robert de niro played young vito corleone in godfather 2.
robert de niro played young vito corleone in godfather 2.
who played young vito corleone in godfather 2?
robert de niro
wilson received critical acclaim for his performance. matt zoller seitz of vulture compared wilson's performance to robert de niro's academy award winning performance as a young vito corleone in "the godfather part ii", writing: "it’s a remarkable feat of acting continuity, in that it syncs up perfectly with carradine’s performance in season one, yet it never feels like wilson is doing an impression. he’s a young man, and he’s in good shape, but he carries himself like an older, heavier one, as if weighed down by burdens he hasn’t fully acknowledged because he’s not ready yet. you get a sense of a personality, perhaps a soul, in the process of evolving. it deserves to be likened to robert deniro’s work as the young vito corleone in the godfather: part ii. i don’t make that comparison lightly. he’s that good."
lou solverson
the corleone family patriarch is vito corleone (the don), whose surname (italian for "lionheart") recalls the town of corleone, sicily. his birth name is vittorio andolini, but after emigrating to america, he refused to tell the immigration official his last name. the person in charge of the lines said the boy was from corleone, and the official recorded his name as vito corleone. vito fathered four children: santino "sonny" corleone, frederico "fredo" corleone, michael "mike" corleone, and constanzia "connie" corleone. he also has an informally adopted son, thomas "tom" hagen, who became the corleone family's "consigliere" (counsellor). vito corleone is also godfather to the famous singer and movie star johnny fontane. the godfather referred to in the title is generally taken to be vito. however, the story's central character is michael corleone. the novel's central theme follows that michael's destiny is to succeed his father as the head of the family empire, despite his desire to lead an americanized life with his girlfriend (and eventual wife) kay adams.
the godfather (novel)