The great-nephew of a legendary gangster immortalized in “Goodfellas ... most notably his great-uncle, the late capo Paul (Paulie) Vario, who was played by Paul Sorvino in the classic film ...

Tommy was married to Angelica “Cookie” Spione, her brother was gangster Joe “The Barber” Spione…who Tommy killed. In 1965, DeSimone joined Paul Vario’s East New York crew. In 1968 ...

LOS ANGELES, July 25 (Reuters) - Paul Sorvino, who played the role of gangster Paulie Cicero in ... character based on the real-life mobster Paul Vario, in 1990's "Goodfellas." ...

In the 1970s, the late Paul Vario was a legendary Luchese capo who operated a cab stand in East New York, Brooklyn, which was recreated for the Martin Scorsese gangster film. Lawyer Anthony ...

Gina as a high school senior in a page from her book(On The Run by Gregg and Gina Hill) "As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster ... mob capo Paul "Paulie" Vario and ...

If you want to learn a little more, check out Gangster Ghost Tour at Landmark Center in St. Paul. Tours will take place on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 beginning at 6 pm and departing every 15 ...

“Is this your mugshot? No way! You’re a gangster!” said Paul, who received heavy backlash in 2017 for posing with a corpse in Japan’s infamous “Suicide Forest.” In another ...

He often portrayed authority figures on both sides of the law and was known for his roles as Paulie Cicero (based on Paul Vario) in the 1990 gangster film Goodfellas, and NYPD Sergeant Phil ...

He died two hours later in a Ramsey County jail cell. It was the beginning of the end of St. Paul's storied gangster era. The son of a Litchfield, Minn., tavern owner, John Peter Peifer had ...

A grandnephew of late Luchese “goodfella” Paul Vario lost his legal fight after claiming he had been barred from joining a union because of his Italian-American heritage. Thomas Vario had sued ...

"The underworld and the overworld in St. Paul were totally intertwined," Maccabee said. You can get a taste of the prohibition and gangster eras in a current exhibition at the Minnesota History ...