Name: Vito Corleonesi

D.O.B: 3/23/1910

Position in The Family: Don in Sicily: later 'Capo di Tutti i Capi' of all Sicily

Distinguishing Features: 5'11" 250lbs

Background/Life Story:

was born as Vito Lucania ("loo-kah-NEE-ah") in the village of Lercara Friddi located approximately 16 miles (26 km) east of Corleone, in Sicily. At the age of ten, his family moved to the United States. Corleonesi earned money in his younger years by getting kids to pay for his protection, and, in true Mafia style, whoever wouldn't pay him one or two cents a day for his service would get beaten up. One kid refused to pay, and when Corleonesi tried to beat him up, the kid gave him a good fight: The kid's name was Hyman (Suchowski) Roth, another legendary mobster in the making? It was through Roth that he met Moe Greene, an aspiring youthful hit man. Both Greene and Roth were Jewish, making their alliance with Corleonesi looked down upon in his Sicilian neighborhood.

After awhile his father starting working for Salvatore Maranzano and Fanucci. Father at 25 becoming connected, became friends with Vito Corleone, and Vito stood as Godfather to the boy. It was his father who helped Vito Corleone in 1933 to get to Maranzano in the restaurant. In 1930 Vito Corleonesi and a Fanucci daughter were married. 3 years later it was Vito Corleonesi and Tessio and 3 other gunmen who whacked Maranzano. He was also part of Luca Brasi's hit team who picked the two Capone soldiers and tortured them and hacked them up. he also was the main gunner for Santino Corleone's reign 1935-1937 main weapon was tommy gun and a lupara.

In 1940 Vito Corleonesi on orders from Don Corleone was to return to Sicily to become Don of Sicily. Which sparked an All Out War for control of Sicily. it was there Vito Corleonesi made the most damage - uniting all of Sicily but 6 families in Sicily. Of the 6 - Palermo, Catania, Messina, Syracuse, Trapani, Enna remained the most powerful mafia cities - unable to defeat - all 6 families were some way connected thru blood. but in the end they welcomed him with the control of Corleone, Sicily. - Vito Corleonesi had 6 sons (Vincenzo, Santino, Guiseppe, Gianmarco, Ceasar, Dominic) who married into the 6 families which cemented his "Boss of Bosses" title.