Show Rundown: June 13, 2012
Howard Remembers Henry Hill
Howard Remembers Henry Hill
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Early in the show, Howard noted the death of Henry Hill, the “reformed” mafioso (he was the main character in Nicholas Pileggi’s “Wiseguy” which became Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas”) and long-time friend of the show.
“I loved hearing Henry on the show and I loved hearing his mob stories, but Henry was a despicable guy. I mean, he’s killed people. He took a shortcut in life,” Howard said. “There was no substance to the guy. You didn’t realize he was a pathological liar.”
Howard remembered Henry’s wildest moments on the show: pimping his “awful, awful paintings,” claiming he’d killed and buried two stockbrokers on the fourth hole of the Rockville Center Links, slurring a Starbucks order at (a mistakenly offended) Lisa G, and laughing that deranged, sinister laugh.
“This is why Ray Liotta is such a great actor. He had that laugh down in that movie,” Howard finished.