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Fat Tony
Fat Tony may refer to: * Anthony Salerno, New York mobster also known as "Fat Tony" * Fat Tony (''The Simpsons''), a recurring gangster character in the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' * Fat Tony (rapper), American rapper from Houston, Texas *'' Fat Tony & Co.'', Australian television series * Tony Mokbel, Australian crime figure {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Salerno
Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno (August 15, 1911 – July 27, 1992) was an American mobster who served as underboss and front boss of the Genovese crime family in New York City from 1981 until his conviction in 1986. Early life Salerno was born and raised in East Harlem, New York. In his youth, he became involved in gambling, numbers, loansharking and protection rackets for the Luciano family, which later came to be known as the Genovese family. Salerno was a member of the 116th Street Crew, headed by Michael "Trigger Mike" Coppola. Salerno climbed the family ranks by controlling a possible million-dollar-a-year numbers racket operation in Harlem and a major loansharking operation. In 1948, Coppola fled to Florida to escape murder charges, and Salerno took over the crew. In 1959, Salerno was a secret financial backer of a heavyweight professional boxing title fight at New York's Yankee Stadium between Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson and American boxer Floyd Patterson. No charge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fat Tony (The Simpsons)
Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico is the name of two recurring characters in the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. Both are voiced by Joe Mantegna and first appeared in the episode " Bart the Murderer" of the third season.Jean, Al (2003). Commentary for " Bart the Murderer", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' VD 20th Century Fox. Fat Tony is a mobster and the underboss of the Springfield Mafia. His henchmen include Legs, Louie, and Johnny Tightlips, and he reports to Don Vittorio DiMaggio. Upon the death of the original Fat Tony in the episode " Donnie Fatso" of the twenty-second season, the character's near-identical cousin of the same name is introduced. The characters somewhat resemble real-life mobster Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno. Profile First Fat Tony The original Fat Tony, full name Marion Anthony D'Amico, was the chief racketeer behind several of Springfield's criminal enterprises, covering a wide range of rackets which included illegal gambling, cigare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fat Tony (rapper)
Anthony Lawson Jude Ifeanyichukwu Obiawunaotu or Anthony Lawson Obi (born March 24, 1988), better known by his stage name Fat Tony, is a Nigerian-American rapper. He has been recognized in '' URB''s "Next 1000", a list of emerging new artists anticipated to break through. At the ''Houston Press'' Music Awards, he won the Best Underground Hip Hop award in 2008, 2009, and 2010, as well as the Best Solo Rapper award in 2013. Early life Fat Tony grew up in the Third Ward area of Houston, Texas. Anthony Onyebuchi Obi, Fat Tony's father, is an engineer, and his mother Johnnie is a housewife. His mother sang opera and exposed him to rock and pop music such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. His father is stated to have exposed the artist to acts like Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff as well as music from his home country, Nigeria. Fat Tony's father, an Igbo, fought in the Biafran War in Nigeria before coming to Houston. Growing up, he became a fan of Nirvana. He stated in an intervi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fat Tony & Co
''Fat Tony & Co.'' is a nine-episode Australian television series focusing on Tony Mokbel and covers the manhunt which lasted 18 months and dismantled a drug empire. It premiered on 23 February 2014 and concluded on 6 April 2014 on the Nine Network. It is technically a part of the '' Underbelly franchise'', with various actors reprising their role from previous series. Production Conception ''Fat Tony & Co.'' has been marketed as a sequel to the first series of '' Underbelly'', however due to changes in funding with Screen Australia it was not branded as an ''Underbelly'' series. ''Fat Tony and Co'' actually runs chronologically alongside of ''Underbelly'', with the storyline being told from the point of view of Mokbel. The first few episodes chronicle his rise while the " Melbourne gangland war" is taking place, but the later episodes focus on his disappearance and arrest in Greece, and other events that unfolded after the original series of ''Underbelly'' concluded. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
