Has there been any celebraties or famous people involved with or been good friends with any members of OC throughout the years. Obviously know the obvious ones like the rat pack, Sinatra etc. al Pacino, de niro, Pesci etc?

Also have any famous people been extorted by the mafia or even been involved in mafia rackets/commited crimes or even been associates?

Look up the steven segal extortion case. Kinda funny.

PS- slow down a bit. Check old posts on the search option. A lot of this has been discussed tons of times here

Actor Jerry Orbach was dining with Joey Gallo and his family at Umberto's Clam House when Gallo was gunned down. Orbach was known to frequently socialize with connected guys up until the time of his death (purely social).
James Caan has and probably still keeps the company of wiseguys on occasion.
Frozen chicken magnate Frank Perdue purportedly had some business dealings with Big Paul, which is ironic because snide remarks had been made in the past about Castellano's physical resemblance to Perdue.

Liz Hurley and Donnie shacks montemarano

They can not stay away from them even to this day. It's not just the men, the famous or not so famous woman that live in N.Y. some how wind up at partys weddings and all kinds of affairs with the sisters and wifes and inlaws of theses guys.

I have posted in other threads who I know or have seen at affairs of these people to this day.
All the talk about the Orena Persico's war well it seams that most in the family have buried the hatchet Vic's grandson was up staying at Carmines up state estate house a few months back.

George Raft was connected. Pat DiCicco as well, he was married to Thelma Todd and Gloria Vanderbilt and he was a cousin of Cubby Broccoli, who produced all the old James Bond movies. Lana Turner and Johnny Stompanato of course.

Mickey Roarke is a mob groupie.

he also hangs with Paciello the rat, so kinda conflicting

Elizabeth Hurley and Colombo Mafia Capo Donnie Shacks

http://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-with-alleged-ties-to-the-mafia/josh-heller



Frank Sinatra's uncle, Babe Garavante, was a member of the Morettis and was convicted of murder in 1921 after driving the getaway car from an armed robbery. Over the years, Old Blue Eyes was consistently tied to the Gambino, Genovese, and Colombo families.



Marilyn Monroe allegedly spent her last night alive with gangster Sam Giancana in Lake Tahoe, CA. That night, he supposedly convinced her not to go public with her affair with JFK. The next day, she was found dead of an apparent suicide. Never go against the Kennedys IMO

Frankie Valli

The Four Seasons frontman has ties to the Genoveses. He admits the connections: "Where I grew up, in New Jersey, there was a lot of organized crime activity. It was a part of life." If you were an entertainer in the 60s, you'd rub shoulders with mob guys all the time; they owned most of the clubs.

Joe Namath



This football personality has been connected to both the Gambinos and the Luccheses through his seedy Upper East Side bar, Bachelors III. So many bookies, loan sharks, and mobsters came through the doors that the NFL ordered Namath to divest himself from the place.

Jerry Orbach



This deceased "Law & Order" star was connected to the Colombos. He was an eyewitness in the murder of Crazy Joe Gallo, but refused to cooperate with police. Even though Orbach saw the shooter, he went to his grave never revealing who it was.




According to MafiaInformation.com, this British bombshell has been linked to the Colombos. Hurley is said to have associated with Colombo Capo Donnie "Shacks" Montemarono, who was investigated by the FBI for fixing UCLA football games. Charges were dropped, but he stayed on their radar.

Wayne Newton



This Las Vegas mainstay allegedly has connections to the Gambinos. Newton has publicly admited to knowing Guido Penosi of the Gamino crime family, but Newton insisted that he didn't know about Penosi's ties. He told a newspaper in 2000: "I'm an Indian boy from Virginia. What do I know about the Mafia?"

Steve Wynn




Over the years, this billionaire Vegas hotelier is said to have had connections to Genoveses, among other crime families. In 1986, Wynn got into heat with authorities over his Atlantic City hotel. Investigators discovered that Wynn's friend, mobster Tony Castelbuono, had been laundering the profits from his heroin-trafficking business through Wynn's casino. The scandal almost cost Wynn his gambling license.

Tony Bennett



This crooner is supposedly connected to the Bonanno family. He also had an alleged run-in with a notorious mob hit-man in the 70s. Bennett was confronted by Tony Spilotro for messing with his girl. Spilotro is said to have angrily slammed Bennett's head on a telephone book, which got the singer to "turn his life around."

Debbie Reynolds



According to MafiaInformation.com, this veteran actress has ties to crime families in Chicago. Debbie Reynolds is a long time Vegas fixture. She was once asked if people should be worried about getting killed in Las Vegas, and she said, "Yeah, but only those who need killing."

James Caan



This actor, who has often played mafiosos himself, has ties to the Colombos. In 2011, "Andy Mush" Russo was arrested with 125 other alleged mafiosos across New York and New Jersey. James Caan publicly defended Russo and offered to pay his bail. Russo is the godfather of Caan's son, Scott.

Liza Minnelli



This gay icon has been linked to the Gambino family. Liza Minnelli is said to have dated actor and former low-level mobster Gianni Russo. Russo acted in The Godfather, but he also served as the intermediary between Paramount Studios and New York Mafia don Joe Colombo, Sr



Joey Bishop

This Rat Packer has been tied to mafiosos through his connection with Frank Sinatra. He associated with gangsters in Las Vegas, even jibbing his old friend about the Rat Pack's connections to the mob in public. He once said: "Mr. Sinatra will now speak of some of the good things the Mafia has done."

Al Pacino



According to MafiaInformation.com, Michael Corleone himself has been linked to the Genoveses – though more thorough connections are harder to find. Maybe Al Pacino's award-winning performances have tricked people into thinking he was the real deal.

Burgess Meredith



The actor, who played Batman's nemesis the Penguin, is said to have had links to the Luccheses. It was at a time in history when most celebrities rubbed shoulders with mobsters, but there are no reports of any serious crimes connected to Meredith.



Robert De Niro has alleged ties to the Gambino family. To prepare for his role in Analyze This, De Niro spent time with mobster Anthony "Fat Andy" Ruggiano. De Niro got into Fat Andy's mind to play the neurotic mobster in the 1999 film.

Joe DiMaggio



This baseball legend has been linked to the Gambinos. According to some conspiracy theorists, Joe DiMaggio paid the mafia to have John F. Kennedy whacked for his affair with Marilyn Monroe (though that seems pretty unlikely).



Robert Evans

This veteran film producer has ties to mafiosos in Chicago. He is also said to have gotten his job at Paramount with the help of Sidney Korshack, a lawyer who helped mobsters invest in legitimate businesses.

Joe Pesci



The Goodfellas star has ties to the Genoveses. It is also alleged that in 1982, fellow actor James Caan hired mobsters to rough up Joe Pesci over an $8,000 Miami hotel bill. They've made up since then.

Tito Puente



According to MafiaInformation.com, this Latin Jazz icon has ties to the Genoveses. More details are hard to come by, but Tito Puente's fame came at a time when many performers worked at clubs owned by mobsters.

Pesci was with joe dente, hung around bobby cabert early on..

mickey was with mike scars..

steve segal was with the gambino bros.

dice clay was with little al

You mean Mickey Rourke?

Isn't there a photo of Caan and Frankie Avalon coming out of a wedding with Andy Mush?

yes. he got him after borriello died. some other guys also.

I guess goldie hawn or whatever her name is can go in this category. She was having gangbangs with tony mirra depending on who you believe

Ive read that a few times also, and she was said to be strung out on heroin at the time.

makes for a good story, sounds like there is some truth to it.

How is the club king Chris doing down mia. Say the mob is weak. It he put lil Allie boy in prison for life and even thou there the smallest family they don't give a fuck. Think Mikey scars did to. That's why he still afraid with good reason them persicos don't forget. And have long money. Can't believe guy was smashing Sophia v in her prime. Can't hate on that. I read mickey r really wanted a button. He let way to many face sergurys lately freak. The wrestler was good my aunt from studio 54 days was in love with him. That dumb movie charlie my thumb!!! Pope of gwv.

You know why I think joey merlino is still a boss that guy could have sold his soul to Hollywood been at every club pics with e eryone be didn't. And dodge a lot. In my head to probably people who don't read a site like this he's the most popular boss in america. I'm not saying powerful cause there probably a soldier on long island with a more dangerous crew. Just saying his semi criminal celeb. When he gets out you know he having a massive party down his place e for all his friends from the north.

I've posted a lot about Dente and Pesci over the years, Bronx. But being that Joe D is long dead, and Joe Junior is enjoying life up in the Catskills (good for him), I'll add just a little bit.

Anyway, that asshole Frank Vincent wanted to be a wiseguy in the worst way. They chased him out of Jersey for awhile for one reason or another. Pesci got Joe D to sit down for him, and, the way I heard it, he pretty much saved his life.

So whenever you see Vincent acting like a real wiseguy on some retarded Youtube interview like that Vinny Vella nonsense, keep in mind that he's half a rat and probably would have gotten popped years ago if Pesci didn't intervene for him.

And Pesci was actually ON RECORD with Joe D. It wasn't just a matter of a celebrity and a wiseguy using each other (which used to happen all the time).

didn't know that story about vincent, his brother is around the gambinos..i thought he was also..he was always in bensonhurst.. joe d also joe cara..well ill stop there he is still around ..

well said about persico's. just they ran out of guys that are free, teddy SR is home now

that guy named chris was never making Sophia d. that's was all B.S.

Yeah, his brother was tight with Cabert and Jimmy P, right?

But it was Dente who bailed Frank Vincent out. He claimed him to protect him, then cut him loose afterwards. And by that time it had all blown over anyway.

And where'd you hear that?

I hate Paciello like poison. But Vergara was so in love with him that she tried to put up most of her property to bail him out. If you think he wasn't banging her, you're out of your mind.

was that the guy that shot a woman in a home invasion, with the bath beach boys, about Vergara, you know more than me, you have the sources, guess its true then.

wasn't he a snitch?