Biography
Michael Franzese () (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. Franzese was enrolled in a pre-med program at Hofstra University, but dropped out to make money for his family after his father was sentenced to 50 years in prison for bank robbery in 1967. He eventually helped implement a scheme to defraud the federal government out of gasoline taxes in the early 1980s.
By the age of 35, in 1986, Fortune Magazine listed Franzese as number 18 on its list of the "Fifty Most Wealthy and Powerful Mafia Bosses". Franzese had claimed that at the height of his career, he generated up to $8 million per week. In 1986, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on conspiracy charges, released in 1989, rearrested in 1991 for a parole violation, and ultimately released in 1994. Soon after, he retired to California and is now a motivational speaker and writer.
Filmography
all 10
Movies 6
TV Shows 4
self 4
Producer 4
Writer 1
How to Become a Mob Boss (2023)
Mafia States of America (2021)
Fear City: New York vs The Mafia (2020)
Let There Be Light (2017)
Dance Angels (2016)
The Mafia with Trevor McDonald (2015)
God the Father (2014)
Knights of the City (1986)
Savage Streets (1984)
Mausoleum (1983)
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GenderMale
Birthday1951-05-27 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
FatherJohn Franzese
SiblingsJohn Franzese Jr.
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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