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Paul Vario (July 10, 1914 – May 3, 1988) was an American mobster and made man in the Lucchese crime family. Vario was a caporegime and had his own crew of mobsters in Brooklyn, New York.
Jun 4, 2018 · A capo in New York's Lucchese crime family, Paul Vario inspired the "Goodfellas" character Paulie Cicero and was infamous for his violent temper and brutal crimes. He was one of New York's most infamous mobsters.
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Sep 26, 2012 · Big Paul Vario was played by Paul Cicero in the 1990's hit movie Goodfella's. Vario, who was a Lucchese crime family capo was responsible for bringing in Henry Hill to the Lucchese crime family.
Oct 11, 2022 · Later on in the book, Hill says that Paul Vario found out about this attempted rape and that was what finally convinced him to kill DeSimone as retribution for the Batts affair.
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Mar 9, 2024 · At the head of the operation responsible for many of the crimes committed by Thomas DeSimone, Henry Hill, and James Burke was Paul Vario, renamed “Paul Cicero” and played by Paul Sorvino in Goodfellas.
Mar 9, 2024 · At just 14, Hill dropped out of school to start working for Paul Vario, a capo in the Lucchese crime family, and thus became a member of the infamous Vario crew. Hill started out just picking up money from local rackets and bringing them to the boss, but his responsibilities quickly escalated.
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Paul Frank ‘Paulie’ Vario was an American mobster who was in command of the notorious ‘Vario Crew’ for the Lucchese crime family for almost three decades. Vario was involved in the robbery at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1978, infamously known as The Lufthansa Heist.
