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'''Lou Pennino''' was the right-hand man of [[Don]] [[Vincent Mancini|Vincent Corleone]]. |
'''Lou Pennino''' was the right-hand man of [[Don]] [[Vincent Mancini|Vincent Corleone]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Pennino started of as a member of Vincent's crew in [[Little Italy, Manhattan|Little Italy]], posing as Vincent's personal bodyguard. He later helped to assassinate [[Joey Zasa]] by luring off his right-hand man [[Anthony Squigliaro]] by scratching up a fancy car that would be used in a raffle, using the keys to forge a line into the vehicle. |
Pennino started of as a member of Vincent's crew in [[Little Italy, Manhattan|Little Italy]], posing as Vincent's personal bodyguard. He later helped to assassinate [[Joey Zasa]] by luring off his right-hand man [[Anthony Squigliaro]] by scratching up a fancy car that would be used in a raffle, using the keys to forge a line into the vehicle. |
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==Behind the scenes== |
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*In an early draft of the screenplay Vincent's bodyguard is named Joseph Alessi. |
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*He is portrayed by [[Robert Cicchini]]. |
*He is portrayed by [[Robert Cicchini]]. |
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Revision as of 22:13, 25 December 2013
Lou Pennino was the right-hand man of Don Vincent Corleone.
Biography
Vincent, Lou and Calo.
Pennino started of as a member of Vincent's crew in Little Italy, posing as Vincent's personal bodyguard. He later helped to assassinate Joey Zasa by luring off his right-hand man Anthony Squigliaro by scratching up a fancy car that would be used in a raffle, using the keys to forge a line into the vehicle.
During the performance of Cavalleria rusticana in the Teatro Massimo in Sicily, Pennino was head of security, who reported the death of The Twins to Vincent. He also told him that they would have to leave immediately, for in a few minutes, carabinieri would be crawling all over the place. He became a caporegime once Vincent became Don in the same year and took over Vincent's old crew.
Behind the scenes
- In an early draft of the screenplay Vincent's bodyguard is named Joseph Alessi.
- He is portrayed by Robert Cicchini.
Trivia
- Lou Pennino is named after Francis Ford Coppola's maternal grandfather, Francesco Pennino, who wrote the play Senza Mamma.