Hollywood godfather

author: Russo, Gianni
"Gianni Russo was a . . . 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of 'The Godfather' and entered Hollywood history. He played Carlo Rizzi, the husband of Connie Corleone, who set her brother Sonny--played by James Caan--up for a hit. Russo didn't have to act--he knew the mob inside and out: from his childhood in Little Italy, where Mafia legend Frank Costello took him under his wing, to acting as a messenger for New Orleans mob boss Carlos Marcello during the Kennedy assassination. . . . Along the way, Russo befriended Frank Sinatra, who became his son's godfather, and Marlon Brando, who mentored his career as an actor after trying to get Francis Ford Coppola to fire him from 'The Godfather'. . . . He went on to become a producer and starred in 'The Godfather': Parts I and II, 'Seabiscuit', 'Any Given Sunday' and 'Rush Hour 2', among many other films"--OCLC.
year: 2020
call number/section: 791.43, 920
subjects: russo, gianni, 1943-, actors, united states, biography, organized crime, memoir, godfather (motion picture), new york, mafia in motion pictures, 20th century, autobiographies

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Hollywood godfather
Russo, Gianni

Gianni Russo was a handsome 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of The Godfather and entered Hollywood history. He played Carlo Rizzi, the husband of Connie Corleone, who set her brother Sonny?played by James Caan?up for a hit. Russo didn't have to act?he knew the mob inside and out: from his childhood in Little Italy, where Mafia legend Frank Costello took him under his wing, to acting as a messenger for New Orleans mob boss Carlos Marcello during the Kennedy assassination, to having to go on the lam after shooting and killing a member of the Colombian drug cartel in his Vegas club.
Schools: 1



Hollywood godfather
Russo, Gianni
St. Martin's Griffin (2020)
"Gianni Russo was a . . . 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of 'The Godfather' and entered Hollywood history. He played Carlo Rizzi, the husband of Connie Corleone, who set her brother Sonny--played by James Caan--up for a hit. Russo didn't have to act--he knew the mob inside and out: from his childhood in Little Italy, where Mafia legend Frank Costello took him under his wing, to acting as a messenger for New Orleans mob boss Carlos Marcello during the Kennedy assassination. . . . Along the way, Russo befriended Frank Sinatra, who became his son's godfather, and Marlon Brando, who mentored his career as an actor after trying to get Francis Ford Coppola to fire him from 'The Godfather'. . . . He went on to become a producer and starred in 'The Godfather': Parts I and II, 'Seabiscuit', 'Any Given Sunday' and 'Rush Hour 2', among many other films"--OCLC.
Schools: 1


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