- Nephew of boxer Jake LaMotta.
- After procuring several films for Anchor Bay and producing the DVD packages for them, he began his own company in 2002 with the intent of releasing really cool films that may not reach a huge market, but should be treated like gems despite this. It has lived up to its mission statement by releasing rare, offbeat and foreign-language films.
- CEO of Blue Underground Inc., a DVD releasing company.
- Claims to have seen Deliverance (1972) 70 times while working in a movie theater as an usher.
- Met Joe Spinell while working as a production assistant on The Seven-Ups (1973).
- Spent several years producing documentary shorts for Anchor Bay before branching out on his own with his new company. Blue Underground.
- His last name means "funny" in German.
- His pseudonym "Billy Bagg" comes from his job at the time, taxi driver. Not wanting to touch customer money, he used to say: «Put the money in the bag».
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