Frank Sivero

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia   Frank Sivero born January 6 1952 is an American character actor perhaps best known for playing the roles of Genco Abbandando in Mario Puzos and Francis Ford Coppolas The Godfather Part II and Frankie Carbone based on Angelo Sepe in Martin Scorseses Goodfellas Sivero was born Francesco LoGiudice in Siculiana Sicily Italy and raised in Brooklyn New York He can be seen as an extra in The Godfather as one of the witnesses to Sonny Corleones brutal beating of his brotherinlaw Carlo Director Martin Scorsese cast him as Frankie Carbone after seeing his performance in The Godfather Part II He also appeared in the The Wedding Singer with Adam Sandler Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Sivero  licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia