Lefty Ruggiero

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Lefty Ruggiero was a real-life New York mobster of the Bonanno crime family, famously portrayed in the film "Donnie Brasco" as the aging hitman who mentors the undercover FBI agent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf member of the Bonanno crime family
mobster
person
associatedWith Bonanno crime family crew of Sonny Black Napolitano NERFINISHED
Joseph D. Pistone NERFINISHED
birthDate 1926-04-19
birthPlace Manhattan NERFINISHED
New York City
causeOfDeath cancer
convictedIn United States federal court
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalCharge conspiracy
illegal gambling
loan sharking
racketeering
criminalOrganization Bonanno crime family NERFINISHED
deathDate 1994-11-24
ethnicGroup Italian American
familyName Ruggiero NERFINISHED
genreOfFame organized crime
givenName Benjamin NERFINISHED
hasRole mentor to undercover FBI agent in Donnie Brasco case
inspiredBy real-life experiences in New York organized crime
languageSpoken English
memberOf Bonanno crime family NERFINISHED
mentionedIn book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia
movement American Mafia NERFINISHED
nickname Lefty NERFINISHED
Lefty Guns NERFINISHED
notableFor association with undercover FBI agent Joseph Pistone
notableWork Donnie Brasco undercover operation NERFINISHED
occupation bookmaker
hitman
loan shark
mobster
portrayedBy Al Pacino NERFINISHED
portrayedIn film Donnie Brasco NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Brooklyn NERFINISHED
New York City
timePeriod 20th century

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Donnie Brasco notableCharacter Lefty Ruggiero