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."
EXCLUSIVE: photo of Frank Sivero's attorney. #thesimpsons pic.twitter.com/TNF2QfyLeI
— Werewil Southers (@shoerust) October 22, 2014Based on Frank's logic, Irwin Winkler and Warner Bros. should sue him for claiming he owns the character of Frankie Carbone.
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