Martin Scorsese "Goodfellas", and its excessive violence that garnered it a reputation as possibly the most violent American gangster film ever made. Indeed, many of the tropes and tricks of the earlier film resurfaced more or less intact, most obviously the casting of both Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, Pesci once again playing an unbridled psychopath. Sharon Stone was nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for her performance. During the filming Scorsese played a background part as a gambler at one of the tables. Scorsese still found time for a four-hour documentary in 1995, titled "A Personal Journey with Martin
Jim Norton (comedian) feature in the upcoming crime film "The Irishman" as a young Don Rickles who tells jokes to a crowd with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci present. He landed the part without an audition, and De Niro requested that Norton perform his own material after using jokes from Rickles's act from the 1970s. In 2005, Norton was the best man at the wedding of comedians Rich Vos and Bonnie McFarlane. In 2007, Norton bought an apartment in one of Donald Trump's buildings in the Upper West Side of New York City. He is a longtime fan of Ozzy Osbourne, Black