Sonny Corleone
Fictional character from The Godfather series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Santino "Sonny" Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather and its 1972 film adaptation.
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Sonny Corleone | |
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The Godfather character | |
First appearance | The Godfather |
Last appearance | The Godfather: The Game |
Created by | Mario Puzo |
Portrayed by | James Caan Roman Coppola (child) |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Santino Corleone |
Nickname | Sonny |
Title | Underboss, acting boss |
Occupation | Mafia boss |
Family | Corleone family |
Spouse | Sandra Corleone |
Children | Francesca Corleone Kathryn Corleone Frank Corleone Santino Corleone Jr. Vincent Mancini |
Relatives | Carlo Rizzi (brother-in-law) Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone (sister-in-law) Kay Adams-Corleone (sister-in-law) Deanna Dunn (sister-in-law) Victor Rizzi (nephew) Michael Rizzi (nephew) Anthony Corleone (nephew) Mary Corleone (niece) |
Father | Vito Corleone |
Mother | Carmela Corleone |
Brothers | Fredo Corleone Michael Corleone Tom Hagen (adopted brother) |
Sisters | Connie Corleone |
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He is the eldest son of the mafia boss don Vito Corleone and Carmela Corleone. He has two brothers, Fredo and Michael, and a sister, Connie. In the film, Sonny was portrayed by James Caan, who briefly reprised his role for a flashback scene in The Godfather Part II.
Director Francis Ford Coppola's son Roman Coppola played Sonny as a boy in the 1920s scenes of The Godfather Part II.