Wiseguy

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non-fiction book true-crime book

Wiseguy is a true-crime book by Nicholas Pileggi that chronicles the life of mob associate Henry Hill and the inner workings of the American Mafia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Wiseguy canonical	7
Wiseguy (book)	1
Wiseguy (non-fiction book)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8278747 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wiseguy
Context triple: [Goodfellas, basedOn, Wiseguy]

A. Gotti
Gotti is a 1996 television crime drama film in which Armand Assante portrays notorious mob boss John Gotti.
B. Gotti
"Gotti" is a 2018 single by American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, known for its melodic style and inclusion on the expanded version of his debut mixtape, *Day69*.
C. Street Player
Street Player is a funk and soul album by the band Rufus, showcasing their late-1970s blend of groove-driven arrangements and R&B vocals.
D. The Good Guy
"The Good Guy" is a 2009 romantic dramedy film about the complexities of modern relationships and Wall Street culture, starring Trini Alvarado among its cast.
E. Mr. Nice
Mr. Nice is a 2010 biographical crime film in which Rhys Ifans portrays real-life Welsh drug smuggler Howard Marks.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wiseguy
Target entity description: Wiseguy is a true-crime book by Nicholas Pileggi that chronicles the life of mob associate Henry Hill and the inner workings of the American Mafia.

A. Gotti
Gotti is a 1996 television crime drama film in which Armand Assante portrays notorious mob boss John Gotti.
B. Gotti
"Gotti" is a 2018 single by American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, known for its melodic style and inclusion on the expanded version of his debut mixtape, *Day69*.
C. Street Player
Street Player is a funk and soul album by the band Rufus, showcasing their late-1970s blend of groove-driven arrangements and R&B vocals.
D. The Good Guy
"The Good Guy" is a 2009 romantic dramedy film about the complexities of modern relationships and Wall Street culture, starring Trini Alvarado among its cast.
E. Mr. Nice
Mr. Nice is a 2010 biographical crime film in which Rhys Ifans portrays real-life Welsh drug smuggler Howard Marks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-fiction book ⓘ true-crime book ⓘ
adaptedInto	Goodfellas ⓘ
author	Nicholas Pileggi ⓘ
basedOn	life of Henry Hill ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criticalReception	widely acclaimed ⓘ
describesEvent	Air France robbery ⓘ Lufthansa heist ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector	Martin Scorsese ⓘ
filmAdaptationReleaseYear	1990 ⓘ
focusesOn	FBI informants ⓘ Lucchese crime family ⓘ organized crime ⓘ
genre	non-fiction ⓘ true crime ⓘ
hasOCLCNumber	12080232 ⓘ
influenced	true-crime literature about the American Mafia ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	American Mafia ⓘ linked to: La Cosa Nostra Henry Hill ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first-person account via interviews ⓘ
notableCharacter	Henry Hill ⓘ James Burke ⓘ Paul Vario ⓘ
portrays	criminal enterprises such as hijacking and drug dealing ⓘ day-to-day life of mobsters ⓘ inner workings of the American Mafia ⓘ
publicationYear	1985 ⓘ
publisher	Simon & Schuster ⓘ
setInLocation	Brooklyn ⓘ New York City ⓘ Queens ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
setInPeriod	1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ early 1980s ⓘ
subtitle	Life in a Mafia Family ⓘ
theme	loyalty and betrayal ⓘ rise and fall of a mob associate ⓘ violence in organized crime ⓘ witness protection ⓘ
title	Wiseguy ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Goodfellas → basedOn → Wiseguy ⓘ

Paul Guilfoyle → appearedIn → Wiseguy ⓘ

Henry Hill (Goodfellas) → adaptedFrom → Wiseguy (book) ⓘ

subject linked to: Henry Hill in Goodfellas

linked to: Wiseguy

Nicholas Pileggi → notableWork → Wiseguy ⓘ

Nicholas Pileggi → wrote → Wiseguy ⓘ

Goodfellas → basedOn → Wiseguy ⓘ

subject linked to: Nicholas Pileggi

Karen Hill → adaptedFrom → Wiseguy ⓘ

Karen Hill → workBasedOn → Wiseguy ⓘ

Tommy DeVito (Goodfellas) → narrativeSource → Wiseguy (non-fiction book) ⓘ

subject linked to: Tommy DeVito