Gianni Russo

Gianni Russo

ProducerActorEditorDirectorWriter Dec 12 (age 82) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 1972–2022 (50 year career)
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Biography

With a singularly nebulous background, which, by his account, included stints as a Las Vegas nightclub emcee, radio personality, and jewelry tycoon, and comparatively little acting experience, Gianni Russo won the role of Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather (1972) on the basis of his screen test. Since then, Russo has remained busy as an actor, mostly playing assorted "wiseguys" and Mafia types. He was appeared again with Marlon Brando in a small role in The Freshman (1990) in which Brando parodied his…

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