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John Joseph Gotti Jr. (/ ˈ ɡ ɒ t i / GOT-ee, Italian:; October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) was an American mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. He ordered and helped to orchestrate the murder of Gambino boss Paul Castellano in December 1985 and took over the family shortly thereafter, leading what was described as America's most powerful crime syndicate.. Gotti and his brothers grew up in poverty and turned to a life of crime at an early age.
Gotti is a 2018 American biographical crime film about New York City mobster John Gotti, directed by Kevin Connolly and written by Lem Dobbs and Leo Rossi. It stars John Travolta as Gotti, alongside his real-life wife Kelly Preston as Gotti's wife Victoria in her penultimate film. The film was announced in 2010, but it languished in development for several years with numerous directors and actors, ...
Jun 14, 2018 · Gotti: Directed by Kevin Connolly. With John Travolta, Spencer Rocco Lofranco, Kelly Preston, Pruitt Taylor Vince. The story of crime boss John Gotti and his son.
Raised on the streets of New York, young John Gotti found his way into the Gambino crime family, eventually having the boss removed and becoming head of the powerful family. His wife asked only ...
John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well...
Dec 2, 2009 · The grandson of Italian immigrants, John Gotti (1940-2002) was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and grew up in a life of organized crime. After serving time for hijacking trucks and a revenge slaying ...
Jun 6, 2024 · John Gotti (born October 27, 1940, South Bronx, New York, U.S.—died June 10, 2002, Springfield, Missouri) was an American organized-crime boss whose flamboyant lifestyle and frequent public trials made him a prominent figure in the 1980s and ’90s.. Gotti was the fifth of 13 children born to John and Fannie Gotti, both of whom were children of Italian immigrants. As a teenager, Gotti became a leader of a local gang in the East New York section of Brooklyn, and he became involved with the ...
Despite the future nickname, John Gotti—a violent, ruthless mobster who’d grown up on the streets of New York—had been in and out of prison several times in his early career. In 1968, for ...
Jan 18, 2024 · HIGHLAND HIGHLIGHTS - He showed the world who's boss. Highland’s crime film 'Gotti' follows the rise of real-life mobster John Gotti from a low-level henchma...
Jun 15, 2018 · John Gotti rises to the top of the New York underworld to become the boss of the Gambino crime family. His life takes a tumultuous turn as he faces tragedy, multiple trials and a prison sentence. Kevin Connolly. Director. Lem Dobbs. Screenplay.
