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==Biography==

Phil maintains that he is a legitimate businessman, managing construction yards and the Pegorino-owned [[Honker's Gentlemen's Club]] based in [[Tudor]]. The authorities have his places of business bugged, so he speaks in generalities which will not implicate him in anything, and is especially cautious with his planning; his caution often puts him at odds with capo [[Ray Boccino]], who is far more cavalier. Although Don [[Jimmy Pegorino]] says Phil is his best associate, he also notes that Bell is 90% Irish by blood, and as such, promoting him within the Pegorino gang would lower their standing with the Five Families of The [[the Commission|Commission]]. It is suspected that Phil may be having an affair with Pegorino's wife, [[Angie Pegorino|Angie]]; Ray has expressed his concerns to Pegorino, but Jimmy puts little stock in Ray's opinion, and doesn't believe the rumours. So low is his opinion of Ray, in fact (and so high his opinion of Phil), that when a scare leads Pegorino to liquidate any possible snitches, he chooses to whack Ray, his caporegime, and not Phil, who, like [[Niko Bellic]], is merely an associate of the organization.

~~At one point~~, ~~Phil has~~ a ~~conversation~~ with ~~Niko which reflects~~ the ~~themes~~ of ~~hard decisions~~ and the ~~morality of following orders which recur throughout GTA IV~~. ~~Niko~~'s ~~experience~~ has ~~led him to question orders~~ he ~~considers immoral~~, ~~even if~~ he ~~does go through~~ with ~~most of them;~~ Phil, on the ~~other hand~~, ~~strongly~~ believes in ~~following~~ orders to the letter, to the ~~point~~ of ~~abdicating responsibility~~.

Phil Bell was born in 1968 in [[Alderney City]], and is of 90% Irish with some Italian heritage. He acts as if he were a full Italian, probably to fit in with his fellow mafioso. In [[Catch the Wave]], Phil says a lot of Italian phrases and calls the [[Irish American Killers|Irish Mob]] " Irish idiots", suggesting he is a bit ashamed to be Irish. At age 16 in 1984, he was arrested for trying to steal a car.

Between 1988 and 1990, during his early 20s, he was arrested for promoting gambling and manslaughter. Phil had probably joined the [[Pegorino Family]] by then; [[Jimmy Pegorino]] says in [[Pegorino's Pride]] that Phil is a long-time trusted business partner of his. He also says that he wishes to promote Phil, but worries whether it will offend the Commission who are somewhat racist against non-Italians. He was married and has two or more children, born after 1990 (fighting for custody strongly suggests the kids are under 18).

Phil maintains that he is a legitimate businessman, managing construction yards and the Pegorino-owned [[Honker's Gentlemen's Club]] based in [[Tudor]]. The authorities have his places of business bugged, so he speaks in generalities which will not implicate him in anything, and is especially cautious with his planning. He and fellow Pegorino capo [[Ray Boccino]] secretly hate each other, because Phil believes "every move he makes is so obvious, it's disgusting to see him trying to sleaze his way up the ladder". Ray is also much more ambitious and even selfish, while Phil believes that "there ain't much in this life you got control of", which is why he follows Jimmy's orders to the letter, even when he believes it won't work perfectly (as seen in [[Catch the Wave]]). Phil and Jimmy Pegorino's wife [[Angie Pegorino|Angie]] are very good friends, causing some to believe they're having an affair. Jimmy doesn't believe the rumors, and has trust in Phil.

Towards the end of the game, the Pegorino Family gets too much police attention, leading Jimmy to believe the family has several rats. He contemplates which one of his capos he should kill - Phil and Ray each secretly suggest to Pegorino that he kill the other. Jimmy eventually decides to kill Ray. At the very end, whether Deal or Revenge is chosen, Phil chooses to leave organized crime for good in favor of a simple life in a small town. He calls Niko to wish him all the best and they leave on good terms.

~~Phil is divorced, and is very bitter at his ex-wife, who won full custody of their children.~~

~~==Ending==~~

If the player chooses the "Revenge" storyline near the end of the game, the Pegorino crime family is dealt a serious blow, and so Phil decides to leave the dying organization. In spite of this, he tells Niko that he understood why he killed [[Dimitri Rascalov]]. If the player chooses the "Deal" storyline, Phil will accompany Niko on the way to the heroin deal; it turns out that Dimitri has killed the buyers, so the two decide to steal the money, engaging its guardians in a lengthy gun battle. After getting the money, Niko tells Phil that he is out of the crime business for good and will enjoy life with the money.

==Mission appearences==

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*Phil Bell may be based off of [[wikipedia:Henry Hill|Henry Hill]] from the [[wikipedia:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]. They are both Irish Italians who can't become high ranking members due to their Irish ancestry.

*Phil has similarities with [[JD O'Toole]] from [[GTA Liberty City Stories]]: JD also can't get to a high rank in [[Sindacco Family|his repective family]] because of his Irish ancestry.

*Phil is good friends with [[Angie Pegorino]] and there is some speculation they may be having an affair, although Phil denies this.

*Phil appears to like Jazz, as he will respond positively if the player puts on [[JNR - Jazz Nation Radio 108.5|Jazz Nation Radio]] or [[Fusion FM]] while travelling in a car with him.

*Despite the fact he is 90% Irish, he never mentions or acknowledges it. He seems to pretend he is a full Italian by saying many Italian words and expressions, for example when he says "Ciao" and "maddona mia" during [[Catch the Wave]]. During the same mission he calls the [[Irish American Killers|Irish Mob]] " Irish idiots".

*The [[Radio Stations in GTA IV|radio station]] that plays in his office in docks is [[Liberty Rock Radio]].