Godfather luca brasi biography definition

Fictional character in The Godfather

For other uses, see Luca Brasi (disambiguation).

Fictional character

Luca Brasi is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather, as well as its film adaptation.

Godfather luca brasi biography definition

In the film, he was portrayed by Lenny Montana,^[1] an ex-wrestler^[2] and former bodyguard and enforcer for the Colombo crime family.

Fictional character biography

Backstory

Luca Brasi is Don Vito Corleone's personal enforcer and the only man Vito himself fears.

While slow-witted and brutish, Brasi is fiercely loyal with a reputation as a savage and remorseless killer. He once murdered six men single-handedly to protect Don Corleone; only when Vito himself ordered him to stop did Brasi end his rampage, which contributed significantly to ending the "Olive Oil War." Brasi's loyalty to Don Corleone and the Corleone family is unquestioned; he is said to have killed a Corleone soldier just for making the family look bad.

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