Bo Dietl

Bo Dietl
Born (1950-12-04) December 4, 1950 (age 74)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (before 2014)
Democratic (2014–2017)
Independent (since 2017)
Police career
DepartmentNew York City Police Department (NYPD)
Service years1970–1985
RankDetective

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][citation needed]

Dietl was an associate producer for The Bone Collector and producer for the movie Table One.[citation needed]

Dietl was a frequent guest of Don Imus on the Imus in the Morning radio program on WABC radio. Util 2017,[11] he used to appear regularly on Fox News Channel shows, including Hannity and Geraldo at Large. He had also appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,[12] The O'Reilly Factor, and had a guest role on the NBC crime drama Law & Order.[13][14]

Dietl is currently the host of One Tough Podcast.[15]

Politics

Dietl was the Republican and Conservative nominee for the 6th Congressional District in 1986.[16]

In 1994, Governor George Pataki appointed Dietl chairman of the New York State Security Guard Advisory Council.[17]

He served as security consultant to the Republican National Convention[when?] and as director of security for the New York State Republican Convention.[when?][citation needed]

On December 6, 2010, Dietl joined Fox News contributors Joel Mowbray and Bob Beckel in calling for the assassination of Julian Assange.[18][19]

In 2014, Dietl announced his intention to run for Mayor of New York City in 2017, initially intending to run in the Democratic primary[20] 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,[21] due to a paperwork filing error.[22] He received approximately 1% of the total vote,[23] finishing in sixth place.[22][23]

Dietl has worked as a private investigator on behalf of numerous high-profile conservative personalities, including Steve Bannon and Don Imus.[24] 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.[25] After this was reported, Dietl ceased to be a contributor to Fox News.[11]

Personal life

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

He has a regular Thursday table at Rao's.[26]

References

  1. ^ Goodman, J. David (October 25, 2017). "For Bo Dietl, the Campaign Show Goes Wherever He Does". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Goodman, J. David (October 25, 2017). "For Bo Dietl, the Campaign Show Goes Wherever He Does". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Pileggi, Nicholas (August 26, 1985). "The Cop Who Came in From the Heat". The Stacks Reader. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Lopez, Linette (January 27, 2014). "Jordan Belfort's Former Head Of Security: He's Still A 'Scumbag'". Business Insider. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "One Tough Cop (1998)". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  6. ^ Goodman, J. David (October 26, 2017). "For Bo Dietl, the Campaign Show Goes Wherever He Does". New York Times. p. A22. eISSN 1553-8095. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  7. ^ Kennedy, Shawn G. (October 25, 1981). "2 seized in rape and robbery of Harlem nun". New York Times. eISSN 1553-8095. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  8. ^ Macaulay, Scott (1993). "Vice Squad: Director Abel Ferrara and Screenwriter Zoë Lund on Bad Lieutenant". Filmmaker. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2022. published online July 7, 2019
  9. ^ Lopez, Linette (January 27, 2014). "Jordan Belfort's Former Head Of Security: He's Still A 'Scumbag'". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  10. ^ Rivera, L. A. (July 13, 2015). "Bo Dietl: Wolfie's Private Investigator". Advisors Magazine. North Miami Beach, FL. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Suebsaeng, Asawin (August 18, 2016). "Fox News Fires Bo Dietl". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "Videos Tagged Bo Dietl | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Comedy Central". Thedailyshow.com. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  13. ^ Witchel, Alex (November 2016). "Welcome to Rao's, New York's Most Exclusive Restaurant". Vanity Fair. Vol. 58, no. 11. One World Trade Center: Advance. p. 170. ISSN 0733-8899. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  14. ^ "Everybody Loves Raimondo's". IMDB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  15. ^ "One Tough Podcast with Bo Dietl". 77 WABC Radio. April 9, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  16. ^ "CV: "Bo Dietl, MSNBC Analyst". Archived from the original on April 29, 2005. Retrieved October 23, 2013.Archive index at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "Former NYPD Detective and Current Security Expert Bo Dietl Welcomes Tom Smith in his New Role at Wrap Technologies". PR Newswire. March 26, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  18. ^ Fox News’ Bob Beckel Calls For ‘Ilegally’ [sic] Killing Assange: ‘A Dead Man Can’t Leak Stuff’, Huffington Post, December 7, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  19. ^ Bob Beckel, Joel Mowbray & Bo Dietl call for Assassination of Julian Assange, YouTube, January 22, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  20. ^ Barkan, Ross (December 15, 2014). "Bo Dietl Says He Will Challenge 'Big Bird' Bill de Blasio for Mayor". Observer.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ a b Goodman, J. David (March 23, 2017). "Hey, Bo. Nice to Meet You, Rocky. Welcome to the Mayor's Race". The New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  23. ^ a b Bloch, Matthew; Lee, Jasmine (November 8, 2017). "Election Results: De Blasio Wins Second Term as New York City Mayor". The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  24. ^ Rosenthal, Brian M. (June 24, 2017). "A Self-Proclaimed 'Tough Cop' Wants a New Title: Mayor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  25. ^ Flint, Joe; Rothfeld, Michael (May 4, 2017). "Scope of Federal Probe into Fox News Broadens". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 9, 2017 – via www.wsj.com.
  26. ^ Goodman, J. David (November 17, 2017). "Who Needs City Hall, Anyway? Bo Dietl Still Has His Table at Rao's". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 5, 2024.