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 everyone. 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 welcome Welcome everybody. It's time for another Hollywood Godfather

podcast. I have my favorite female co-host, Jeannie Raymond, and we have our new Hollywood kid. I love that.

I can't believe the Hollywood Kid meets the Hollywood Godfather.

We couldn't arrange this if we wanted to. Please, Mike DeSasio. All right, guys. We got a great

guest on the show, Gianni and Jeannie. We got a great guest. His name is Jim Prozer. So on November 10th,

1940, the famous Copa Cabana nightclub opened its doors.

At the helm of the iconic Copacabana was the king of nightclubs in top press agents,

Monty Prozer. His silent partner in this club was the powerful gangster Frank Costello.

Patrons from all over the world

visited the popular night club

with a gorgeous Copa showgirls

and the biggest names in showbiz

would entertain thirsty audiences

with song and dance numbers

that would make most performers on Broadway envy.

Eventually, Monty was muscled out of the Copacabana, but giving jobs promoting and managing

shows in Las Vegas during the 1950s by Frank Costello. His son, Jim Prozer, has written a magnificent

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