His name is Gianni Russo. My God, what a life he has had, and he is still going strong at 78.
Do not underestimate this man. He not only has seen it all [ Marilyn, JFK, RFK, Gotti, Columbo, Costello, Escobar, The Godfather and Brando]
The lucky sob had hollywood looks a decade or 2 ago, and has the most gifted personality, too. Damn you, Russo.
He is no bull#$itter, either, but he dearly loves the attention but also feels the need to inspire other citizens of the world, because of from his near zero chances he came from, he made it and he says, "so can you."
I've watched this man be interviewed, hour after hour and I still cannot get enough.
Google him and find the interviews.
* This one story of him and MM, while he was only 15 1/2, is enough for one lifetime, but not for this little genius of only 5'5 inches.