Bo Dietl Explained

Bo Dietl
Birth Date:4 December 1950
Birth Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Party:Republican (before 2014)
Democratic (2014–2017)
Independent (since 2017)
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Department:New York City Police Department (NYPD)
Serviceyears:1970–1985
Rank:Detective

Richard A. "Bo" Dietl (born December 4, 1950) is an American retired NYPD police detective, media personality, actor, and political candidate.

Early life and police career

Bo Dietl was born in Queens on December 4, 1950, as the youngest of four siblings.[1] He was raised in Richmond Hill and Ozone Park, Queens. After graduating Richmond Hill High School, he worked as a unionized concrete laborer and iron worker, working on the original World Trade Center.[2] He later joined the New York City Police Department, where he worked for fifteen years. While on the force, he became a high profile detective, making over 1,400 felony arrests, and was awarded 62 medals by the department. He also became a decoy in which he was mugged over 500 times and had 30 line of duty injuries. He retired in 1985.[3]

Dietl also served as head of security for Jordan Belfort during the 1990s.[4]

He is the founder and CEO of Beau Dietl & Associates and Beau Dietl Consulting Services.

Film, television, and radio

In 1998, Dietl's autobiography One Tough Cop: The Bo Dietl Story was made into the film One Tough Cop starring Stephen Baldwin as Bo Dietl.[5] The plot in Abel Ferrara's crime drama Bad Lieutenant is mainly inspired by Dietl's 1981 investigation of the rape of a young nun.[6] [7] [8]

Dietl has appeared in three Martin Scorsese films: as the detective who arrests Henry Hill in Goodfellas (1990), as himself in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and as labor leader and mob boss Joseph Glimco in The Irishman (2019).[9]

An interview with Dietl is included in the documentary Fabled Enemies by Jason Bermas of Loose Change fame. Dietl speaks about his relationship with FBI agent John P. O'Neill who was the leading expert on Osama bin Laden until his resignation from the FBI in August 2001 to become head of security at the World Trade Center, where he was killed in the September 11 attacks.[10]

Dietl was an associate producer for The Bone Collector and producer for the movie Table One.

Dietl was a frequent guest of Don Imus on the Imus in the Morning radio program on WABC radio. He appears regularly on Fox News Channel shows, including Hannity and Geraldo at Large. He had also appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,[11] The O'Reilly Factor, and had a guest role on the NBC crime drama Law & Order.[12] [13]

Dietl is currently the host of One Tough Podcast.[14]

Politics

Dietl was the Republican and Conservative nominee for the 6th Congressional District in 1986.[15]

In 1994, Governor George Pataki appointed Dietl chairman of the New York State Security Guard Advisory Council.[16]

He served as security consultant to the Republican National Convention and as director of security for the New York State Republican Convention.

On December 6, 2010, Dietl joined Fox News contributors Joel Mowbray and Bob Beckel in calling for the assassination of Julian Assange.[17] [18]

In 2014, Dietl announced his intention to run for Mayor of New York City in 2017, initially intending to run in the Democratic primary[19] against incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio. In February 2017, Dietl announced he would no longer be challenging de Blasio in the primaries, running instead as an independent,[20] due to a paperwork filing error.[21] He received approximately 1% of the total vote,[22] finishing in sixth place.

Dietl has worked as a private investigator on behalf of numerous high-profile conservative personalities, including Steve Bannon and Don Imus.[23] On May 4, 2017, The Wall Street Journal reported that Dietl said he was hired by Fox News network management to discredit the harassment claims by former anchor Gretchen Carlson and former producer Andrea Mackris against Roger Ailes and Bill O'Reilly.[24] After this was reported, Dietl ceased to be a contributor to Fox News.[25]

Personal life

He is currently engaged to Margo Urban, singer of The Cover Girls.

He has a regular Thursday table at Raos.[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Goodman . J. David . 2017-10-25 . For Bo Dietl, the Campaign Show Goes Wherever He Does . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-08-30 . 0362-4331.
  2. News: Goodman . J. David . 2017-10-25 . For Bo Dietl, the Campaign Show Goes Wherever He Does . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-08-30 . 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: Pileggi . Nicholas . August 26, 1985 . The Cop Who Came in From the Heat . 2023-10-12 . The Stacks Reader . en-US.
  4. Web site: Lopez . Linette . January 27, 2014 . Jordan Belfort's Former Head Of Security: He's Still A 'Scumbag' . November 26, 2023 . Business Insider.
  5. Web site: One Tough Cop (1998) . October 23, 2013 . IMDb.com.
  6. News: Goodman . J. David . For Bo Dietl, the Campaign Show Goes Wherever He Does . 6 July 2022 . New York Times . 0362-4331 . 1553-8095 . 1645522 . 26 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171225155459/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/nyregion/for-bo-dietl-the-campaign-show-goes-wherever-he-does.html . 25 December 2017 . A22.
  7. News: Kennedy . Shawn G. . 2 seized in rape and robbery of Harlem nun . 6 July 2022 . New York Times . 0362-4331 . 1553-8095 . 1645522 . 25 October 1981 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150524084336/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/25/nyregion/2-seized-in-rape-and-robbery-of-harlem-nun.html . 24 May 2015.
  8. Web site: Macaulay . Scott . Vice Squad: Director Abel Ferrara and Screenwriter Zoë Lund on Bad Lieutenant . Filmmaker . 6 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190715041315/https://filmmakermagazine.com/107670-vice-squad-director-abel-ferrara-on-screenwriter-zoe-lund-on-bad-lieutenant/#.XSv9f4TP3IU . 15 July 2019 . 1993 . published online July 7, 2019.
  9. News: Lopez . Linette . January 27, 2014 . Jordan Belfort's Former Head Of Security: He's Still A 'Scumbag' . . . April 18, 2019.
  10. Rivera . L. A. . Bo Dietl: Wolfie's Private Investigator . Advisors Magazine . 13 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706231637/https://www.advisorsmagazine.com/trending/22626-bo-dietl-wolfies-private-investigator . 6 July 2022 . 6 July 2022 . North Miami Beach, FL.
  11. Web site: Videos Tagged Bo Dietl | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Comedy Central . October 23, 2013 . Thedailyshow.com.
  12. Witchel . Alex . Welcome to Rao's, New York's Most Exclusive Restaurant . Vanity Fair . November 2016 . 58 . 11 . 170 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013181718/https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/10/raos-new-york-exclusive-restaurant. 13 October 2016 . 6 July 2022 . Advance . One World Trade Center . 0733-8899.
  13. Web site: Everybody Loves Raimondo's. IMDB.com . 29 July 2023.
  14. Web site: 2019-04-09 . One Tough Podcast with Bo Dietl . 2020-06-16 . 77 WABC Radio . en-US.
  15. Web site: CV: "Bo Dietl, MSNBC Analyst . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20050429161512/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7430681/ . April 29, 2005 . October 23, 2013.
  16. Web site: March 26, 2019 . Former NYPD Detective and Current Security Expert Bo Dietl Welcomes Tom Smith in his New Role at Wrap Technologies . 2020-06-17 . PR Newswire . en.
  17. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/07/fox-news-bob-beckel-calls_n_793467.html Fox News’ Bob Beckel Calls For ‘Ilegally’ [sic] Killing Assange: ‘A Dead Man Can’t Leak Stuff’
  18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK4T6Odnlco Bob Beckel, Joel Mowbray & Bo Dietl call for Assassination of Julian Assange
  19. Web site: Barkan . Ross . December 15, 2014 . Bo Dietl Says He Will Challenge 'Big Bird' Bill de Blasio for Mayor . 2023-10-12 . Observer.com.
  20. Web site: Vilensky . Mike . February 8, 2017 . Bo Dietl to Run for New York City Mayor as Independent . The Wall Street Journal . Mr. Dietl said in an interview Wednesday that he is 'energized' to run independently and that it fits what he described as his brand as a businessman with liberal social values and conservative fiscal instincts..
  21. News: Goodman . J. David . March 23, 2017 . Hey, Bo. Nice to Meet You, Rocky. Welcome to the Mayor's Race. . The New York Times . March 24, 2017 . NYTimes.com.
  22. Web site: Bloch . Matthew . Lee . Jasmine . November 8, 2017 . Election Results: De Blasio Wins Second Term as New York City Mayor . November 8, 2017 . The New York Times.
  23. News: Rosenthal . Brian M. . 2017-06-24 . A Self-Proclaimed 'Tough Cop' Wants a New Title: Mayor . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-08-30 . 0362-4331.
  24. News: Flint . Joe . Rothfeld . Michael . May 4, 2017 . Scope of Federal Probe into Fox News Broadens . Wall Street Journal . May 9, 2017 . www.wsj.com.
  25. Web site: Suebsaeng . Asawin . 2016-08-18 . Fox News Fires Bo Dietl . 2022-08-30 . The Daily Beast . en.
  26. News: Goodman . J. David . 2017-11-17 . Who Needs City Hall, Anyway? Bo Dietl Still Has His Table at Rao’s . 2024-06-05 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.

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