as main character Sam "Ace" Rothstein, based on Rosenthal, and Joe Pesci as Nicky Santoro, based on Chicago enforcer Anthony Spilotro. References External links FBI files on Joseph Aiuppa 1907 births 1997 deaths Chicago Outfit bosses American gangsters of Sicilian descent Chicago Outfit mobsters People from Palm Springs, California People from Melrose Park, Illinois American crime bosses American prisoners and detainees