Biography

Paul Castellano was born on June 26, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was married to Nina Manno. He died on December 16, 1985 in New York City, New York, USA.

Uncle of Richard S. Castellano.

First cousin of Carlo Gambino, who married his sister, and tabbed Castellano as his successor.

In 1985 Castellano was gunned down near the entrance to Sparks Steak House in Manhattan (E 46th/2nd Ave) under orders from John Gotti.

We're not children here. The law is--how should I put it?--a convenience. Or a convenience for some people, and an inconvenience for other people.

This life of ours, this is a wonderful life. If you can get through life like this and get away with it, hey, that's great. But it's very predictable. There's so many ways you can screw it up.

There are certain promises you make that are more sacred than anything that happens in a court of law, I don't care how many Bibles you put your hand on.