''Mobsters'' is an American

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that profiles the lives of infamous individuals in history; the series puts the spotlight on some of history's most infamous gangsters and all that went on during their reigns. The series most recently aired on

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. Some episodes of ''Mobsters'' are rehashes of the similar TV series ''

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'' as well as '' Notorious'', both series that were originally broadcast on Biography Channel's sister channel,

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; some episodes also rehashed segments from another A&E series '' American Gangster'', which began airing on the

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(BET) channel. The only differences are the intro of the episodes and the lead-in's after commercials. Besides this, the rehashed episodes are no different in any way. It's narrated by

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Partial episode list

# '' Jimmy "The Gent" Burke'' Episode #4.32 aired 9/3/2012 # ''The Grim Reaper:

Greg Scarpa Gregory Scarpa (May 8, 1928 – June 4, 1994) nicknamed the Grim Reaper and also the Mad Hatter, was an American caporegime and hitman for the Colombo crime family, as well as an informant for the FBI. During the 1970s and 80s, Scarpa was the ...

'' Episode #4.8 aired 8/27/2012 # '' Carmine "The Snake" Persico'' Episode #4.6 aired 8/21/2012 # '' Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso'' Episode #3.5 aired 1/14/2011 # ''The Mob's Greatest Hits'' Episode #2.9 aired 10/10/09 # ''

The Westies The Westies were a New York City-based Irish American organized crime gang, responsible for racketeering, drug trafficking, and contract killing. They were partnered with the Italian-American Mafia and operated out of the Hell's Kitchen nei ...

'' Episode #2.2 aired 8/11/2009 # ''

Danny Greene Daniel John Patrick Greene (November 14, 1933 – October 6, 1977) was an Irish-American organized crime figure based in Cleveland, Ohio. Greene gained power first in the local chapter of the International Longshoremen's Association, where h ...

'' Episode #3.2 aired 12/10/2010 # ''Sammy the Bull'' Episode #2.1 aired 3/10/2008 # ''Mob Ladies'' Episode #1.29 aired 12/12/2008 # ''

John Gotti John Joseph Gotti Jr.Capeci, Mustain (1996), pp. 25–26 (, ; October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) was an American gangster and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. He ordered and helped to orchestrate the murder of Gambino boss ...

'' Episode #1.21 aired 7/19/2008 # ''

Frank Lucas Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug trafficker who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly ...

'' Episode #1.3 aired 10/3/2008 # ''

Bugsy Siegel Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. Siegel was not only influential within the Jewish Mob, but along with his childhood frie ...

'' Episode #1.1 aired 4/3/2007

External links

The Biography Channel's ''Mobsters'' website
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