Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo (born June 4, 1944) is an Italian-American former mobster who was the de facto boss of the DeCavalcante crime family of North Jersey before becoming a government witness in 1999.

2024年4月8日 · One of the most obvious candidates for the real Tony Soprano is Vincent Palermo, the one-time de facto boss of New Jersey’s DeCavalcante crime family, named the DiMeo family in the show.

2023年1月30日 · Tony Soprano of "The Sopranos" fame was based on a gangster named Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo, a crime boss for the DeCavalcante family.

2022年3月23日 · Former New Jersey mob boss Vincent Palermo is said to be the inspiration behind Tony Soprano, and it's easy to see why. Born on June 4, 1944, he was raised in a traditional American-Italian...

2024年12月23日 · The real-life gangster who is most widely accepted as the "real" Tony Soprano is Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo, with whom Tony shares many similarities, but whose stories diverge considerably toward the end.

2015年12月8日 · Vincent Palermo, former acting boss of New Jersey's only homegrown crime family, was a major Cosa Nostra player. The field was wide open for him at his ascension. He and many DeCavalcante members and associates were eventually done in by the Fed's for the murder of a Staten Island businessman.

2023年10月11日 · While David Chase created the show drawing upon fictional and real-life mobsters, Vincent ‘Vinny Ocean’ Palermo, a real-life mob boss, appears to have been a significant influence.

Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo (born June 4, 1944) is an Italian-American former mobster who was the de facto boss of the DeCavalcante crime family of North Jersey before becoming a government witness in 1999.

Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo (4 June 1944-) was acting boss of the DeCavalcante crime family from 1997 to 1999. In 2000, Palermo became a government witness after being charged in a racketeering indictment and helped secure convictions for many of his former associates.

2024年9月23日 · Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo (born June 4, 1944) is a former American mobster who was de facto boss of the New Jersey DeCavalcante crime family before becoming a government witness. Fictional mob boss Tony Soprano, the protagonist of the HBO series The Sopranos, is said to be based upon Palermo.