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From the Mob to the Movies
- How I Escaped the Mafia and Landed in Hollywood
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The public knows him as the character Tony Darvo in the movie Midnight Run, but Richie Salerno was born into the world of the Brooklyn Mafia during the heyday of the New York mob, and for a time it looked like he’d get caught up in a life of crime. After all, some of the most notorious figures in the gangster world he knew as uncles, aunts, cousins, and family friends. During a stint in prison for theft, Richie turned his life around using the tailoring skills he learned from his father and butchering abilities he picked up from his father-in-law to ingratiate himself with the warden and guards, which got him through 120 months without a scratch.
As luck would have it, after his release he scored an audition for the film Serpico directed by Sidney Lumet, best known for 12 Angry Men and Dog Day Afternoon. That audition turned into a career of long standing as a character actor in major Hollywood films.
Now, Richie has written a memoir of his journey from the mean streets of Brooklyn and as a child of the mob to the silver screen.
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- Terry Cockburn
- 20-06-2022
Great listen
This had to be one of the most enjoyable books I’ve listened to
Very well narratored
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- Anonymous User
- 14-12-2022
Great book!
Great job by the narrator. Many jaw dropping moments and lots of chuckles. Really enjoyed and would recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-06-2022
Brilliant
Loved every minute of this audiobook well worth a listen do yourself a favour
Tank
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- Robert Ramsay
- 06-01-2023
Rated as a 1 only because you can’t give it a 0!!
Thank god it was for free.
Another so called Cosa Nostra book that has no actual Mafia stories of worth, filled with innuendos and crimes of minimal stakes.
You have been warned!!!
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