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Joey Zasa
@joeyzasalovesu.bsky.social
“It's true, I make more of a bella figura. That is my nature.” Fan account celebrating #TheGodfather Trilogy. Also random organized crime stories & trivia.

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This month we celebrate cast members of #TheGodfatherTrilogy:
Donal Donnelly (Archbishop Gilday) 7/6/1931
Oreste Baldini (Young Vito Andolini) 7/8/1962
Harry Dean Stanton (F.B.I. Man #1) 7/14/1926
#TheGodfather
#TheGodfatherPartII #TheGodfatherPartIII #FrancisFordCoppola
July 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM
June 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Happy Father’s Day!!! #FathersDay #TheGodfather
June 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Godfather Trilogy May birthdays:

John Martino (Paulie Gatto - #TheGodfather) May 5th

Leopoldo Trieste (Signor Roberto - #TheGodfatherPartII) May 13th

Sofia Coppola (Mary Corleone - #TheGodfatherPartIII) May 14th

Helmut Berger (Frederick Keinszig - #TheGodfatherPartIII) May 29th
May 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#TaliaShire is the only person to be directed to an Oscar nomination by a sibling. Her brother Francis Ford Coppola directed her in #TheGodfatherPartII (1974).
April 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Talia Rose Shire played roles as Connie Corleone Rizzi in #TheGodfatherTrilogy & Adrian in the #Rocky series. She was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress & Best Actress, respectively, & a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama for her role in Rocky.
April 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Happy 79th birthday to #TaliaShire (Connie Corleone Rizzi) who was born on April 25, 1946. Talia portrayed Michael Corleone’s sister in every installment of #TheGodfather.
April 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Director #FrancisFordCoppola fought for #AlPacino. #TheGodfather was shot briskly because both the director and the leading actor were in constant fear of being fired. Ironically, this turned out to be a breakthrough for both. Happy birthday, Godfather!
April 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
#AlPacino was rejected repeatedly by studio heads & frequently referred to as "that midget Pacino" by producers of #TheGodfather (1972) who did not want him for the role of Michael Corleone.
April 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Happy 85th birthday to #AlPacino (Michael Corleone) who was born on April 25, 1940. Alfredo James "Al" Pacino established himself as a film actor during one of cinema's most vibrant decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies.
April 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
In 1990, Brett Halsey played the role of Douglas Michelson in Mario Puzo’s The Godfather Part III. For those who don’t remember, Douglas Michelson was Kay Corleone’s second husband. #BrettHalsey #TheGodfather #TheGodfatherPartIII #TheGodfatherTrilogy #MarioPuzo #FrancisFordCoppola
April 1, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Happy 73rd birthday to Frank Sivero!!! Sivero played the role of Genco Abbandando in #TheGodfatherPartII. As of 2017, he appeared in 3 films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: #TheGodfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), and Goodfellas (1990). #FrankSivero
January 7, 2025 at 6:52 AM
January 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Happy 94rd birthday to Robert Duvall! #TheGodfather #TheGodfatherPartII #RobertDuvall
January 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
You can see #FrancisFordCoppola receive award on the broadcast of The 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. It will air on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ on Dec. 22 at 8:30 p.m. Eastern with host Queen Latifah. #TheGodfather
December 22, 2024 at 6:41 AM
"Top Gun: Maverick" star Miles Teller was also in attendance. His attachment to #TheGodfather universe was his portrayal of Albert S. Ruddy in Paramount+’s original miniseries The Offer (2022).
December 22, 2024 at 6:37 AM
George Lucas shot the footage of newspaper inserts in #TheGodfather that show major events during the scenes where the families go to the mattresses as well as the one where Michael reads about the shooting of his father.
December 22, 2024 at 6:36 AM
Another notable attendee attached to #TheGodfather Trilogy was SofiaCoppola (director, writer, producer, and #TheGodfatherPartIII actress). Also in attendance (with his wife Melody) was previous honoree and the creator of #StarWars George Lucas.
December 22, 2024 at 6:31 AM
#FrancisFordCoppola was honored for being a prolific director behind #TheGodfather film trilogy, The Outsiders (1983), and Apocalypse Now (1979) as well as many other award winning films.
December 22, 2024 at 6:27 AM
The 47th Kennedy Center Honors took place Sunday night on December 8, 2024, in Washington, D.C. This year's awards honored filmmaker #FrancisFordCoppola; rock band the Grateful Dead; singer Bonnie Raitt; jazz musician Arturo Sandoval; and the Apollo theater in New York. #TheGodfather
December 22, 2024 at 6:26 AM
#TheGodfatherPartII premiered in New York City on December 12, 1974. It grossed $93 million on a $13 million budget. It won 5 of 9 Oscars it was nominated for. It’s considered to be the greatest sequel in film history. Happy 50th anniversary to the cast crew! #TheGodfather #FrancisFordCoppola
December 13, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Happy 81st birthday to Gianni Russo! #GianniRusso is widely know for his role as Carlo Rizzi in #TheGodfather and The #GodfatherPartII (in a flashback scene). If you haven’t read it yet, be sure to check out his book Hollywood Godfather My Life in the Movies and the Mob.
December 13, 2024 at 4:32 AM