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In 1993, he opened Becco (Italian for 'peck', 'nibble', 'savor'), an Italian restaurant with his mother, Lidia Bastianich. He then partnered with Mario Batali to open Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, an Italian restaurant that gained the prestigious three stars from The New York Times , [ 7 ] the first Italian restaurant to gain the award in 40 years.
Mantegna was born on November 13, 1947, in Chicago, to Italian American parents. [3] His parents were Mary Ann (Novelli; 1916–2017), a shipping clerk from Acquaviva delle Fonti, Apulia, Italy, [4] and Joseph Henry Mantegna (1913–1971), an insurance salesman [5] from Calascibetta, Sicily, [6] who died in 1971 of tuberculosis.
This list includes Italian American mobsters and organized crime figures that operate in the United States, ... Joseph Abate, "Joe" (1902–1994) Frank Abbandando, ...
Joseph Magliocco (born Giuseppe Magliocco; Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe maʎˈʎɔkko]; June 29, 1898 – December 28, 1963), also known as "Joe Malayak" and "Joe Evil Eye", was a Sicilian-born New York mobster and the boss of the Profaci crime family (later to become the Colombo crime family) from 1962 to 1963.
Giuseppe "Joe" Profaci (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe proˈfaːtʃi]; October 2, 1897 – June 6, 1962) was an Italian-American Cosa Nostra boss who was the founder of what became the Colombo crime family of New York City. Established in 1928, this was the last of the Five Families to be organized. He was the family's boss for over three decades.
Joseph Colombo Sr. was born into an Italian American family on June 16, 1923, in Brooklyn. [1] His father, Anthony Colombo, was an early member of the Profaci crime family, which would eventually be renamed after his son.
Joseph Frank Pesci (/ ˈ p ɛ ʃ i / PESH-ee, Italian:; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, and musician.He is known for portraying tough, volatile characters in a variety of genres and for his collaborations with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese in the films Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and The Irishman (2019).
Rosetti was born in Sperlinga, a small Italian comune in Sicily. He grew up in poverty, living in a hut carved into a cave. His father was a bricklayer who died when he was 50. [1] Rosetti eventually emigrated to the United States and began working for Italian mob boss Joe Masseria.