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The bond between the two became even stronger when Joseph's son Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno married Profaci's niece Rosalie in 1956. [22] The Bonanno-Profaci alliance deterred the other three families from trying to move in on their rackets. The stable power relationship between the families collapsed with the death of Profaci in 1962.
Eric Roberts as Bill Bonanno; Nancy McKeon as Rosalie Profaci Bonanno; Ben Gazzara as Joseph Bonanno; Alex Rocco as Uncle Frank; Phyllis Lyons as Louise Farentino; Tomas Milian as Joe Profaci
Joseph Charles Bonanno (born Giuseppe Carlo Bonanno; Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈkarlo boˈnanno]; January 18, 1905 – May 11, 2002), sometimes referred to as Joe Bananas, was an Italian-American crime boss of the Bonanno crime family, which he ran from 1931 to 1968.
Salvatore Vincent "Bill" Bonanno (November 5, 1932 – January 1, 2008) was an American mobster who served as consigliere of the Bonanno crime family, and son of crime boss Joseph Bonanno. Later in life, he became a writer and produced films for television about his family.
Profaci's niece Rosalie Profaci was married to Salvatore Bonanno, the son of Bonanno crime family boss Joseph Bonanno. Profaci was the uncle of Salvatore Profaci Jr., also a member of the Profaci crime family. [4] Rosalie Profaci offered the following description of her uncle:
Though Bill Bonanno was in prison when the book came out, he later cooperated in the production of a CBS miniseries, Honor Thy Father, based on his role in the book and a Showtime miniseries, Bonanno: A Godfather's Story about his life. Before his death in January 2008, Bonanno also appeared in numerous news programs and documentary looks at ...
The Bonanno crime family operates mainly in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island. The family also maintains influence in Manhattan , The Bronx , Westchester County, New Jersey, California , Florida , and Atlanta , and have ties to the Rizzuto crime family in Quebec .
His father Paolo Violi was a capo in the Bonanno crime family operating in Montreal's Cotroni crime family before being murdered in 1978 by the Sicilian faction of the family. [10] His grandfather Giacomo Luppino was the boss of Hamilton's Luppino crime family. [10] His brother is Domenico Violi is the underboss of the Buffalo family. [10]