Buddy Israel
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Buddy Israel is a Las Vegas magician-turned-mob informant whose decision to testify against the Mafia makes him the hunted focal point of the action film "Smokin' Aces."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Buddy 'Aces' Israel | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Mafia ⓘ |
| alias |
Smokin' Aces
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surface form:
Aces
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| appearsIn | Smokin' Aces ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Penthouse suite at Lake Tahoe casino ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Las Vegas, Nevada
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surface form:
Las Vegas
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| characterTrait |
arrogant
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cocaine user ⓘ paranoid ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Mafia ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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surface form:
FBI
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| createdBy | Joe Carnahan ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Smokin' Aces
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surface form:
Smokin' Aces (2006 film)
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| fullName |
Buddy Israel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Buddy 'Aces' Israel
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| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
action film
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crime film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusInStory | FBI informant ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central protagonist
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target of multiple assassins ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableProp |
playing cards
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stage costumes ⓘ |
| notableSkill |
card tricks
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sleight of hand ⓘ |
| occupation |
magician
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mob informant ⓘ stage illusionist ⓘ |
| plotDevice | his testimony against the Mafia ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jeremy Piven ⓘ |
| primaryLocationInStory |
Lake Tahoe
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Nevada ⓘ |
| roleInCrime | mob associate ⓘ |
| settingContext | Las Vegas entertainment scene ⓘ |
| storyArc |
becomes the focus of a contract hit
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decides to testify against organized crime ⓘ goes into protective custody ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
bounty hunters
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contract killers ⓘ mob enforcers ⓘ |
| threatLevelInStory | high-value target ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Buddy 'Aces' Israel