • Vigilante Diaries (2016) • Black Antenna (2019) • Songs of Solomon (2020) Acting credits • The Godfather (1972) • Splash (1984) • The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) • Prizzi's Honor (1985) • Goodfellas (1990) • Psycho Cop 2 (1993) • Coyote Ugly (2000) • Machine (2006) • Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012) • Vigilante Diaries (2016) • Green Book (2018) • The Poison Rose (2019) • Paydirt (2020) • The Comeback Trail (2020) • Vanquish (2021) • The Birthday Cake (2021) • Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman (2021) • The Many Saints of Newark (2021) • Every Last One of Them (2021) • Monstrous (2022)

The authorities additionally record the heading Nicholas Vallelonga. His recorded language was English. He was the child of Tony Lip and Dolores Vallelonga.