- 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.".
- His father Tony Lip played Carmine Lupertazzi on Les Soprano (1999). His brother is actor Frank Vallelonga.
- Disturbance aka Choker, Winner of the 2006 George Zuccco Award for Best DVD release of 2006, presented by EdgarAllanPoeFolks.tripod.com to Director Nick Vallelonga. Award is given to promote auteur's of quality entertainment worthy of vintage science fiction, fantasy and horror films, and to preserve macabre masterpieces for posterity.
- Won Best Director with Independent Feature Film - "Yellow Rock" - 2011 Red Nation Film Festival.
- Winner Best Director, 2012 Wrangler Award for Yellow Rock by The Western Heritage Awards at The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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