Henry Hill

Henry Hill
FBI photo taken in 1980
Born	Henry John Hill June 11, 1943 Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Died	June 12, 2012 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of death	Natural causes
Nationality	Irish-American and Italian-American
Occupation	Businessman
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)

Henry John Hill Jr (June 11, 1943 - June 12, 2012) was an Irish-American and Italian-American mafioso. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City. His mother was Sicilian and his father was Irish. Hill was a Mafia associate from 1955 until he went into the Witness Protection Program in 1980. As he was half Irish he could not be ‘made’ that is become a full Mafia member. He later left the Program. He was a violent robber, extortionist and drug dealer. He was a compulsive gambler and drug addict who served prison sentences. He married Karen (née Friedman) in 1965. The couple had a son and daughter and divorced in 2002. Hill died in hospital in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack, aged 69. Hill's children survive him.

Hill's life was the basis of Nicholas Pileggi's book Wiseguy. This was later used as the basis for movie Goodfellas, in which Ray Liotta played Hill.

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