The Academy Award winning film "Green Book" is the true story of Nick's father Tony Lip, who went on a tour of the segregated south in the early 1960's with pianist
Don Shirley. Green Book won Best Screenplay and Best Picture at the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes. It was written and produced by Nick Vallelonga, Peter Farrelly, and Brian Hayes Currie. It stars Viggo Mortensen as Tony Lip, Mahershala Ali as Donald Shirley and Linda Cardellini as Nick's mother, Dolores. Director Peter Farrelly cast real family members to play roles in the film. Nick's brother Frank Vallelonga plays Rudy, Tony Lip's brother. The real
Rodolfo Vallelonga plays his and Tony's father, Nicola, and Louis Venere plays his and Dolores' father, Anthony. Tony Lip went on to become an actor, and is known for his role as New York Crime Boss Carmine Lupartazzi in the HBO series "The Sopranos.".
