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Michael Franzese (/ f r æ n ˈ z iː s /) [2] (né Grillo; born May 27, 1951) is an American former mobster who was a caporegime in the Colombo crime family, and son of former underboss Sonny Franzese.
May 3, 2024 · On Halloween night 1975, Michael became a member of the mafia himself after taking a blood oath, the first time new members were inducted after 18 years. That same night, the Colombo crime family also accepted Joseph Peraino Jr., Jimmy Angelino, and Vito Guzzo Sr., among others – all of whom would die violent deaths in the following 20 years.
A Midnight Meets like no other with former mobster Michael Franzese, the son of Colombo family underboss Sonny Franzese. Michael left the Mafia after serving a prison sentence and despite...
After he was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1986, Michael was ultimately released in 1994 and retired to California in 1995. [37] His younger son, John Franzese Jr., was a Colombo family associate before becoming an FBI informant.
In 1961 the family moved from New Hyde Park to a two-story Colonial house in Roslyn, Long Island, where the future gangster grew up as Michael Grillo, until he turned eighteen and Sonny adopted...
Apr 16, 2024 · How did Michael Grillo feel when offered the Head of Production job at DreamWorks Pictures to work with Steven Spielberg? Michael shares his experience landing one of the greatest jobs in the...
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Growing up, Michael Franzese himself was kept in the dark about a lot of things, including any information about his supposed real father. When he was born, on May 27, 1951, his mother, Christine “Tina” Capobianco, the daughter of a transit worker, was married to one Frank Grillo.
