From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Frank Sivero (born January 6, 1952) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and character actor, best known for his roles as Genco Abbandando in Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather Part II and Frankie Carbone (based on Angelo Sepe) in Martin Scorsese's film Goodfellas. Sivero was born Francesco LoGiudice in Siciliana, Sicily, Italy, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He can be seen in a cameo role in The Godfather as one of the witnesses to Sonny Corleone's brutal beating of his brother-in-law Carlo. Director Martin Scorsese cast him as Frankie Carbone after seeing his performance in The Godfather Part II. He also appeared in The Wedding Singer with Adam Sandler.

The above description is taken from the Wikipedia article "Frank Sivero", licensed under CC-BY-SA, the full list of authors is in Wikipedia.