{"product_id":"hollywood-godfather-my-life-in-the-movies-and-the-mob-1","title":"Hollywood Godfather: My Life in the Movies and the Mob","description":"Hollywood 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.\n\nGianni 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.\n\nAlong 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.\n\nHollywood Godfather is a no-holds-barred account of a life filled with violence, glamour, sex―and fun.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250181399\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250181399.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Russo, Gianni|Picciarelli, Patrick\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41357078921274,"sku":"DBV.1250181399.VG","price":4.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250181399-0_ad8b95f3-882d-467b-8f53-5ac1d672253a.jpg?v=1775585515","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/hollywood-godfather-my-life-in-the-movies-and-the-mob-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}