Posted on 10/22/2014 3:01:30 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
Twenty-three years after "The Simpsons" introduced the Springfield Mafia, actor Frank Sivero has filed a $250 million lawsuit against Fox Television Studios for basing one of the three animated "wiseguys" on his "Goodfellas" character Frankie Carbone.
Silvero claims in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court that in 1989 he lived in a Sherman Oaks apartment next door to "The Simpsons" writers and that "Simpsons" producer James L. Brooks was highly aware of who Sivero was, the fact that he created the role of Frankie Carbone, and that 'The Simpsons' character Louie would be based on this character.
"During this time, both writers knew who Sivero was, and they saw each other almost every day," the complaint alleges. "They knew he was developing the character he was to play in the movie 'Goodfellas,' a movie Sivero did in 1989. In fact, they were aware the entire character of 'Frankie Carbone' was created and developed by Sivero, who based this character on his own personality."
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$250 million for being having his likeness “stolen” by a cartoon. Doesn’t he still have his likeness? His likableness is in question, but he still has his likeness, so it was not stolen. I say award him with $250 million dollars from Mr. Burns (good luck getting it from him)- A cartoon settlement for cartoon crimes.
And he’s yellow. No resemblance.
And he’s yellow. No resemblance.
“All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.”
I concur. And you sir, should be a judge!
The Simpsons has grossed $12 billion from several revenue streams, including video games.
Wow!
Or capitalization of the first word in a sentence
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I’ve noticed that has been happening a lot on FR, just pure laziness. I guess, it takes too much effort to click on Shift AND the letter at the time.
“....in any event its parody. “
Correct, correct, very good.
The Simpson character doesn’t have big caterpillar-like eyebrows. Case dismissed.
Nope, cartoon has no eyebrows
My post isn’t the title on a news network
your pic is a better resemblance!
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