A few?

Mario IS the little guy.

Dean's a complicated story. His Mom was a hairdresser, she just passed away a few months ago. He comes from an honest, working class family. But his Mom cut hair for Nicky Melia for years. That's how he ended up fascinated with the life. But Nicky was never technically a Gambino associate.

Nicky's brother Vince was a heavyweight with the Calabrians in Hartford, with ties all the way up to Montreal. But Nicky set Dean up with Tony when he was barely out of high school and Tony was still a just a soldier. But when push comes to shove, Tony was in jail for most of Dean's adult life, so you can't hold Tony responsible for "schooling" him. Because Dean's a cowboy.

Believe it or not, Funzi ended up with a lot of the Bronx crew now that Greg's dead, Braciole is basically retired, and Tore and Richie want no part of the life. Not to mention the fact that Andy, another guy once called a "rising star," would LOVE to take his money and run to Florida himself. But it's harder for some guys than it is for others .