12.16.09
St Louis Strip Clubs: Henry Hill, inspiration for Ray Liotta’s character in ‘Goodfellas,’ arrested
Henry Hill, 66, who was played by Ray Liotta in the movie, is promoting his artwork — oil paintings of rats, handguns and the New York City skyline, sometimes all together — at two Illinois strip clubs this week.
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In June, Hill was labeled a “pathetic, racist drunk” by the New York Post’s Page Six after allegedly showing up drunk on the set of the movie “The Sinatra Club” and using a racial epithet. Hill’s friend and travel companion Lisa Caserta said Tuesday that Hill was simply repeating part of the script.To support himself and help pay his 20-year-old son’s college tuition, Hill now sells his artwork and personal items like shirts, cuff links and ties he’s worn. He’ll travel anywhere to sell his art — this week to strip clubs in downstate Washington Park and Springfield and next month to a Las Vegas public library.