Don't let this distract you from the the fact that in 1966, Al Bundy scored four touchdowns in a single game while playing for the Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, Bubba "Spare Tire" Dixon.
mrabrasive51 Don Lemon- “Can I talk? Let me speak! I’ll let you respond in a second! Hold on, hold on, woah woah woah! Can I respond? Come on can I get a word in?” (Most news channels are that way though)
He always wants to make the interview about himself. Although he never gets on camera, he always talks over his guest and gives the most inane examples. One of his worst examples is asking Franzese about T69.
Yea he blew that fuckin part he’s a idiot, I don’t see how his dumbass wants to hear all this Tupac shit but wont let a man speak on Henry hill, who actually knew him, not just the movie that is put out there, I would have kept asking about his relationship to those guys especially Jimmy and Pauly
I respect the shit out of him for what he said about his wife. My wife saved me from alcoholism when I was serving in the Army. She saved my life and I’ve been with her 23 years. Best woman in the world in my opinion. She literally saved me from a downward spiral. So I know where he is coming from. Hats off.
Congrats and thanks for your service. Same hear I'm a HEROIN addict in RECOVERY and been with my wife for 30 years. She is a saint, esp for wanting to stay with this fuck up.
@@pinkberryconsumer4059 no shit? Have you ever tried kratom? I have a video on my channel about a plant called kratom that helps people get off of heroin. I was on heroin for a little bit and then I started drinking kratom to stop the withdrawals, and it helps. Stop by my channel and check my kratom testament video
The part that warms my heart is how Michael even admits he never could've hurt his brother and loves his brother and his father too. He even speaks very fondly of most people who were in the mob with him. He never forgets his past life and I'm glad that it's now helped him to make money for his family while sharing wisdom with people on yt.
He is one of the few good guys left,and he is humble,most of those guys are gone dead and buried,but not him, because he is honest and humbled, period.. good to see you Michael
@@laronrosser294 People show their true colors when they're anonymously sitting behind a keyboard. This guy clearly lacks brain development, maybe traumatic injury during infancy period or genetic issues. Either way, it's sad. They're going to have a tough time establishing a family/decent job. It's a real burden on society.
@@davyroger3773 yes! He tries to disconnect himself from the physical violence of that life saying we just killed each other but what about the people they extorted from, loansharking etc. It wasn't pretty.
@@jojoharp8221 An underboss is still a boss. And although it's pretty obvious he's killed or at least ordered hits, murder isn't a prerequisite for psychopathy
He nailed it with not glorifying this life. So, for all you youngins thinking that street life is cool, this is your chance to get your life together and live a fruitful life.
@@yourmum69_420 so criminals in other areas aren't greedy, self serving liars? Great, learn something new every day...I guess. Well by your logic, I suppose.
One of the few guys you can listen too and actually say "yea he knows what he's talking about. Hes been there and done that. And he doesnt glorify the life or try to make himself bigger than what he was" Hes blessed to be alive and a free man
I know it’s been a long time but if you haven’t listened to Sammy the bulls stories, you really should. Michael was my favorite until I started listening to Sammy the bull. His story telling will make you feel like you were there and after listening to him speak for a while you realize how genuine he is while telling them. Start with his first uploads
@Marshall Carwood How exactly could the current boss justify trying to make Michael the boss of the whole family if Michael didn't know what was going on. You're trying to argue against historical fact with your own opinion
@Marshall Carwood You seem to know an awful lot about the inner-workings of la cosa nostra to make all those bold claims with such confidence. Care to give any sources? Or perhaps you're just a high ranking made guy yourself?
Dated a girl a long time ago who's father owned a club that held a card game they all went to regularly. Dude hung out with Jimmy Burke, actually still had a jacket that belonged to him (so it was claimed). That was the absolute most information i was able to get out of his daughter cause she said he didn't like to talk about it
He's actually introduced right before Jimmy Two Times. He tells a funny anecdote about going to the theater to watch it with his wife and how she wanted nothing to do with it: ua-cam.com/video/74teswOtOF0/v-deo.html
One of the best interviews ever, u gotta bring this guy back, he must have so many more stories , but he will probably save all those for his books and movies I'm sure.
Ryan Harrington That’s what he wants you to think he was a captain in a crime family you would be a fool to believe he didn’t kill anybody/ordered hits probably has cold sweats at night thinking the Feds could bust down his door anytime
I talked to Michael when I lived in Yucaipa California and he's a pretty down to earth guy. He was at my church doing his thing and had a book signing gig after his message.
I ain’t gonna lie this Vlad in rare form this might be the realest Vlad has been being the sincerity of the situations. This the best interview Vlad ever had. Salute to both.
It's crazy that I used to watch so many videos and interviews with Henry Hill and thought he was the epitome of a gangster and then this guy comes in and blows all that up. "Henry was a poor lost soul." Perspective is crazy.
@@pinkberryconsumer4059 I don't think you understand, the trap everyone falls into, he see's them as nothing more as intruments and tools, like how all organised crime see eachother. No different than being an "asset" for a big company.
I've watched quite a few interviews. This guy is cut from a different cloth. Very well spoken, articulate, succinct in comparison to other interviewees.
Michael Franzcese is actually the greatest mafia success story. Got to be a boss, got to walk away on his own terms and marry the woman of his dreams, never been shot or seriously injured, able to talk about everything openly with no consequences, little time served, and still rich.
I’m convinced Whitey was a Deep state federal government sanctioned hit. It’s no coincidence that Robert Mueller had just started his Special Council investigation targeting President Trump, and shortly after that starts Bulger is moved to a new prison and dead days later. It’s my opinion that They (the DS) couldn’t have Bulger tainting the credibility of Mueller with any surprise information about his dealings with him and sabotaging the attempts to coverup the Uranium One details and other things by giving public sentiment to remove Mueller. Muller was sent in to classify certain material state secrets to be hidden from us citizens forever. If the Trump lawyers talk to Bulger and he offers them clues on Mueller’s involvement in Bulgers cooperation or other dirt on Mueller then the whole Deep State insurance policy to oust the POTUS takes a huge hit in the court of public opinion. That’s one theory and a very plausible one at that. With he timing and the convenience for them it makes it interesting? Why wasn’t he protected? That’s no accident.
When I was in law school, I had a law professor who was a former federal prosecutor. He said that life expectancy for anyone trying to hide from the mob in the witness protection program was 18 months. That was in the 80s though. Didn't seem worth it to me.
Vlad: So I guess they cut out his tongue, his eyes? Franzese: (shrugs) Yeah, you know... I don't know why, but that is so cold to me, that it funny how he said it.
that's old school messaging too. lots of that in the 50 and 60s mafia crime photos. he talked too much cut out his tongue. and he saw too much cut out his eyes. although the eyes have another meaning but you get the point.
You can tell he was a real gangster I’m glad he got a second chance in life not everyone gets a second chance but he did his time and he’s doing good and I hope you stay out bro and stay positive peace out
@Layth Adrian It's not just my opinion, the Goombah's aren't powerful inside. They're just seen as an exotic species by the others. If Gotti hadn't have paid the AB protection money, that black bank robber who beat the hell out of him would have either started taxing him, or would have killed him.
I think Ssmmy the Bull's interview on Valuetainment was incredible too. The part about getting help for kids during their grade school years really stuck out to me. After a certain age, it becomes exponentially harder to steer people in a good direction.
Michael is a helluva man. Born again. An inspiration. God bless you. I did 66 months mostly maximum security federal time (large scale weed smuggling 80s ..old law pre 1987 guidelines) due to what the DEA liked to call sophisticated criminal enterprise or SCE and knew a lot of wise guys. Some who I’m sure he would have known. And most were doing life. Michael made the right choice. For himself and his family. I rebuilt mine....five children and grandkids. You can turn your life in a different direction.
Damn brother. No one should ever go to jail for non violent drug offenses. Same scum that made it illegal in the first place are now making billions, while people still rot in jail over selling the same product.
He talks about seeing himself at the theatre in another youtube video. I believe the one where he ranks mobster movies based on how realistic they are.
Michael franzese keeping it 💯 and that life shouldn't be romantized as it is. Straight facts and Hollywood would need a 4 part trilogy at least 2 hours a pop
@The end is near Let them have their moment of feeling morally and ethically superior. And no amount of logic or reasoning will ever be able to rationalize to them that Hell doesn't exist. He's wherever they buried him, most likely. :-/ and unless there's some great East Coast wildfire, I don't think he's going to be burning anywhere. Sorry, religious whackadoodles.
@The end is near True, morally and legally speaking I do not think he was a saint. Nor do I think anyone who celebrates the death of someone, or even actively wishes their soul get the worst possible judgment in Eternity, is a saint. He was a convicted murderer at least under the RICO statute, meaning whether he just ordered the murders or actually committed them doesn't matter -- legally speaking he's a murderer. But he also did his time, legally speaking, and actually died OUTSIDE the walls of prison, miraculously. The kind of thing that makes you wonder where God really sits in the entire equation of things, for if he was really that forsaken and depraved he'd have died in a cold, lonely place like prison, no? Lastly, nine jurors? In America it's twelve but most states you only need ten out of the twelve to convict somebody of murder. In others you have to have a unanimous jury. Just as a side note, unless I mistook your point.
@The end is near Whoa, dickbag, I was asking as much as I was telling. If there was a difference in the way he'd have been tried vs. the way a standard trial in America works as far as I understood it (twelve jurors) then I didn't know. No need to be a condescending twat about it.
I can’t stand how at 5:15, he’s about to start talking about Henry Hill as a person and the interviewer just obnoxiously interrupts him like as if he knows everything about that kind of stuff.
Wanted to comment as well but he was clearly distracted or something and got it wrong. Cali came up just a tad later after michael and probably didn’t know him so well or at all and forgot
DontPanic2088 normally i’d agree but since he is telling his own story and cali is the newer generation and it does not effect the story whether he was a Gambino or Genovese “alleged” acting boss
It was a slip. Both begin with a "G" so it was just a mistake on Mike's part. Its not like he is in the life anymore. I bet he couldn't even say who the bosses of the 7 major families are nowadays.
You know what's weird is that Henry back in 2011 when telling his story on "Locked up Abroad: The Real Goodfella" said that Michael Franzese was the one who went to the captains office and told him that it was Henry Hill and there is a hit out on him. Because this was right when Henry got kicked from the Witness Protection Program after catching this trafficking case. He went to prison under the name Martin Lewis. They put him in genpop!!! So what really happened??? Guess we will never know who is telling the truth!
@@kev9385 when they are introducing guys names , before the scene with Tommy and Henry sitting at the table with the I'm a clown I make you laugh I'm here to fucking amuse You, few min before that.
@CLOUT his father's name is Sonny , and it's him they used in the movie , Michael was very active at that time while Henry, Paulie , Jimmy , Tommy , were.
@CLOUT Michael knew all those guys , Henry was caught using drugs in Michael club and he could have had Henry wacked over it but he didn't. Apparently Michael saved Henry's life 3 times. He said he had a soft spot for Henry , he said Henry was a good reliable soldier until the drugs and paranoia took over .
His story is crazy but Vlad can't really ask him about current events/ people. He'd be reduced to asking him mafia related/ crime questions...like he does with China Mac.
@@everettwalker2258 china mac knows hip hop though, michael is a 67 year old mobster. You can't ask this guy question about nas' beat selection or death row back in the day
@@abrahamlincoln6994 to live an extraordinary life making millions upon millions without jail time yeah he still has pride he corrects him everytime he mispeaks bout his former family .you cant read people Orion
"I have 7 children i have 6 grandchildren so I got a good crew."
He's trying to start his own crime family lol
🤣#facts
MOMMYWASAMUD SHARK 🤣
They're ok they're goodfellas
@@intergalactic242 restart^
Don't let this distract you from the the fact that in 1966, Al Bundy scored four touchdowns in a single game while playing for the Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, Bubba "Spare Tire" Dixon.
I saw that game. It was classic😂
He made all city that year, they called him touchdown bundy
never forget
What a tremendous man. He even started the the No Mam movement. What a legend, a god amongst men.
You old Head 😂😂😂😂😂
Michael: “yeah so we buried Hoffa in....”
Vlad: “YEAHHH CRAZY LIFE MAN”
lmao
🤣🤣🤣
Vlad a mark azz buster
@@JarodJoseph LMAOO
@@JarodJoseph bro played way too much Gta San Andreas
Vlad is the only interviewer that speaks more than his guests!
DJ Shaun Reed Bo, that would be Rachael Ray. Can’t stop interrupting the guest!
Joe "Jamie pull that up a second" Rogan is guilty of this too.
Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity!
mrabrasive51
Don Lemon- “Can I talk? Let me speak! I’ll let you respond in a second! Hold on, hold on, woah woah woah! Can I respond? Come on can I get a word in?” (Most news channels are that way though)
Nah I def know another one in Germany that talks much more 😂😂
Michael Franzese best interview ever.
Holly shit that guy is in the next level.
Ik i seen one of his vlad interview 2 days ago and now I'm hooked
Check out the interview he did with Valuetainment. There's 2 parts.
Best interviews are china mac and this guy!!!! Love the stories they they tell.
GEGEGE NO KITARO and a rat
Yea man, i thought tray dee was the best but this interview is the GOAT.
This guy might be one of the worst interviewers I have heard. Stop interrupting and talking while your guest is trying to answer you.
You think the one thing you’d know about mob bosses is don’t interrupt them
He's feeding Franzese all these goody-goody lines and Franzese is nodding yes. What does he really think?
He always wants to make the interview about himself. Although he never gets on camera, he always talks over his guest and gives the most inane examples. One of his worst examples is asking Franzese about T69.
Rumor has it he's been killed and mixed into blacktop for Michaels drive way
Marshall Carwood dude, you’re being really stupid
..so they cut out his tongue and eyes?
Michael: *shrugs* Yeah y'know...
i had a good laugh at that
@@Sofa_King01 Glad to hear mate :)
Stupid enough to be a rat, that's what happens.
"Furgedabaoutid"
Atleast Vlad took the hint on that 😂
Come on Vlad let Michael talk he was still talking about Henry Hill I wanted to share more. I did not want to hear you Vlad.
Yea he blew that fuckin part he’s a idiot, I don’t see how his dumbass wants to hear all this Tupac shit but wont let a man speak on Henry hill, who actually knew him, not just the movie that is put out there, I would have kept asking about his relationship to those guys especially Jimmy and Pauly
@George Thomas xc c x c c c x x c c c c x x c x c c c c x c d c c c d c x
For this dude to be as calm and collect after what he's witnessed and been through... He's a real gangster
EmproDaBoB shut the fuck up
EmproDaBoB
1. He discouraged the life he lived
2. He doesn't need some dude behind a keyboard to tell him if he's a "GaNgStEr"
EmproDaBoB hes a rat and never killed or even put his hand on anybody...although he was a huge earner i give him that.
@@johnnybracciole5490 He wasnt a rat you hotdog.
@@johnnybracciole5490 How the fuck would you know? 😂
I respect the shit out of him for what he said about his wife. My wife saved me from alcoholism when I was serving in the Army. She saved my life and I’ve been with her 23 years. Best woman in the world in my opinion. She literally saved me from a downward spiral. So I know where he is coming from. Hats off.
Michael Downey happy to hear it man! All the best to you and your wife!
That's good stuff right there Michael Downey! Congrats bro. We all wish to find a love like you have
Congrats and thanks for your service. Same hear I'm a HEROIN addict in RECOVERY and been with my wife for 30 years. She is a saint, esp for wanting to stay with this fuck up.
@@pinkberryconsumer4059 no shit? Have you ever tried kratom? I have a video on my channel about a plant called kratom that helps people get off of heroin. I was on heroin for a little bit and then I started drinking kratom to stop the withdrawals, and it helps. Stop by my channel and check my kratom testament video
The part that warms my heart is how Michael even admits he never could've hurt his brother and loves his brother and his father too. He even speaks very fondly of most people who were in the mob with him. He never forgets his past life and I'm glad that it's now helped him to make money for his family while sharing wisdom with people on yt.
Might be worst interviewer I've ever heard. Let your guest talk.
@David Michael Right on, brother.
Um, uh yeah, you know, you uh...
I recommend Valuetainment's interview with Michael. Complete opposite of Vlad.
He referred to Hill as “the character in Goodfellas”. Michael looked away, almost like he rolled his eyes...
I agree this Vlad guy pisses me off. He cuts off Michael while he was still talking about Henry Hill I wanted to hear him finish.
Vlad needs to remember to shut the duck up and let his guest speak. You don’t interrupt your guest and interject your own belief or perspective.
D Eubanks 😂😂 facts,
D Eubanks: Damn right this guy is truly fffffffffuked up. He talked more than Franzese did in this video.
Is Vlad is Patrick BET ?
Brenda Schaub vibessss
That goddamn duck wont shut up
Netflix needs to make a show on this guys life.
@Kenny Lafortune whats the name homie?
@Frank Castle thanks you're a real G👍
@Kenny Lafortune Its cool I'm pretty sure I've seen it before
100 paul!!! Its too good a story to cram in a couple of hours. I want a run down from his daddys nuts to now!!!
I would rather see Martin Scorsese make a biopic about Michael Franzese`s life.
Michael : Henrys a poor soul you know he was -
Interviewer 100% louder - UHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEA MAYN CRAZY LIFE AND U KNOW
Lol..blad can get really extra sometimes
Lmfao I'm pissed he's such an idiot like that but it did make me laugh.
Guy’s comparing social media to mafia life. What an asshole
TheKarkinos Yep. I disliked the video for this shit.
And why is he talking like he was part of the life?
He is one of the few good guys left,and he is humble,most of those guys are gone dead and buried,but not him, because he is honest and humbled, period.. good to see you Michael
😲 what, you know the guy?
🐀and a phony
The guy just oozes charisma. 💯 the brains of the operation
@@teagreen1088 you mad bro?
@@laronrosser294 People show their true colors when they're anonymously sitting behind a keyboard. This guy clearly lacks brain development, maybe traumatic injury during infancy period or genetic issues. Either way, it's sad. They're going to have a tough time establishing a family/decent job. It's a real burden on society.
"They cut out his tongue or his eyes"
Franzese expressionless: "Yeah ok"
Sometimes it's easy to forget just who this guy is.
He's a psychopath, gotta be one to be a crime boss
They beat him to death
Cut out his eyes
his tongue
@@davyroger3773 yes! He tries to disconnect himself from the physical violence of that life saying we just killed each other but what about the people they extorted from, loansharking etc. It wasn't pretty.
@@davyroger3773 he was never a boss and never killed anybody
@@jojoharp8221 An underboss is still a boss. And although it's pretty obvious he's killed or at least ordered hits, murder isn't a prerequisite for psychopathy
He nailed it with not glorifying this life. So, for all you youngins thinking that street life is cool, this is your chance to get your life together and live a fruitful life.
Or they can become politicians. Well that's where the smart ones go anyway.
@@ajcastellon5903 that's where the greedy self-serving liars go... being smart is not a requirement
@@yourmum69_420 so criminals in other areas aren't greedy, self serving liars?
Great, learn something new every day...I guess.
Well by your logic, I suppose.
One of the few guys you can listen too and actually say "yea he knows what he's talking about. Hes been there and done that. And he doesnt glorify the life or try to make himself bigger than what he was" Hes blessed to be alive and a free man
He's the opposite of Mob James
I know it’s been a long time but if you haven’t listened to Sammy the bulls stories, you really should. Michael was my favorite until I started listening to Sammy the bull. His story telling will make you feel like you were there and after listening to him speak for a while you realize how genuine he is while telling them. Start with his first uploads
See when he’s talking about that mob boss he says “the alleged”
I bet this guy hasn’t snitched a day in his life
Yeah i bet he’s no stranger to interrogation. He knows how to answer a question without answering it lmao
@Marshall Carwood they literally tried making him the boss he knew what was going on
@Marshall Carwood How exactly could the current boss justify trying to make Michael the boss of the whole family if Michael didn't know what was going on. You're trying to argue against historical fact with your own opinion
@@salame2693 literally no
@Marshall Carwood You seem to know an awful lot about the inner-workings of la cosa nostra to make all those bold claims with such confidence. Care to give any sources? Or perhaps you're just a high ranking made guy yourself?
Gotta say Vlad, this is some of your Best work lately. Micheal Franzese story was great. Unbeliveable insight in a Life we know little about..
What are his thoughts on Nas' beat selection though?
Lool take tha cake for comments 2day
tgms177 haha
I actually had a producer who had better beats, but when I brought it to Nas he didn't even listen to em.
- T.K. Kirkland
tgms177 you’re asking the important questions
😂😂😂😂👽😂
4:03 imagine watching goodfellas and those are all your buddies on the screen
Dated a girl a long time ago who's father owned a club that held a card game they all went to regularly. Dude hung out with Jimmy Burke, actually still had a jacket that belonged to him (so it was claimed). That was the absolute most information i was able to get out of his daughter cause she said he didn't like to talk about it
He's actually introduced right before Jimmy Two Times. He tells a funny anecdote about going to the theater to watch it with his wife and how she wanted nothing to do with it:
ua-cam.com/video/74teswOtOF0/v-deo.html
He too was in Goodfellas
He was in Goodfellas for a split second during the introduction scene when he's walking thru the bar. He says Michael Franzese.
@@CIA_Killed_JFK Mikey .
I can't believe this man is almost 70 yrs old. He looks so much younger. There is something so cool and attractive in his appearance
_Michael Franzese_ : The first guy I ever saw hustle was *T.K Kirkland*
Authentic 👌🏽
🤣
Matthew TheButcher it’s the other way around now😂
Enough w the fucking tk Kirkland
TK- I was the one who got Mike to quit the Mobb
One of the best interviews ever, u gotta bring this guy back, he must have so many more stories , but he will probably save all those for his books and movies I'm sure.
That Vlad guy never have the makings of a varsity interviewer
uncle june
Small hands
This guy is a true gentleman. A real example of a gangster love watching mr franzese. All the way from leeds, England
He's nothing to Ronnie Bloody Pickering!
*VLAD* "they cut his eyes and tongue out"
*Michael* "yea, you know" (shrugs shoulders)
#coldasice
I was waiting on that!
lol what was he sposed to do, take out a tissue and cry? scream and go REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
reaction was entirely appropriate
You know why?
Because he saw things and because he talk about those things thats why
@@jackbauer555 dude just stfu
@@tiagolx7313 obviously, I wasnt shocked by it I was pointing it out
Of course he’s not gonna say he was going to kill Henry Hill that’s conspiracy
He couldnt have tried to kill him anyways. Michael wasnt a killer
he had killers around him @@ryanharrington6389
Ryan Harrington michael ain’t gonna say he killed anyone
So many ways to make legit money. Recerences Uber. SMH
Ryan Harrington That’s what he wants you to think he was a captain in a crime family you would be a fool to believe he didn’t kill anybody/ordered hits probably has cold sweats at night thinking the Feds could bust down his door anytime
Ironically, he looks more like a mafioso now than he did 30 years ago!
I talked to Michael when I lived in Yucaipa California and he's a pretty down to earth guy. He was at my church doing his thing and had a book signing gig after his message.
"I actually was there when god said let their be light...
I recommend it."
-Tj Kirkland
Jeremiah Gilyard I was waiting for the TK Kirkland references!!! 😂😂😂😂
🤦🤦🤦👉🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽
Lol 😂
Here we go lol
😂😂😂🤣
I ain’t gonna lie this Vlad in rare form this might be the realest Vlad has been being the sincerity of the situations. This the best interview Vlad ever had. Salute to both.
It's crazy that I used to watch so many videos and interviews with Henry Hill and thought he was the epitome of a gangster and then this guy comes in and blows all that up. "Henry was a poor lost soul." Perspective is crazy.
This guy needs to go on joe rogan
We need to know if he tried DMT.
Does he hunt elk?
yesssss
Why? He’s already been interviewed by many guys much better at interviewing than Joe
Needs to go on the podcast with Joey Diaz
Michael franzese is a legend man such an open book and a real gangster
Open book and gangster in the same sentence.
No.
He should go visit his father. Word is he doesn’t go unless there’s a camera. Then again the whole sanction a hit on your kid can make things awkward.
Not a gangster just a wise guy
@The Man www.nytimes.com/1989/03/15/sports/crime-figure-testifies-to-link-with-sports-agent.html he is snitch genius.
Your forehead is a legend God damn bro
By far one of Vlads greatest guests and interviews. This man needs a bio film made ASAP. Pure Class.
Who is this guy?
He could do a perfect "the wolf", the Tarantino character who cleans the mess.
That's a GREAT observation.
That's super spot on!
His father John franzese is the real gangster. 103 years old. Just passed away in February 2020. I would have loved to hear all of his stories.
he reminds me of the dad from taken
Liam Neeson
oh shit lol he does
D1NO BandMan u and everybody else lol
Who Aslan ??????
Liam Neeson reminds you of Michael
Man bring Michael Franzese back for more interviews Vlad, it's a must!! This is easily top 5 interview outside of Mob James, BG Knoccout, and etc...
also Pee Wee Kirkland , Azie were up there too
This guy low-key is still a millionaire
He hid 100M. Some of that money is def still around
@@pt4023 there is a documentary where they showed his house, he got a nice looking house
That guy is dressed fresh af! He's definitely still well off!
It'll be funneled through his church, tax free. Guarantee it. Very smart man
Well then why do videos
Lmao he called his family his “crew”
HELL YEAH YOUR FAMILY IS YOUR CREW. IF THEY ARE TRUE FAMILY THEY NEVER JUDGE AND ARE ALWAYS LOYAL. BE GREETFUL TO HAVE FAMILY.
@@pinkberryconsumer4059 I don't think you understand, the trap everyone falls into, he see's them as nothing more as intruments and tools, like how all organised crime see eachother. No different than being an "asset" for a big company.
@@benjaminprince6424 if you gather that I dont understand by reading my comment I THINK YOU ARE THE ONE WHO DOESNT UNDERSTAND.
Takes some Men a lifetime to figure that out his dropping jewels
One of if not my favorite interviews of all time on Vladtv.
I could listen to Mike tell stories all day long. Cause his stories would be far more entertaining than any Hollywood movie could tell.
I've watched quite a few interviews. This guy is cut from a different cloth. Very well spoken, articulate, succinct in comparison to other interviewees.
Michael Franzcese is actually the greatest mafia success story. Got to be a boss, got to walk away on his own terms and marry the woman of his dreams, never been shot or seriously injured, able to talk about everything openly with no consequences, little time served, and still rich.
Wow never thought about that your so right dude done crimes paid his dues still rich was a boss who made millions lived in the 70-80s wow
@@drewmcmasters5307 he wasn’t a boss lmao
He was only a capo
Caporegime is a street boss. Michael has repeatedly stated this. He had people under him.
It wasn't a mistake that they put Henry Hill and Whitey in the wrong lockup.
I’m convinced Whitey was a Deep state federal government sanctioned hit. It’s no coincidence that Robert Mueller had just started his Special Council investigation targeting President Trump, and shortly after that starts Bulger is moved to a new prison and dead days later.
It’s my opinion that They (the DS) couldn’t have Bulger tainting the credibility of Mueller with any surprise information about his dealings with him and sabotaging the attempts to coverup the Uranium One details and other things by giving public sentiment to remove Mueller. Muller was sent in to classify certain material state secrets to be hidden from us citizens forever.
If the Trump lawyers talk to Bulger and he offers them clues on Mueller’s involvement in Bulgers cooperation or other dirt on Mueller then the whole Deep State insurance policy to oust the POTUS takes a huge hit in the court of public opinion.
That’s one theory and a very plausible one at that. With he timing and the convenience for them it makes it interesting? Why wasn’t he protected? That’s no accident.
Facts they off inmates daily
Agreed
@@CD12291977 put the crack pipe down
@@x2ceyez you're a mongoloid.
Vlad is cuttin this videos like digital crack! Lol keep hustling man
ochaze1 Facts lol it’s smart because mostly people won’t watch a whole hour plus interview, more views individually too
Digital ready rock
@@natebravo6804 lmao underrated reference
ochaze1 hahaha fuck. No lie. But keep takin my digital money! Lmao 😂
@@natebravo6804 hahahah
When I was in law school, I had a law professor who was a former federal prosecutor. He said that life expectancy for anyone trying to hide from the mob in the witness protection program was 18 months. That was in the 80s though. Didn't seem worth it to me.
Love how he refers to his kids and grandkids as a “good crew” haha
Vlad: So I guess they cut out his tongue, his eyes?
Franzese: (shrugs) Yeah, you know...
I don't know why, but that is so cold to me, that it funny how he said it.
that's old school messaging too. lots of that in the 50 and 60s mafia crime photos. he talked too much cut out his tongue. and he saw too much cut out his eyes. although the eyes have another meaning but you get the point.
@@Doomreb What about when they cut off their prick and stuck in the corpses mouth? What was the old school messaging there.
That part killed me lmao
@@VCthaGOATdunker that is what you get when you sleep with a made guys wife !
“I have a particular set of skills... I will find you!” 🤣
😂
Ya this mans REALLY about that life. I bet one phone call and he could end anyones life even till this day.
You can tell he was a real gangster I’m glad he got a second chance in life not everyone gets a second chance but he did his time and he’s doing good and I hope you stay out bro and stay positive peace out
"We have people in every prison"
Oops...that wasn't past tense
no its not that shit is still happening
The Mafia aren't powerful in prison. It's the prison gangs who run those places, La Eme, the Aryan Brotherhood, the Black Guerrilla Family.
@@oldcigarette7538 he never said if they were powerful or not he just said they were there
@@Sheed96 yeah, but it's the hint of a threat in that. He's saying we can get to people in prison.
@Layth Adrian It's not just my opinion, the Goombah's aren't powerful inside. They're just seen as an exotic species by the others. If Gotti hadn't have paid the AB protection money, that black bank robber who beat the hell out of him would have either started taxing him, or would have killed him.
I think Ssmmy the Bull's interview on Valuetainment was incredible too. The part about getting help for kids during their grade school years really stuck out to me. After a certain age, it becomes exponentially harder to steer people in a good direction.
TK Kirkland: I’m the one that told Michael Franzese to give Henry Hill a pass if he EVER saw him.”
Onehunnidsavage lmao
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
What's up with the Tk Kirkland comments lol who is that dude and what has he lied about before
@@ia6619 -He's a comedian. And in his Vlad interviews he seems to know like "everyone" and been involved in "everything"
Lmao
Michael is a helluva man. Born again. An inspiration. God bless you.
I did 66 months mostly maximum security federal time (large scale weed smuggling 80s ..old law pre 1987 guidelines) due to what the DEA liked to call sophisticated criminal enterprise or SCE and knew a lot of wise guys. Some who I’m sure he would have known. And most were doing life. Michael made the right choice. For himself and his family. I rebuilt mine....five children and grandkids. You can turn your life in a different direction.
I hope to find the women I will spend the rest of my life with soon
Pull the other one…..he’s a murderer.
it's messed up that they ruin your life like that over weed
Damn brother. No one should ever go to jail for non violent drug offenses. Same scum that made it illegal in the first place are now making billions, while people still rot in jail over selling the same product.
He's a rat and a phony. He grifts off of religion, hasn't changed one bit.
It's hard to not like this guy from his interviews.
Vlad:"Guess they cut out his tongue or his eyes?"
Franzese: Shrugs...."Yea, ya kno".
Savage😂😂😂😂
Lol 😁
Loool
Dude story needs 2 b a motion picture #fast
Before they clip him.......lol
Get Active Squad in Dolby Digital
Starring Liam Neeson
It actually has multiple times in different movies. I don’t think it’d be very smart on his part to make a full motion picture.
Expeditiously
Vlad showed him the upmost respect. Anybody else, it would have been a Big U flashback this interview
Utmost..
@@leopolo4551 exactly
@@leopolo4551 nigga shut the fuck up
“You don’t ever admit the existence of this thing!” - Phil Leotardo
jarrett rafffo up
should have stood trial like a man
I did 20 fucking years
there's a scene with a mobster portraying Franzese for a couple of seconds in Goodfellas.
He left the cinema when sow himself
He talks about seeing himself at the theatre in another youtube video. I believe the one where he ranks mobster movies based on how realistic they are.
VLAD's GOAT interviews
1. Michael Franzese
2. Tray Dee
3. Lil Boosie
Honorable Mention - Lord Jamar
Daylyt
@@kalvonwilliams6681 (authentic interviews) No Goofy shit lol
Samuel L Jackson u must be new here
@@deathbydesign6r623 not at all bruh, that's my list. You can disagree, I could care less.
@House of Savoy lol Either or tbh
Maybe one of Vlad’s Best Interviews ✊🏾
Moves like a boss and Talks like a boss !!
lohit raj moves like a lowlife talks like a lowlife
thomas walsh probably the worst thing he did was defraud the biggest and most corrupt mega corporation in the world. U.S. government
Vlad “I guess they cut out his tongue or his eyes”
Michael “yea, you know”....
Dude was NOT phased
T. Davies what the fuck did you expect him to say? “Oh my gawd thats terrible” and start crying or something?
"We have people in every prison." That "we" was interesting. Makes me wonder if a mafia guy is ever really all the way out
I feel like some people want to interview an ex-Mafia guy and some people just want to talk to an ex-Mafia guy and this guy is the second one.
He’s a rare breed. Old in age but young in character and elegant in class. You’d never guess his age.
Michael franzese keeping it 💯 and that life shouldn't be romantized as it is. Straight facts and Hollywood would need a 4 part trilogy at least 2 hours a pop
Agree!! Needs to be a series boxset or a netflix thing. Too much info to swuash down to a couple hours!!
A good woman can really set a man straight! God bless real women!
smart man you are :)
You know when someones real... this man is the real deal
RIP to Michael's Dad, Sonny. He died today.
Good hell is hot
@ king
@The end is near Let them have their moment of feeling morally and ethically superior. And no amount of logic or reasoning will ever be able to rationalize to them that Hell doesn't exist. He's wherever they buried him, most likely. :-/ and unless there's some great East Coast wildfire, I don't think he's going to be burning anywhere. Sorry, religious whackadoodles.
@The end is near True, morally and legally speaking I do not think he was a saint. Nor do I think anyone who celebrates the death of someone, or even actively wishes their soul get the worst possible judgment in Eternity, is a saint. He was a convicted murderer at least under the RICO statute, meaning whether he just ordered the murders or actually committed them doesn't matter -- legally speaking he's a murderer. But he also did his time, legally speaking, and actually died OUTSIDE the walls of prison, miraculously. The kind of thing that makes you wonder where God really sits in the entire equation of things, for if he was really that forsaken and depraved he'd have died in a cold, lonely place like prison, no?
Lastly, nine jurors? In America it's twelve but most states you only need ten out of the twelve to convict somebody of murder. In others you have to have a unanimous jury. Just as a side note, unless I mistook your point.
@The end is near Whoa, dickbag, I was asking as much as I was telling. If there was a difference in the way he'd have been tried vs. the way a standard trial in America works as far as I understood it (twelve jurors) then I didn't know. No need to be a condescending twat about it.
Really hope he becomes a regular guest! This was dope 🔥
I was the one who told Vlad to cut this interview to 17 parts and the rest was a history
T.K Kirkland
can someone please explain the tk kirkland thing
I have the same question, but I did look him up and he is an African American comedian and actor@@Revel4tions
@@Revel4tions watch his vlad interviews hes all cap
Who raised ya ?
I can’t stand how at 5:15, he’s about to start talking about Henry Hill as a person and the interviewer just obnoxiously interrupts him like as if he knows everything about that kind of stuff.
Yeah aye interviewer is a fuckwit
This dude seems calm but I get the feeling he’s scary as hell when he’s angry at you
Bulger wasn't put in gen pop by accident the Fed's wanted him gone
Why though? Dude was old as fuck it’s not like he could really do anything
Mustache Man he was connected to mueller
Cali was the boss of the Gambinos not the Genovese
Yep. Gambino not Genovese.
Wanted to comment as well but he was clearly distracted or something and got it wrong. Cali came up just a tad later after michael and probably didn’t know him so well or at all and forgot
It's a convorsation aboutThe American Cosa Nostra details are important my good chum
DontPanic2088 normally i’d agree but since he is telling his own story and cali is the newer generation and it does not effect the story whether he was a Gambino or Genovese “alleged” acting boss
It was a slip. Both begin with a "G" so it was just a mistake on Mike's part. Its not like he is in the life anymore. I bet he couldn't even say who the bosses of the 7 major families are nowadays.
03:23
Vlad:" so i guess they cut out his tongue or his eyes?? "
Michael:"yeah you know"
Vlad :"ok"
In regard to his children and grandchildren, "I've got a good Crew." Should we be alarmed?
Monkof Magnesia if only he said I have a good family 💀
Monkof Magnesia did you get psychiatric damage from hearing that?
Why would you be afraid of one man and a handful of "crew" if you've done nothing wrong and have no association with that life
Lol
Mike you are what people strive to be when they want to turn their life around! God bless you!
You know what's weird is that Henry back in 2011 when telling his story on "Locked up Abroad: The Real Goodfella" said that Michael Franzese was the one who went to the captains office and told him that it was Henry Hill and there is a hit out on him. Because this was right when Henry got kicked from the Witness Protection Program after catching this trafficking case. He went to prison under the name Martin Lewis. They put him in genpop!!!
So what really happened??? Guess we will never know who is telling the truth!
In Goodfellas they mention Michael's name at the beginning, except they pronounce it as Mikey Franchezee.
Mic Joseph which scene
@@kev9385 when they are introducing guys names , before the scene with Tommy and Henry sitting at the table with the I'm a clown I make you laugh I'm here to fucking amuse You, few min before that.
@CLOUT his father's name is Sonny , and it's him they used in the movie , Michael was very active at that time while Henry, Paulie , Jimmy , Tommy , were.
@CLOUT Michael knew all those guys , Henry was caught using drugs in Michael club and he could have had Henry wacked over it but he didn't. Apparently Michael saved Henry's life 3 times. He said he had a soft spot for Henry , he said Henry was a good reliable soldier until the drugs and paranoia took over .
I could listen to Mr. Franzese all day....
Very credible and smooth....in a good way.
Vlad: "...they cut out his tongue, eyes..." Mike: "..Yea, ya know...."
Vlad make him a regular. Have him on with BG Knocc Out or Tray Deee
Are you out of your mind?
I like that idea 😂😂🤣🤣
Nah hes on a different level
His story is crazy but Vlad can't really ask him about current events/ people. He'd be reduced to asking him mafia related/ crime questions...like he does with China Mac.
@@everettwalker2258 china mac knows hip hop though, michael is a 67 year old mobster. You can't ask this guy question about nas' beat selection or death row back in the day
I know he says he doesnt respect his former life but hes definitely beaming with pride when he talks about it
Clay Raynard no he isn’t
You don't seem like your good at reading people. He doesn't seem like he takes pride in any of it.
Wouldn’t you?
@@abrahamlincoln6994 to live an extraordinary life making millions upon millions without jail time yeah he still has pride he corrects him everytime he mispeaks bout his former family .you cant read people Orion
@@clayraynard9936 he went to prison bruh...10 yrs
Guy looks and sounds like a movie star.
His style is fresh as hell. Can you believe hes 70 years old?
Because they based plenty of movie stars off of real people like him.
Great work Vlad! This is the kinda stuff people wanna see. Keep it up
Best Interview you have ever done Congrats!! very captivating, you was left wanting more..I am sure there is allot more he couldn't say on camera...
I got a lot of respect for this guy for calling out the life and encouraging folks to get away from it.
When Henry is introducing the gang at the club he mentions Mikey franzese
This should have been released as a full interview
He's aged perfectly into the ultimate mob boss!
Michael Franzese is without a doubt the coolest and smartest gangster of all time.
Nothing cool about it
Arthur ion know what you’re talking about but getting a bunch of money without working and any female you want seems cool to me my guy
Plus respect shittt
Smartest that you know about, maybe.
Michael: You know Gotti had Sammy kill Jimmy Hof----
Vlad: "DiD yOu eVeR gO tO pRiSoN"
Lol
"I guess they cut out his tongue or his eyes?"
"Yeah, well, ya know..."
That's a cold mf. lol