TOMMY DESIMONE - The Real Story Behind Joe Pesci's Character
Fireside chat with Cage by Bill Muise
S1 · E60
Aug 12, 2026
08:49
Episode notes
He wasn't small. He wasn't funny.
He was 6'2", 225lbs of cocaine and violence.
This is the real Tommy DeSimone.
The sidewalk murder at 17.
The Remo hit with piano wire.
The fake "making" ceremony that was his execution.
"I'm a mean cat."
Keywords
Tommy DeSimone, Goodfellas real story, Joe Pesci, Remo Cersani, Billy Batts, Jimmy Burke, Paul Vario, Lucchese crime family