Paulie Gatto
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| Paulie Gatto | |
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| Gender |
Male |
| Eye color |
Brown |
| Hair color |
Brown |
| Born |
February 24, 1920 |
| Died |
December 21, 1945 (aged 25) |
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- "Thirty, forty grand. In small bills cash, in that little silk purse. Madon’, if this was somebody else’s wedding, sfortunato!"
- ―Paulie Gatto[src]
Paulie Gatto was one of Clemenza's made men , his personal right hand man and personal chauffeur to Vito Corleone, a job he shared with the Don's son Fredo.
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[edit] Biography
Paulie was one of the men who took revenge on the men who assaulted Amerigo Bonasera's daughter, Maria, severely beating the two punks and becoming increasingly respected in the Family. Paulie later sold out to Virgil Sollozzo and called in sick one day, leaving only Fredo to protect the Don, who was shot buying fruit. Paulie's treachery was later found out by Sonny, who ordered his execution.
Clemenza, Rocco, and Paulie all took a drive to find a place to "go to the mattresses." While out in the countryside, Clemenza asked Paulie to pull over so he could urinate. While he was doing so, Rocco executed Paulie with three shots to the head . Paulie's role as soldati was filled by Rocco.
[edit] The Game
In the game's canon, Rocco was replaced by Aldo Trapani. However Paulie was alerted to his impending execution by the sound of Aldo's gun cocking, and he fled the car into the shipping yard. Trapani hunted down his former associate and executed him for his treachery. Aldo then was given Paulie's apartment in Brooklyn to use as a safehouse.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- Originally, Paulie was going to be played by Robert De Niro, but he was traded to another production for Al Pacino. Ironically, this meant that De Niro would now be able to appear in his Oscar winning performance as the Don in The Godfather: Part Two.
[edit] Memorable Quotes
- "Hey, watch it, you stupid Jerk!"
- "Goodnight, sweetheart." - Paulie Gatto, to Kevin Noonan.
- "Rocco, move over to the other side. You're blocking the rear view mirror."
