The other day, I read about Frank Sinatra putting out a hit on Howard Stern after Stern criticized his family members. One person claimed that a man who resembled Stern was in fact murdered accidentally in a case of mistaken identity.

This reminded me of the time James Caan supposedly used his contacts in the mafia to rough up Joe Pesci.

Are there any other cases of celebrities using mob connections to settle scores?

I read that Joe diMaggio after Marylin dead wanted kennedy dead because thinked that was responsable for his death and asked his friend to kill jfk.

Tony Renis an italian singer wanted a part in the godfather movie and tried to get lost time and the opportunity vanished.

I'm sure u know about Lana Turner & Johnny Stompanato..

Wallace Beery, Cubby Broccoli, Pat DeCicco and the alleged beating murder of Ted Healy -who created the Three Stooges- is a good story.

DeCicco had once been married to Thelma Todd whose death is considered mysterious. Later on he was married to Gloria Vanderbilt.

Hoodlum do you think is true the story that say that Lana shoot johnny but let the daughter take the blame because was under age ?

The soccer player Maradona in the shell-shaped bathtub with the Giuliano clan men at Forcella in the late 1980s.

rocky marciano

rocky Marciano???? what's the story there?

Steve NcQueen and Chin were friends, Steve was a couple years younger then Vince but went to the same school in NYC (PS #3)on Hudson street in Greenwich Village.

Gotti sending Joe Watts to threaten Sinatra and Jilly

Sam Giancana being friends with Sinatra

Clinton & Chris Tucker

I don't know if JFK's father Joe Kennedy (a bootlegger) was 'celebrity' material, but he had plenty of Mob connections.

James Caan was a New Yorker and wanted to be a mobster, but I very much doubt he is of Italian descent. I never really knew what to make of Caan to be honest.

Elvis Presley took out a hit on karate instructor Mike Stone when Stone hooked up with Priscilla Presley after her split from Elvis.

Presley had an entourage of minders and bodyguards (and freeloaders) called 'The Memphis Mafia', but their rough treatment of fans was causing law suits. Red West was one of the key Memphis Mafia members and he was the one who made plans for the Mike Stone hit until Elvis backed away from the idea.

Interestingly, in 1976 James Caan married Sheila Ryan, an ex-girlfriend of Elvis, but the marriage only lasted a year.

hello Tony it was at st. regis hotel with sinatra

James Caan for look like a mobster for the Godfather movie began attending the mobster's hangouts and he was almost arrested during a raid. But anyway he had success in the role and now everybody think he is italian.

Love that scene in The Sopranos when Silvio finds out James Caan isn't Italian


If i remember correctly, PizzaBoy posted on here a while back that Joe Pesci was actually on record with Joe Dente, the Genovese family captain. So I doubt Caan was successful in having him roughed up.

Any excuse to bring up that time when Steven Seagal was extorted by the mob.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/13/nyregion/a-mafia-case-and-a-scene-straight-out-of-hollywood.html

They say he was good friends with Sonny Franzese.

EDIT: I looked it up again and I confused Rocky Marciano with Rocky Graziano. These Rockys are all mobbed up it seems, even Balboa was 'breaking' thumbs for that 'no good loanshark' lol

I dont know furio,i thought the daughter stabbed Johnny..

When Adrienne Barbeau 1rst started out ,she lived in the village & was a go-go dancer 4 one of Matty the horse's joints,u remember when the chicks used 2 dance in the cages? 1 of them..

she was a fine piece. I'm in my early forties. I think the first time I saw her must of been in that escape from new york movie. Sexy woman.

71 years old and I still want her to breastfeed me.

he used the mob to collect some of his debts

Elizabeth Hurley and Colombo member Donnie shacks montemarano are friends

Moe, r u serious ,I know she's fine @ now..but if u still feel that way,just google her name w/the word hot behind the name & erase the filter & make love 2 her @ the amazing pics she did while posing as a playboy model nude..this way u cant b accused of a old hen bagger..she was only in her early 20s when she did these shoots..when I was a kid ,she created many a stalagmites on my bedroom ceiling.!

billy, when graziano fought in the forties, the mob controlled all the boxing, you either went along with them or you didn't fight.

Frank Sinatra having Shecky Greene beat up

BTW that reminds me I will have to give a call to Shecky when I am in Vegas in March to see if we can get together.

James Caan's son, Scott. His Godfather is Anthony "Mush" Russo. Segal wouldn't of been a actor if it wasn't for the mob. Mickey Rourke was close to the Gambinos. Especially the Gotti's. Tony Danza close with the Genovese Family.

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

Jerry Orbach knows who killed Joe Gallo and yet refused to tell police. Why then didn't the police force him to tell them who the culprit was?

If I withheld evidence relating to a murder, I'm pretty sure I would be thrown into prison.

I plead the fizith!.....Anything you say Fifth!......2-3 years max

Would y'all count frankie valli and his relationship with gyp decarlo?

Robert Duvall was at one of gottis trials to show support.