Frank Rosenthal Spilotro, on which the character Nicky Santoro (played by Joe Pesci) is based. Rosenthal is represented by the character Sam "Ace" Rothstein (played by Robert De Niro). The character of Ginger McKenna Rothstein, his wife in the film (played by Sharon Stone), is based on Geri McGee, Rosenthal's wife in real life. In an interview about the movie, Rosenthal stated that his character portrayed by Robert De Niro was quite but not fully similar to him, namely "7 on a scale of 1 to 10", and that he would neither "dispute" nor "confirm" whether Sharon Stone accurately portrayed his wife
Arthur J. Nascarella Arthur J. Nascarella Arthur J. Nascarella (born November 18, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in dozens of films, most often playing a mobster or police officer. Among his notable film credits include a corrupt cop in "Cop Land" (1997), the hypocritical ambulance Captain Barney in Martin Scorsese's film "Bringing Out The Dead" (1999) and fed-up casino boss, Nicky "Fingers" Bonnatto in "The Cooler" (2003). He's played roles in the Spike Lee joints "New Jersey Drive" (1995), "Clockers" (1995), "He Got Game" (1998), "Summer of Sam" (1999) and "BlacKkKlansman" (2018). He also appeared and played roles in the