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."

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Buddy 'Aces' Israel 1

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

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Buddy Israel fullName Buddy Israel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Buddy 'Aces' Israel
Smokin' Aces mainCharacter Buddy Israel