Michael Franzese

Writing

Birthday

1951/05/27 (74 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also know as

Michael Franzese Sr., Michael Grillo

Biography

Michael Franzese (born May 27, 1951) is an American former New York mobster and caporegime of the Colombo crime family, and son of former underboss John 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, For...Read more

Acting
Let There Be Light
5.6

(2017) Let There Be Light

as Pastor Vinny

The Definitive Guide to the Mob
0.0

(2012) The Definitive Guide to the Mob

as Host

Mafia States of America
8.5

(2021) Mafia States of America

as Michael Franzese

Fear City: New York vs The Mafia
6.7

(2020) Fear City: New York vs The Mafia

as Self. Captain. Colombo Family (gasoline scheme)