What Happened to Henry Hill After Goodfellas?
Mobsters DailyHenry Hill lived his ending. After testifying and entering witness protection, he was expelled from the program for dealing drugs, served prison time, and then built an unlikely second life as a professional ex-wiseguy — books, talk shows, and memorabilia — before dying in Los Angeles in 2012, the day after his 69th birthday.
The protection years
The program moved the Hills through Omaha and other nowhere addresses, and Henry hated every quiet day of it — the true story behind the fiction's arithmetic in Casino's true story and the informant economics of Donnie Brasco. Dealing from inside protection got him thrown out of it.
The schnook years
Freed into ordinary life, Hill monetized the only asset he had: the story. He sold paintings and sauce, haunted radio studios, and never once pretended he'd rather have been a civilian. The movie's last line turned out to be his life's honest summary.
Henry spent thirty years missing the life. Miss nothing this season — the Tony Soprano Ugly Christmas Sweater is the whole lifestyle, legal division.
Frequently asked questions
Was Henry Hill kicked out of witness protection? Yes — expelled after drug dealing while under protection, a first in the program's lore.
When did Henry Hill die? June 12, 2012, in Los Angeles, of complications from heart disease.
Did Henry Hill ever go back to prison? Yes — he served time in the 1980s on drug charges after his expulsion.
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