Pileggi later realized he had been lucky that he had not been cast in one of the earlier roles, as he believed he would have appeared in only a single episode and would have missed the opportunity to play Walter Skinner's recurring role.

After successfully auditioning for the role, Pileggi thought he had been lucky that he had not been cast in one of the earlier roles, as he believed he would have appeared in only a single episode and would have missed the opportunity to play the recurring role of Walter Skinner.

A made man in the Cianelli crime family, Michael Pileggi is one of the few who know the truth behind Angelo Mortalli ’ s death.

Pileggi had auditioned unsuccessfully for several other parts on the series before being cast as Skinner.

Part three introduced several cast changes for the season, including the departure of Aiden Ford ( Rainbow Sun Francks ) and the inclusion of Dr. Carson Beckett ( Paul McGillion ) and Steven Caldwell ( Mitch Pileggi ) to the main and recurring cast.

Some of the novels, which were published in both hardcover and trade paperback editions, came out as audio books read by several of the series ' stars, including Gillian Anderson ( Ground Zero ), John Neville ( Fight the Future ), Steven Williams ( Squeeze ), Bruce Harwood ( Skin ) and Mitch Pileggi ( Antibodies and Ruins ).

The character Walter Skinner was played by actor Mitch Pileggi, who had unsuccessfully auditioned for the roles of two or three other characters on The X-Files before getting the part.

At first, the fact that he was asked back to audition for the recurring role slightly puzzled him, until he discovered the reason he had not previously been cast in those roles — Carter had been unable to envision Pileggi as any of those characters, because the actor had been shaving his head.

Carter believed that the series could continue for another ten years with new leads, and the opening credits were accordingly redesigned in both seasons eight and nine to emphasize the new actors ( along with Pileggi, who was finally listed as a main character ).

Republican Wendell N. Butler, Jr. was appointed Mayor of the City of Chester on October 9, 2002, to fill the unexpired term of Dominic Pileggi, who resigned to take a seat in the State Senate.

Ephron was married for more than 20 years to screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, until her death.

He was portrayed in the HBO film Recount, about the Florida election recount of the 2000 presidential election, by actor Mitch Pileggi.

The story of the skimming was featured in the book Casino by Nicholas Pileggi.

Portrayed by Italian-American actor Mitch Pileggi, Skinner was a main character in the ninth season of the show and a recurring character throughout the first eight seasons.

Pileggi was honored with numerous awards and award nominations for his portrayal of Skinner.

At first, the fact that he was asked back to audition for the role had puzzled him, until he discovered the reason he had not cast for the previous parts — Chris Carter had been unable to imagine Pileggi as any of those characters, due to the fact that the actor had been shaving his head.

While Goodfellas was based upon the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, the screenplay for My Blue Heaven was written by Pileggi's wife, Nora Ephron, and much of the research for both works was done in the same sessions with Hill.

With Spilotro dead, Casino writer Nick Pileggi was able tell much more of the details surrounding the Chicago " Outfit " and its Casino operations in Las Vegas.

Pileggi was born and raised in New York City, New York, the son of Susan ( Defaslo ) and Nick Pileggi, a shoe store owner.

Pileggi was married to fellow author, journalist, and screenwriter Nora Ephron from 1987 until her death in 2012.

In 1999, Pickens was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for his work as Kersh, alongside Gillian Anderson, William B. Davis, David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi and Chris Owens.

Mitchell Craig " Mitch " Pileggi ( born April 5, 1952 ) is an American actor.

Nicholas Pileggi ( born February 22, 1933 ) is an American author and screenwriter.

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