The star-studded cast of ?Wizard of Lies,? HBO?s Bernie Madoff movie, has added another name to its lineup: Hank Azaria.
The long-time star of ?The Simpsons? will play Frank Dipascali, Bernie?s right-hand man in the Ponzi scheme. Dipascali referred to himself as the ?director of options trading? and ?chief financial officer? for Madoff Investment Securities LLC and worked on the secretive 17th floor, where much of the fraud was carried out. He pled guilty but died in May 2015 before his sentencing.
Azaria joins previously announced cast members Robert DeNiro (playing Bernie Madoff), Michelle Pfeiffer (playing Ruth Madoff) and Alessandro Nivola (playing Mark Madoff). The project, which will be directed by Barry Levinson, will be a look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff?s massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff?s family.