My name is Gianni Russo, aka Carlo, the infamous son-in-law from the godfather.

I'm now known as the Hollywood Godfather, and this is my story.

Before all of the wins in my portfolio, I was a little boy diagnosed with polio.

Experimenting with cures, I tried I tried everyone felt everything in my right

but my left was numb walking with a limp like will I ever run once again or is this it

am I forever done living in the hospital was never fun some people were cool but not everyone

you never know who you're lying in a room with. So I broke a broomstick in half and let it groove with the concrete in the bathroom floor. It had a new tip stashed it behind it toilet in case I ever had to use it. Because one day Dolores had a chat with me. Says she got word someone was coming after me.

My heart started beating rapidly.

I looked in front of me and back of me.

Who thinks they're whacking me?

So we...

Speak softly loud

and hold me warm against your heart.

I hear your words, the tender trembling.

Welcome, everybody, another episode of Hollywood Godfather podcast.

And tonight, we have an amazing guest.

I can actually say he's my friend.

I've spent many years in conversations and dinners talking to him.

He's put me in his book.

He's written numerous magazine articles, but we'll get into all of that.

First, I want to welcome Pat Pichorelli, my

co-writer and host, and my friend, and then our millennian. Millennial, there you go.

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