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Mar 15, 2019 · Marlon Brando was Gianni Russo's only acting coach. Frank Sinatra was his only singing teacher. He's got tales. by Seth Ferranti. March 15, 2019, 8:53am. Photos of Gianni Russo courtesy TK.
Feb 22, 2022 · Russo went from being an errand boy for mob associates in New York, to playing the role of a small time criminal who marries into the Corleone Crime Family. Marlon Brando became his acting coach, and Russo's life changed forever.
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Though, in fact, "The Godfather" might not have been made without him, according to Russo's book. This week marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Mario Puzo's "Godfather" novel (March 10, 1969). The film version, while in pre-production, was not popular with the wise guys. "They didn't need the attention brought to the mob," Russo says. ...
Which is how Russo, in November 1963, found himself heading down to New Orleans on an important assignment for his mentor. He was, he relates, to carry a sealed envelope, hand it to "Little Man" — a.k.a. Carlos Marcello, a Louisiana mafioso — in a creole restaurant, and get a verbal message in return. After bumping into some skinny guy coming out o...
It happened in 1988, when Russo was running a Las Vegas nightclub, Gianni Russo's State Street. He tried, he says, to get between an abusive customer and his date. The thug went after Russo with a broken champagne bottle. Russo shot him. "I feel good about the people I killed, because they were dangerous people, they were harmful people," he says. ...
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Apr 16, 2019 · Date: April 16, 2019. Time: 7–8 p.m. in the Historic Courtroom. Cost: Free for Members or with Museum Admission. Watch. Gianni Russo’s first acting job is widely considered his most memorable. He played Carlo Rizzi, the ill-fated son-in-law of Vito Corleone, in The Godfather.
Gianni Russo, who portrayed Carlo Rizzi in “The Godfather,” looks back on his time on set of the film, being coached by Marlon Brando and the rigors of acting. Russo has a new memoir...
Mar 12, 2019 · Gianni Russo was a handsome 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of The Godfather and entered Hollywood history. He played Carlo Rizzi, the husband of...
The Staten Island Mafioso Tommy Bilotti was best man at Russo's wedding. [4] Since the beginning of his acting career, Russo owned a Las Vegas restaurant called Gianni Russo's State Street at 2570 State Street in the Commercial Center (closed in 1988), and defeated 23 federal criminal indictments on a variety of charges stemming from alleged ...
