Vinny "Vinny Ocean" Palermo, the former head of the DeCavalcante
Crime Family
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Vinny Ocean Palermo is a former mobster from the New Jersey
DeCavalcante crime family. The fictional character Tony Soprano is
based on Vinny.
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Sam DeCavalcante died in 1997.
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Sam DeCavalcante was born in 1913.
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There is no evidence that the two are related, although Sam
DeCavalcante was referred to as "The Count" because he claimed to
be of Italian Royal lineage.