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Leggio D'oro
Leggio is an Italian surname and may refer to: * Luciano Leggio (1925–1993), Italian mobster * David Leggio (born 1984), American ice hockey player *Jerry Leggio (born 1935), American actor *Carmen Leggio Carmen Leggio (c. 1927 – 2009) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Career Leggio was born in Tarrytown, New York and died there on April 17, 2009. In his final years, he performed in clubs and restaurants throughout Westchester County, N ... (c. 1927–2009), American jazz tenor saxophonist {{surname Italian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Leggio
Luciano Leggio (; 6 January 1925 – 15 November 1993) was an Italian criminal and leading figure of the Sicilian Mafia. He was the head of the Corleonesi, the Mafia faction that originated in the town of Corleone. He is universally known with the surname Liggio, a result of a misspelling in court documents in the 1960s. As well as setting the Corleonesi on track to become the dominant Mafia clan in Sicily, he became infamous for avoiding convictions for a multitude of crimes, including homicide, before he was finally imprisoned for life in 1974. Early life Leggio was one of ten children raised in extreme poverty on a small farm. He turned to crime in his teens, and received his first conviction at the age of 18 for stealing corn. Upon completing his six-month sentence for the crime, Leggio murdered the man who had reported him to the police. In 1945, he was recruited by the Mafia boss of Corleone, Michele Navarra, to work as an enforcer and hitman. That same year, Leggio murdere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Leggio
David Leggio (born July 31, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Grizzlys Wolfsburg in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Leggio is perhaps best known for a controversial play in which he intentionally dislodged his own net to force a play dead when faced against a two-man breakaway, forcing the American Hockey League to implement a rule change to prevent similar incidents. Leggio would employ a similar strategy in a Deutsche Eishockey Liga game a few years later, prompting the league to likewise implement a ban on the maneuver. Playing career Leggio played for four years at Clarkson University, where he amassed a record of 59–29–12 with a .922 save percentage and allowed an average of 2.3 goals per game. In his college career, he had 8 shutouts. At Clarkson, Leggio helped Clarkson win the Eastern College Athletic Conference tournament championship in 2007 and the Eastern College Athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Leggio
Jerry Leggio (born September 23, 1935) is an American actor. He was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Career He has appeared in such films as '' Sounder'', '' Sister, Sister'', ''The Badge'' and ''American Violet'' and in two episodes of '' In the Heat of the Night''. He also appeared in two episodes of '' American Horror Story: Freak Show'' as Dr. Bonham and in the TV movies ''The Ernest Green Story'', '' Ruffian'' and ''Mothman''. He has had uncredited roles in the films '' Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'' and ''Alvarez Kelly''. His stage roles include ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' (as Sheriff Dodd), ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (as Stanley), ''A Few Good Men'' (as Colonel Jessup), '' Inherit the Wind'' (as Henry Drummond), ''The King and I'' (as the King), ''Camelot'' (as King Arthur) and ''The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Leggio
Carmen Leggio (c. 1927 – 2009) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Career Leggio was born in Tarrytown, New York and died there on April 17, 2009. In his final years, he performed in clubs and restaurants throughout Westchester County, New York, such as the Red Hat Bistro in Irvington. In 2006 he recorded ''Three Legends Live at the Division Street Grill'' with Bucky Pizzarelli and Bill Crow at one of these dates. On April 17, 2009, he suffered a heart attack in front of his home in Tarrytown and died later that day. From an interview with Leggio conducted by Fred Cicetti, October 1999: Leggio ("music stand" in Italian) taught himself how to play at the age of nine. He began on clarinet, imitating Artie Shaw on the radio. He performed "Stardust," "Nightmare", and "Begin the Beguine" on a King metal clarinet. At 14, he switched to tenor saxophone and began playing in clubs in his hometown of Tarrytown, a suburb north of New York City. "I quit high school, because I knew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
