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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.

  2. Jun 4, 2018 · Paul Vario was the real-life capo of the Lucchese crime family, who possessed a nasty temper and a penchant for getting away with big-time crimes.

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  3. Sep 19, 2019 · Burke strangled Jimmy Breslin almost to death after he wrote a piece on Paul Vario. That should have made it to the movie. On December 11, 1978 Burke pulled off the Lufthansa heist.

  4. 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.

  5. Sep 26, 2012 · In return, Vario paid him well and introduced him to other well known gangsters such as Tommy DeSimone, and an Irish mobster named James “Jimmy the Gent” Burke. All four were portrayed in the 1990’s hit movie Goodfella’s, with actor Paul Sorvino playing Vario. In the 1950’s Vario had his own crew in the Lucchese family.

  6. Jan 20, 2023 · Burke answered to Paul Vario, a fearsome capo of the Lucchese crime family. Vario, who needed cash quick after losing a cocaine shipment to authorities, greenlit the Lufthansa caper.

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  8. Mar 9, 2024 · This realism largely stems from the fact that, unlike films such as The Godfather and Once Upon A Time In America, Goodfellas is based on a true story of one gangster, his associates, and one of the most daring heists in American history.

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