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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.
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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.
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.
They boasted a powerhouse lineup of such mob legends as the infamous John (Johnny Dio) Dioguardi, Vincent Rao, Paul Vario, Sr., John (Big John) Ormento, Vincent (Jimmy Doyle) Plumeri, and Joseph (Joe Beck) Di Palermo, to name but a few.
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.
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Nov 8, 2020 · Goodfellas made changes to the real-life gangsters its characters are based on, among those Paul Vario. Here's what the real Paulie was like.
