The Renaissance was one of the great moments of the human spirit, comparable perhaps only to Athens in the times of Pericles. It was also the first time that Europe noticeably moved ahead of all other contemporary civilizations. As usual, the background was economic.
Nolan Lyons (1884) Marc Pickering (1897) Enoch Malachi Nucky Thompson, played by Steve Buscemi, is the protagonist of the series Boardwalk Empire. He is very loosely based on the real New Jersey politician Enoch L. Johnson (1883-1968), who was in control of Atlantic City for two decades, between 1911 and 1931.
Boardwalk Empire cast on what's in store for season 4. Break out the moonshine once again. Nucky and his gang are up to more trouble in of Boardwalk Empire.. This year Enoch Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) is picking up the pieces of his Atlantic City crime organization after last season's brutal power play with Gyp Rosetti (Bobby Cannavale).