According to Deadline, actor Frank Sivero thinks that The Simpsons ripped off a character ... featuring Louie on Simpsons World below. “Bart the Murderer” (S3/E4) “Homie the Clown ...

Sivero claims that he was “the originator of the idea and character” of Louie. He contends that “Simpsons” producer James L. Brooks was aware of who he was and that he created the role of ...

The judge disagreed. “If I was a teenage girl and I had a crush on your client, would I be satisfied with a pin-up of the character Louie?” she asked. Furthermore, the judge sided with Fox ...

“GoodFellas” actor Frank Sivero sued Fox Studios on Tuesday for $250 million, claiming he was not compensated for “The Simpsons” using his likeness for mobster character Louie, a henchman ...

Frank Sivero, a character actor who played Frankie Carbone in “Goodfellas,” filed a $250 million lawsuit against Fox on Tuesday, claiming that his likeness was ripped off for use as the wiseguy Louie ...

To Sivero their likeness is so great that he has filed a $250 million lawsuit, claiming the creators of The Simpsons based Louie, the Springfield mobster, on the Goodfellas character. Actor Frank ...

Frank Sivero, who played mobsters in Goodfellas and The Godfather Part II is suing Fox for $250m over The Simpsons' character Louie According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor alleges that in ...

Sivero claims that he was “the originator of the idea and character” of Louie. He contends that “Simpsons” producer James L. Brooks was aware of who he was and that he created the role of ...