- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLeroy Antonio Barnes
- Nickname
- Mr. Untouchable
- Leroy 'Nicky' Barnes was born on October 15, 1933 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Thelma Grant. He died in 2012 in the USA.
- SpouseThelma Grant (divorced, 2 children)
- Played by Cuba Gooding Jr. in American Gangster (2007), and by Sean 'Diddy' Combs in Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005).
- Was featured in the June 5, 1977 The New York Times Magazine, and posed for the cover.
- Barnes's death was confirmed by his daughter on June 8, 2019. His death was not announced when he died as Barnes had been in the federal witness protection program, living under an assumed name, since 1998. Likewise, the date and place of Barnes's death has not yet been released.
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