Michael Franzese
American former mobster
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| 2024 | Appeared in the documentary series 'American Godfathers: The Five Families'. |
| 2024 | Appeared in the documentary series 'American Godfathers: The Five Families'. |
| January 2023 | Reached over one million subscribers on his YouTube channel. |
| January 2023 | Reached over one million subscribers on his YouTube channel. |
| 2022 | Founded Franzese Wines, a line of Armenian wines. |
| 2022 | Founded Franzese Wines, a line of Armenian wines. |
| 2020 | Sonny Franzese passed away three years after his release from prison. |
| 2020 | Sonny Franzese passed away three years after his release from prison. |
| July 2020 | Appeared in the Netflix docuseries 'Fear City: New York vs The Mafia'. |
| July 2020 | Appeared in the Netflix docuseries 'Fear City: New York vs The Mafia'. |
| June 2020 | Started a YouTube channel discussing his past life, interviewing guests, and reviewing mafia-related media. |
| June 2020 | Started a YouTube channel discussing his past life, interviewing guests, and reviewing mafia-related media. |
| 2019 | Co-founded 'Slices Pizza', a national franchise of Sicilian-style pizza restaurants starting in California. |
| 2019 | Co-founded 'Slices Pizza', a national franchise of Sicilian-style pizza restaurants starting in California. |
| October 2018 | Hosted a stage musical 'A Mob Story' at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, created and directed by Jeff Kutash. |
| October 2018 | Hosted a stage musical 'A Mob Story' at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, created and directed by Jeff Kutash. |
| 2017 | Acted as a reformed mobster in the Kevin Sorbo film 'Let There Be Light'. |
| 2017 | Sonny Franzese was released from prison at the age of 100 after serving an eight-year sentence. |
| 2017 | Acted as a reformed mobster in the Kevin Sorbo film 'Let There Be Light'. |
| 2017 | Sonny Franzese was released from prison at the age of 100 after serving an eight-year sentence. |
| March 2015 | Appeared in a two-part documentary on the American Mafia with Trevor McDonald, discussing his past in the Colombo crime family. |
| March 2015 | Appeared in a two-part documentary on the American Mafia with Trevor McDonald, discussing his past in the Colombo crime family. |
| 2014 | Released his autobiographical biopic 'God the Father' in theaters across 20 US cities, using stock footage, animated recreations, and interviews to tell his life story. |
| 2014 | Released his autobiographical biopic 'God the Father' in theaters across 20 US cities, using stock footage, animated recreations, and interviews to tell his life story. |
| April 2013 | Participated as a commentator in the Lionsgate documentary 'The Definitive Guide to the Mob'. |
| April 2013 | Participated as a commentator in the Lionsgate documentary 'The Definitive Guide to the Mob'. |
| 2010 | John Franzese Jr. testified against his father Sonny Franzese in a racketeering case, wearing a wire during conversations with him. Michael Franzese criticized his brother's actions, describing him as a 'nobody in the mob life' and noting that his father was deeply hurt by the betrayal. |
| 2010 | John Franzese Jr. testified against his father Sonny Franzese in a racketeering case, wearing a wire during conversations with him. Michael Franzese criticized his brother's actions, describing him as a 'nobody in the mob life' and noting that his father was deeply hurt by the betrayal. |
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