Frank Vallelonga

The film Green Book. Una amistad sin fronteras (2018) is the true story of Frank's father Tony Lip, who went on a tour of the segregated south in the early 1960s with pianist Don Shirley. Green Book was written by Frank's brother Nick Vallelonga, Peter Farrelly, and Brian Hayes Currie. It stars Viggo Mortensen as Tony Lip, Mahershala Ali as Donald Shirley and Linda Cardellini as Frank's mother, Dolores. Director Peter Farrelly cast real family members to play roles in the film. Frank plays Rudy, Tony Lip's brother. The real Rodolfo Vallelonga plays his and Tony's father, Nicola, and Frank's Uncle, Lou 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.".