Thomas DeSimone
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DeSimone in January 1979
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| Born |
Thomas Anthony DeSimone May 24, 1950 Cambridge, Massachusetts, US |
| Disappeared | January 14, 1979 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Status | Murdered |
| Died | January 14, 1979 (aged 28) New York City, New York, US |
| Nationality | Italian American |
| Other names | "Two-Gun Tommy" "Tommy D" |
| Occupation | Gangster |
| Known for | Associate of the Lucchese crime family Portrayed by Joe Pesci in Goodfellas |
| Relatives |
Rosario DeSimone Frank DeSimone |
Thomas Anthony DeSimone (May 24, 1950 – disappeared January 14, 1979), also known as Two-Gun Tommy or Tommy D, was a Sicilian-American gangster and associate of the Lucchese crime family in New York City. DeSimone was a grandson and nephew of Los Angeles mob bosses, Rosario DeSimone and Frank DeSimone, respectively. He was married to Angelica "Cookie" Spione, but had many mistresses, including Theresa Ferrara.
In Martin Scorsese's film Goodfellas, the character Tommy DeVito (portrayed by Joe Pesci) is based on DeSimone.
Thomas had a sister, Dolores, and two brothers who were both Gambino crime family associates, Robert DeSimone and Anthony DeSimone. Anthony was murdered by mobster Thomas Agro in 1979. Thomas was the brother-in-law of mobster Joseph "The Barber" Spion, who was slain for refusing to help kill DeSimone in the late 1970s. Thomas had a fourth sibling, sister Phyllis, who was Jimmy Burke's mistress from the time she turned 16. Thomas is the ex-son-in-law of Gambino crime family associate Salvatore DeVita.
Thomas' father owned and lost a printing shop, due to a compulsive gambling addiction. Both DeSimone's grandfather, Rosario DeSimone, and uncle, Frank DeSimone, were bosses of the Los Angeles crime family. DeSimone's paternal grandfather, Rosario DeSimone became the boss of the Los Angeles crime family after Vito Di Giorgio was killed in Chicago, in 1922. DeSimone's paternal uncle, Frank DeSimone, was a criminal attorney turned mobster; "Uncle Frank", as he was known, replaced Jack Dragna in 1956, after the latter's death, becoming the second DeSimone family member to become the Los Angeles crime family boss.
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