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Hollywood Godfather : My Life in the Movies and the Mob by Gianni Russo and Patrick Picciarelli (2019, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSt. Martin's Press

ISBN-101250181399

ISBN-139781250181398

eBay Product ID (ePID)27038837234

Product Key Features

Book TitleHollywood Godfather : My Life in the Movies and the Mob

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

TopicEntertainment & Performing Arts, Organized Crime, Criminals & Outlaws

IllustratorYes

GenreTrue Crime, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorGianni Russo, Patrick Picciarelli

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight16.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2018-030147

Reviews"Gianni Russo walks the walk and talks the talk. What a life. Fascinating. A worthy read." -- Robert De Niro, two-time Academy Award-winning actor "Gianni Russo has seen a lot, done a lot, and tells it all. Amazing."-- Nick Pileggi, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of Goodfellas "Gianni Russo is a true character who has led a most colorful life."-- Gay Talese, journalist and New York Times bestselling author "Recounting a life that reads like a narrative for a mob-movie script, a mobster, actor, and Las Vegas presence delivers numerous eye-opening revelations about national and world events...Russo is an engaging raconteur." -- Kirkus Reviews "Russo tells a fascinating story about how a kid from New York's Little Italy grew up to be a genuine mobster (and actor, singer, and restaurateur)...it's a hell of a story either way, and Russo comes across as a hell of an interesting guy." -- Booklist "Russo's writing style reads like narration from Goodfellas ...Fans of mob movies and unlikely success stories will find Russo's account compelling." -- Library Journal, "Gianni Russo walks the walk and talks the talk. What a life. Fascinating. A worthy read." -- Robert De Niro, two-time Academy Award-winning actor "Gianni Russo has seen a lot, done a lot, and tells it all. Amazing."-- Nick Pileggi, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of Goodfellas "Gianni Russo is a true character who has led a most colorful life."-- Gay Talese, journalist and New York Times bestselling author "Russo tells a fascinating story about how a kid from New York's Little Italy grew up to be a genuine mobster (and actor, singer, and restaurateur)...it's a hell of a story either way, and Russo comes across as a hell of an interesting guy." -- Booklist, "Gianni Russo walks the walk and talks the talk. What a life. Fascinating. A worthy read." -- Robert De Niro, two-time Academy Award-winning actor "Gianni Russo has seen a lot, done a lot, and tells it all. Amazing."-- Nick Pileggi, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of Goodfellas "Gianni Russo is a true character who has led a most colorful life."-- Gay Talese, journalist and New York Times bestselling author, "Gianni Russo walks the walk and talks the talk. What a life. Fascinating. A worthy read." -- Robert De Niro, two-time Academy Award-winning actor "Gianni Russo has seen a lot, done a lot, and tells it all. Amazing."-- Nick Pileggi, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of Goodfellas "Gianni Russo is a true character who has led a most colorful life."-- Gay Talese, journalist and New York Times bestselling author "Russo tells a fascinating story about how a kid from New York's Little Italy grew up to be a genuine mobster (and actor, singer, and restaurateur)...it's a hell of a story either way, and Russo comes across as a hell of an interesting guy." -- Booklist "Russo's writing style reads like narration from Goodfellas ...Fans of mob movies and unlikely success stories will find Russo's account compelling." -- Library Journal, "Gianni Russo has seen a lot, done a lot, and tells it all. Amazing."-- Nick Pileggi, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of Goodfellas "Gianni Russo is a true character who has led a most colorful life."-- Gay Talese, journalist and New York Times bestselling author, "Gianni Russo walks the walk and talks the talk. What a life. Fascinating. A worthy read." -- Robert De Niro, two-time Academy Award-winning actor "Gianni Russo has seen a lot, done a lot, and tells it all. Amazing."-- Nick Pileggi, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of Goodfellas "Gianni Russo is a true character who has led a most colorful life."-- Gay Talese, journalist and New York Times bestselling author "Recounting a life that reads like a narrative for a mob-movie script, a mobster, actor, and Las Vegas presence delivers numerous eye-opening revelations about national and world events...Russo is an engaging raconteur." -- Kirkus Reviews "In this robust, fast-paced memoir, Russo describes his life going from being a real-life mobster to landing a role playing one in The Godfather ...[his] exhilarating memoir packs a punch." --Publishers Weekly "Russo tells a fascinating story about how a kid from New York's Little Italy grew up to be a genuine mobster (and actor, singer, and restaurateur)...it's a hell of a story either way, and Russo comes across as a hell of an interesting guy." -- Booklist "Russo's writing style reads like narration from Goodfellas ...Fans of mob movies and unlikely success stories will find Russo's account compelling." -- Library Journal

Dewey Decimal791.43028

SynopsisHollywood Godfather is Gianni Russo's over-the-top memoir of a real-life mobster-turned-actor who helped make The Godfather a reality, and his story of life on the edge between danger and glamour. 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 Connie Corleone, who set her brother Sonny--played by James Caan--up for a hit. Russo didn't have to act--he knew the mob inside and out: from his childhood in Little Italy, where Mafia legend Frank Costello took him under his wing, to acting as a messenger for New Orleans mob boss Carlos Marcello during the Kennedy assassination, to having to go on the lam after shooting and killing a member of the Colombian drug cartel in his Vegas club. Along the way, Russo befriended Frank Sinatra, who became his son's godfather, and Marlon Brando, who mentored his career as an actor after trying to get Francis Ford Coppola to fire him from The Godfather . Russo had passionate affairs with Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minelli, and scores of other celebrities. He went on to become a producer and starred in The Godfather: Parts I and II , Seabiscuit, Any Given Sunday and Rush Hour 2, among many other films. Hollywood Godfather is a no-holds-barred account of a life filled with violence, glamour, sex--and fun.

LC Classification NumberPN2287.R863A3 2019