{"product_id":"hollywood-godfather-my-life-in-the-movies-and-the-mob-paperback","title":"Hollywood Godfather: My Life in the Movies and the Mob - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGianni Russo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatrick Picciarelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollywood Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e is Gianni Russo's over-the-top memoir of a real-life mobster-turned-actor who helped make \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather \u003c\/i\u003ea reality, and his story of life on the edge between danger and glamour.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGianni Russo was a handsome 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e. Russo had passionate affairs with Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minelli, and scores of other celebrities. He went on to become a producer and starred in \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather: Parts I \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eII\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeabiscuit, Any Given Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRush Hour 2, \u003c\/i\u003e among many other films. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollywood Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e is a no-holds-barred account of a life filled with violence, glamour, sex--and fun.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGIANNI RUSSO\u003c\/b\u003e has appeared in more than thirty movies, been involved in the production of several others, and appeared in numerous TV shows. His most well-known roles include parts in \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather: Parts I \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e II\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGoodnight, My Love\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLepke\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLaserblast\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eChances Are; The Freshman; Side Out; Another You; Super Mario Bros.; Any Given Sunday; The Family Man; Seabiscuit;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRush Hour 2.\u003c\/i\u003e His life-long association with organized crime has made him a witness to Mob history. He is also a singer, whose shows are sold out across the country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePATRICK PICCIARELLI \u003c\/b\u003eis a retired NYPD Lieutenant, Vietnam veteran and private investigator. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eStreet Warrior: The True Story of the NYPD's Most Decorated Detective and the Era That Created Him\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books. He resides in Pennsylvania.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699686674495,"sku":"9781250181404","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/90a4d86c9b26d38d48f3a99f0ac64bc3.webp?v=1765014171","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/hollywood-godfather-my-life-in-the-movies-and-the-mob-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}