Full name. About to send four astronauts to the ISS. "I'm like a cockroach. Gianni Russo, best known for his role as Carlo Rizzi in "The Godfather," is back in old New York with his pinstriped Brioni suits, startling white teeth and perma-tan. Born Louis Giovanni Russo in 1943, he received his role as Carlo Rizzi by acting as intermediary between Francis Ford Coppola and the Italian Anti-Defamation League, secretly controlled by crime boss, Joe Colombo. Award Winning Actress and Star of 'Caberet' Judy Garland's Daughter. Explore how the celebrity world connects. His paramount interest, he says, has always been women. Actor (1972) Trivia. See all Gianni Russo's marriages, divorces, hookups, break ups, affairs, and dating relationships plus celebrity photos, latest Gianni Russo news, gossip, and biography. The Godfather Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Set to be the next Supreme Court Judge. Sunday 12 Dec 1943. Despite his long association with the underworld, Mr. Russo resents being called a mobster. Born. An inveterate charmer who favors Bentleys, diamond-covered money clips and open-collar shirts that show off 24-karat gold chains, Mr. Russo is the kind of man who will slip the coat check girl a $20 bill along with a business card. [1] He later appeared in The Godfather Part II in the final flashback scene. Liza May Minnelli Age. © Copyright FameChain 2020, All rights reserved. Age. Gianni Russo is currently engaged to Maggie Rady. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Start spreading the news. Start a FameChain Add to my FameChain. Russo then went on to appear in several other moves, including Any Given Sunday and The Freshman, as well as releasing his own successful album. 1981, Sylvester Stallone{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Sylvester Stallone", "gender": "Male" }. "I mean, all the guys I grew up with are dead or in jail.". With the 2020 election approaching see the Trump family tree. 1973, Joel Grey{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Joel Grey", "gender": "Male" } As he explains it, "I've known three popes, five presidents and every Mafia boss.". According to Mr. Russo, the victim, who turned out to be a member of the Medellín drug cartel, was harassing a female patron and when he tried to intervene, the man plunged a broken wine bottle into his stomach. See the Elon Musk family tree here at FameChain. To spend a few days with Mr. Russo is to step into a vanished world of omnipotent gangsters, shady politicians and spangled showgirls. From online or printed sources and from publicly accessible databases. 1963, Frank Sinatra{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Frank Sinatra", "gender": "Male" } 1975, Warren Beatty{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Warren Beatty", "gender": "Male" } With most of the Mafia largely moribund, Mr. Russo has decided to go public with the details of his life, partly in the hope that his colorful past will fuel interest in his various endeavors. Born Louis Giovanni Russo in 1943, he received his role as Carlo Rizzi by acting as intermediary between Francis Ford Coppola and the Italian Anti-Defamation League, secretly controlled by crime boss, Joe Colombo. To earn his keep, Mr. Russo sold ballpoint pens on Fifth Avenue. "But I never promised these women I'd be home for dinner.". Princess of Wales", "gender": "Female" }, Frank Sinatra{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Frank Sinatra", "gender": "Male" } The men, he explained, were afraid to be seen with him. Mr. Russo was 7 when he got polio and spent five years in a state hospital. "I could have gotten involved and hit the jackpot but it's a terrible life," he said. 1960, Elizabeth Taylor{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Elizabeth Taylor", "gender": "Female" } 1960, Zsa Zsa Gabor{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Zsa Zsa Gabor", "gender": "Female" } "I've been a lousy father," he said. 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He stars in a series of cooking CD's. 1977, Marlon Brando{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Marlon Brando", "gender": "Male" } After singing a few tunes at Nino's and drinking in the adulation of fellow diners, Mr. Russo gestured to a table where his cousin, Vinnie Russo, sat with Charles Gargano, the chairman of the Empire State Development Corporation, and other Italian-American businessmen. Gianni Russo, best known for his role as Carlo Rizzi in ''The Godfather,'' is back in old New York with his pinstriped Brioni suits, startling white teeth and perma-tan. Mr. Russo's grisly end is hard to forget because the 1972 movie is played over and over on television. 72. He said he has fathered 11 children with 10 different women, three of whom he married and divorced. Democratic candidate for the Vice-Presidency of the United States. 74. 1973, Sir Anthony Hopkins CBE{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Sir Anthony Hopkins CBE", "gender": "Male" } Occupations. 1973, Peter Sellers{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter Sellers", "gender": "Male" }, Shirley Bassey{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Shirley Bassey", "gender": "Female" } His virility is not diminished, and he notes that there are three paternity suits pending against him. 1986, Whoopi Goldberg{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Whoopi Goldberg", "gender": "Female" } Gianni Russo Bio Details. Explore how the celebrity world connects. On a recent stroll in Manhattan, Mr. Russo stopped at St. Patrick's Cathedral to pray at the shrine of St. Anthony, the patron saint of miracles. 1960, Frank Sinatra{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Frank Sinatra", "gender": "Male" } During the beatdown of Carlo Rizzi by Sonny Corleone, as depicted in The Godfather, Russo, received two cracked ribs and a chipped elbow for his efforts.[2]. Gianni Russo is an Italian-American actor, singer and entrepreneur. https://godfather.fandom.com/wiki/Gianni_Russo?oldid=89072. 1933, Princess Diana On a darker note, he has also received a charge of justifiable homicide for shooting a mass murderer in self defence. Gianni Russo is an Italian-American actor, singer and entrepreneur. Even when he was working as a gofer for Mr. Costello, Mr. Russo says, he remained detached from his employer's criminal enterprises. FameChain has their amazing trees. All relationship and family history information shown on FameChain has been compiled from data in the public domain. "Gianni tells a lot of tales but they're all true," said the lawyer Barry I. Slotnick, who met him in the early 1970's when Mr. Russo was mediating a dispute between the producers of "The Godfather" and the mob boss Joe Colombo, who had threatened to shut down the film, which he thought would slander Italian-Americans. Should you have information that conflicts with anything shown please make us aware by email. As the man tried to lunge again, Mr. Russo pulled out a handgun and fired twice. 1973, Gene Hackman{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Gene Hackman", "gender": "Male" } of Great Britain", "gender": "Female" }, Adolf Hitler{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Adolf Hitler", "gender": "Male" } No matter where he is, he says, he visits a church to fulfill the promise he made as a child in New York, when he was partly paralyzed by polio. He has never been married. 1986, Michael Jackson{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Jackson", "gender": "Male" } "At 62, I still have a few tricks up my sleeve," he said one recent night after belting out a string of Sinatra tunes at Nino's, an Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side where he is treated like Sicilian royalty. Louis Giovanni Russo. By the time he was 16, Mr. Russo was hanging out at the Copacabana and traveling across the country picking up and delivering envelopes. The Democratic party contender for President. He has had his share of run-ins with the law, but he has never been convicted of any crime, and was not charged in a 1988 killing that took place at his Las Vegas club and casino, Gianni Russo's State Street. Although he was on a first-name basis with men like John Gotti, Mr. Russo says he was never a made man. His stories sometimes defy credulity -- past lovers, he says, included Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minnelli and Zsa Zsa Gabor. He credits polio with giving him valuable skills. ", In recent months he has appeared on the reality show "Growing Up Gotti," and has had a tell-all chat with Howard Stern. 1973, Jack Nicholson{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack Nicholson", "gender": "Male" } Click here to Start FameChaining. He later appeared in The Godfather Part II in the final flashback scene.

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