The Life and Times of Colombo Family Underboss Sonny Franzese

There should be a movie made of this man. He was the most interesting of all the old time gangsters IMO.

me being italian, mobsters fascinate me but I really dont understand all the praise they're getting in the comments. Sure he was loyal but are we forgetting these people made business peoples lives miserable? nevermind the murders?

Micheal franzese never informd never period

1919-2020 wow

Thats interesting. There is an error somewhere as far as I knew he was born 1917. Someone is incorrect. I went to Herricks. Grew up a few blocks away from the family. I am younger than him but knew John Jr. from around town in the 1980’s. My mom went to school with Michael in the mid and late 1960’s. The Franzese family was very well known around town. I miss the 1980’s. I cannot believe how much our world 🌎 has changed since just 40 years ago

WHO’s the Female narrator ? She has a perfect voice. I could use her.
Also, Sonny lived to 103. Not 101.

Real gangster real cosa nostra natural born because his mom and have him in mother land not in candy land America lol we call that made in real soil

SONNY STOOD ON ALL TEN UNTIL THE DAY HE DIED...HE WAS WHAT HE SAID HE WAS ....THE REAL DEAL

Jesus !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A REAL MAN RIP SONNY ❤

He dird at 103 years old

Did 50 years in prison. For what.

I ❤ Sonny

And then there was ONE

He spent 50 yrs total.when he got out they would revoke his probation for associaten with known criminals and take him back in for years at a time.old school .I'm sure there will be a movie about him..his other son rated on him.not micheal.theres co-operation and then there's co-operation

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God had the final say when every single lying cop and informer Etc. Etc. Etc. All without exception Died before sonny a Devine intervention

He was a criminal who extorted murdered robbed his whole life so stop romanticizing him, what's wrong with those that do.

He lived to 101 but free for 60 years almost half his life was in prison quite sad really that’s no way to live imo

Although I don't agree with what the mafia does Sonny was a true gangster. 40+ years! In prison and still didn't rat on anybody to save his neck. Died at 103 in that business says it all. I don't care for gangsters but I have 100% respect for Sonny and his devotion to the mafia. How could you not.

He was 103 btw when he died

his son mike never ratted on the family

john bs d becose he was on drugs

i lived on long island in the 60s 70s 80s thats when life was good

bank thing was a bs set up

All his alleged criminal activity and the Feds couldn't get much on him. His demise surprisingly wasn't crime, he was banging Marilyn Monroe and the Kennedy's were seeking revenge. With Bobby at the helm in the mid 1960's, it was his goal to get Sonny "at all cost" and Hoover followed his orders and eventually created a plot to put Sonny behind bars. I have said it repeatedly, no matter who you are, Presidents, mobsters, billionaires, that little pink pearl is more powerful than all of them put together. As the saying goes "A whiskey glass and a woman's ass have ruined many of men" including Sonny.

Thats a real and loyal Gangster right there.
A true OMERTA Devoted.

People! Look up photos of his actual family grave online- 1919-2020

Talk about commitment " he did a lot of hard time for it " I like the bosses that never got pinched now that's doing it right .

In that life there is only a handful of guys like SONNY. RIP❤

Honor and loyalty. Never talked Never rat. Took it like a real man. ❤

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Yeah I find it funny that Michael was inducted in 1975 and the books didn't open back up until 1976. Only Michael comes up with a Halloween induction ceremony and claims John "Johnny Irish" Matero was there. The problem is as Sammy "The Bull" Gravano pointed out was that the books hadn't opened up and John Matero was in prison at the time of this Halloween induction ceremony. I am leaning towards Sammy on this one. Think about it Michael could have been givenan acting Capo position just like Gotti did. If Michael had really taken the oath, honestly how did he walk away like he did. How many Cosa Nostra members are given the option to walk away? Sonny allowing his sons in to Cosa Nostra was his biggest mistake. Im not saying that if I was given a proposition and with that i could go home. I definitely wouldl need to think it over. 😢 is what it is!

)offer sonny 5 yrs jail if he talks or 100 yrs jail if he doesn't talk. Sonny will take the 100 with no problem. That's the kind of man l would love working for me if l were involved in that life.

Interesting and informative. Excellent photography pictures 📷. Enabling viewers to better understand what/whom the orator was describing.Class A research project!!! Rough and tumble fierce/dangerous/treacherous criminal life style. Not for the faint of hearted. His son Michael made the best decision of his life. Walking away from the life. Becoming an excellent orator. Warning young people about the disadvantages/pit falls of a criminal life style.

In reality, despite what anyone says, he was a sociopath and a psychopathic murder. he deserved what he got !

Wow Tina was beautiful to a lady of today, For the most part people have not only gotten older but aged better for instance I'm older then Carrol O'Connor was when he started playing Archie and He literally could be my father at my age and this is without plastic surgery but she was so Beautiful like a movie star from back then.

Aaaaaah, Franzese was 103 when he died, not 101

Without some activity from the Mafias, our economy would collapse.

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@mob fireside channel Michael took a plea deal and nobody went to jail behind the plea deal he took.

Michael didn’t become no informant in fact the only person who went to jail for him testifying was himself no other mobster went to jail behind him. Now his brother John is a piece of 💩 who wore a wire to put his own father in prison.

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Wow, a crooked fbi (friggin bunch of inbreds).. go figure.

btw Michael Franzese didn't rat anyone out. He did testify about his involvement in the gas tax fraud, but was considered non-cooperative and thrown back in the slammer.

That man could have done something with his life, that people could respect and admire him for, but he didn't, being a gangster is not cool, it's pure evil!

Sonny should have been boss

He was 103