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Dec 1, 2015 · A former child actor from Brooklyn who once played a kiddie gangster netted a half-million dollars in a kickback scheme worthy of the real Mafia, authorities said Tuesday. John Cassisi — who...
Cassisi was "discovered" by Bugsy Malone director Alan Parker, when Parker visited a Brooklyn classroom and asked students to nominate the "naughtiest" boy in class. In 1982, he played the role of Herschel in the broad-way film "Gemini" alongside former Bugsy Malone star Scott Baio.
John Cassisi was born on 5 September 1962 in Brooklyn, New York. He is an actor, known for Bugsy Malone (1976), Fish (1977) and Barney Miller (1975). He is married to Bella Cassisi. They have three children.
- September 5, 1962
- Scott Baio – Bugsy Malone
- Jodie Foster – Tallulah
- John Cassisi – Fat Sam
- Florrie Dugger – Blousey Brown
- Martin Lev – Dandy Dan
- Paul Murphy – Leroy Smith
- Dexter Fletcher – Babyface
- Sheridan Earl Russell – Knuckles
- Bonnie Langford – Lena
- Albin Jenkins – Fizzy
Scott Baio’s appearance in Bugsy Malonewas only the start of a hugely successful career in the 70s and 80s. [adunit mobile=”RTK_dVa8″] Bugsy Malone was Baio’s first ever on-screen character, but he pulled it off with so much confidence that he was quickly cast as Chachi in Happy Days. Baio earned himself two Emmy award nominations for his portrayal...
Jodie Foster is definitely the biggest success story to come out of Bugsy Malone. [adunit mobile=”RTK_dVa8″] By the time she appeared in the gangster movie, Foster had already received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. Bugsy Malonecame out the same year and only confirmed to audiences that Foster was ...
Fat Sam was the ‘alleged’ Mobster King of the Lower East Side and the crime boss in Bugsy Malone. [adunit mobile=”RTK_dVa8″] Child actor John Cassisi won the role after director Alan Parker asked for the naughtiest child at a local Brooklyn school! All of his classmates started shouting Cassisi’s name and he was immediately offered the part. Cassis...
Florrie Dugger was only 13 years old when she landed the lead role of Blousey Brown. [adunit mobile=”RTK_dVa8″] Dugger won the part after the original actress had a sudden growth spurt and no longer looked the part. She was always a reluctant participant in the world of acting and decided to quit the profession shortly after filming stopped on the ...
Martin Lev played Fat Sam’s nemesis Dandy Dan. [adunit mobile=”RTK_dVa8″] Lev played the arch villain to perfection – despite being a young kid he managed to look like a genuinely smooth and sophisticated mafia boss. Unfortunately, Lev had a sad life after filming wrapped on Bugsy Malone. Like his co-star Florrie Dugger, Lev decided against a caree...
Remember the shy boxer Leroy? [adunit mobile=”RTK_dVa8″] Paul Murphy was cast in the role of Leroy Smith despite having zero acting experience, and it seems as though he wasn’t that interested in acting after the film was released. Murphy did have an appearance in the little-known film Carry Me Back(1982) but that’s as far as his acting career went...
Dexter Fletcher is best-known for his acting career as an adult, plus his many famous directing jobs. [adunit mobile=”RTK_dVa8″] So most people probably don’t remember that he actually starred in Bugsy Malone as Babyface, the sweet ‘down and out’ and supporting cast member. Since then, Fletcher’s career has gone from strength to strength – his firs...
Remember Knuckles? He was Fat Sam’s assistant in the movie but met an unfortunate end… [adunit mobile=”RTK_dVa8″] Sadly Knuckles died after being unintentionally murdered with a custard pie. Whoops! Sheridan Earl Russell was the actor who brought the mafioso to life and he continued to act in the years following Bugsy Malone‘s release. Sheridan app...
Bonnie Langford’s appearance in Bugsy Malonewas brief but memorable. [adunit mobile=”RTK_dVa8″] Langford played a pompous theatre performer named Lena Marelli – she might have only had one scene but viewers were mesmerised by her performance all the same. After that Langford’s career flourished – 80s kids will know her best as Mel Bus, the Doctor’s...
Albin Jenkins played Fizzy in Bugsy Malone. [adunit mobile=”RTK_dVa8″] Fizzy was the tapdancing handyman who belted out a few tunes of his own in the movie. However, since his appearance in the movie, Jenkins has pretty much disappeared off the face of the earth. Even in this age of internet, we can’t seem to find anything out about what happened t...
May 31, 2023 · John Cassisi was the 'naughtiest kid' in school and was later given a jail sentence for bribery and money laundering. Director Alan Parker discovered John Cassisi after going into a school in Brooklyn, New York, and asking for the naughtiest kid.
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John Cassisi was born on 5 September 1962 in Brooklyn, New York. He is an actor, known for Bugsy Malone (1976), Fish (1977) and Barney Miller (1975). He is married to Bella Cassisi.
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Apr 11, 2015 · John Cassisi. Alan Parker found Cassisi by going into a Brooklyn school and asking for the naughtiest kid in the class. Now runs a construction company.
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