Frank Silvero (who, like Mr. Eaton, we never heard of) appeared in "The Godfather: Part II" and "Goodfellas." He is now suing Fox Television Studios Inc. for $250 million claiming that a character in "The Simpsons" is based on his performances in those two movies.
Mr. Silvero played Genco Abbandando (we do not know who that is) in the second “Godfather” film, and Frankie Carbone (you guessed it, we do not know who that is) in “Goodfellas.” He claims in his lawsuit that “The Simpson’s” character Louie (sorry, we do not watch the show, so we do not know who that is either) is based on Mr. Silvero’s image and personal.
We know trying to get out of jury duty is not patriotic, but in this case...