Vincent Palermo
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Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo (born June 4, 1944) is an American former mobster who was de facto boss of the New Jersey DeCavalcante crime family before becoming a government witness in 1999. Fictional mob boss Tony Soprano, the protagonist of the HBO series The Sopranos, is said to be based upon Palermo.[1] He also owned a strip-club called Wiggles, which was the inspiration behind the show's Bada Bing! strip-club.[2]