Throughout much of the 1980s, organized crime leader John Gotti (a.k.a. the "Dapper Don" and the "Teflon Don") was known for his bombastic personality and his role as head of the infamous Gambino crime family. With numerous high profile trials and an aptitude for evading the police, Gotti captured the public's attention and became one of the most infamous crime figures of the twentieth century. And people are still interested in his story; a 2017 movie starring John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston, the aptly-titled Gotti, follows Gotti's storied rise and fall.
Although Gotti died in jail in 2002, over the years his offspring and their kids have gained quite a bit of notoriety of their own. Read on to explore what the various Gottis have been up to.
John A. Gotti (John Gotti Jr.)
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John Gotti's oldest son John A. Gotti (a.k.a. John Gotti Jr.) initially followed in his father's footsteps, reportedly serving for a number of years as his successor as the head of the Gambino family when the elder Gotti went to prison. In 1999, Jr. was found guilty of various mob-related crimes and sentenced to prison. After his 2004 release, he faced four separate trials on racketeering charges, though he was never found guilty. By 2010, he claimed that he'd made the decision to leave "the life" during his first stint in prison.
However, "the life" found Jr. yet again in 2013, when he was stabbed in the stomach after breaking up a fight in a CVS parking lot. Jr. was reportedly "uncooperative" with the police, and no arrests were made.
Lately Jr. has been focused squarely on legitimate income streams. He released a book, Shadow of My Father, in 2015, which details "his father's unwavering dedication to the street," as well as his own life in and out of the "Family." Jr. also reportedly served as an advisor to the director of the aforementioned 2017 biopic Gotti, and has said that he's involved with a documentary project.
Jr. recently told Gangsters Inc., "I was offered an enormous amount of money to play a television judge. I was also approached to do a one man stage show. But my projects, the book and the movie were more important, and those other opportunities were passed on." Accordingly, he now lives a mostly quiet life in Long Island with his family (a wife and six children).
John J. Gotti
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Unfortunately for John J. Gotti (John Gotti Jr.'s nephew—stay with us), the life of crime caught up with him fairly early into his 20s. Gotti Sr.'s 23-year-old grandson was sentenced to eight years behind bars in March 2017, after pleading guilty to charges of "conspiracy" and "two counts of possession and intent to sell narcotics." The charges stemmed from two 2016 arrests, in which the younger Gotti was found to be in possession of hundreds of prescription pills.
According to John J. Gotti's father Peter Gotti, his son plans to go to college once he's released from jail, telling the New York Post, "I know what a difference he is going to make when he's given the opportunity…He will, he will make a difference." According to NBC New York, John J. Gotti was then separately charged with "two counts of conspiracy to commit arson and two counts of conspiracy to commit bank robbery" for an unrelated incident in 2012; he pled guilty in June 2017.
Prior to the arrests, per his Twitter page John J. Gotti was working at a tattoo parlor in Ozone Park, New York. Page Six also reported in 2016 that he was trying to "fix the family image." Better luck next time.
Angel Gotti
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Angel Gotti is John Gotti Sr.'s oldest child and is extremely active in keeping her father's legacy alive. She runs the official Shadow of My Father Facebook page, and regularly posts tributes to her father via her Twitter page, where she bills herself as an "animal lover" who "disrespects rats." You can also check out her Instagram account for updates and behind-the-scenes photos from the set of Gotti.
According to a 2014 article in Footwear News (look, footwear has news too, okay?), Angel also launched a line of bejeweled flip flops under her eponymous Fort Lauderdale-based Angel Gotti Footwear line. Sadly for you, bejeweled flip flop lovers, the company now appears to be defunct.
Victoria Gotti
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With stints on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Mob Wives, and of, course, perennial guilty pleasure Growing Up Gotti, Gotti Sr.'s daughter Victoria has been perhaps the most visible member of the family in the past few years. Like her brother, Victoria put some of the family stories down in print—2009's New York Times-bestseller This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti was billed as a "brutally honest family portrait that reads like a confidential file, filled with deeply personal reflections, bombshell revelations, and stunning insider secrets." She also published a cookbook, Hot Italian Dish, in 2006.
In November 2014, The Daily Mail reported that her three sons (and Growing Up Gotti costars) were still living with her at her Old Westbury, New York mansion (although at least one has gone on to get married and have a kid, so here's hoping he finally moved out). Victoria made noise in September 2015 with reports that she'd gotten into a "screaming match" with her ex-husband Carmine Agnello at her son John's wedding, yelling, "I divorced you a decade ago — get used to it!"
Victoria threw her hat into the political ring with some choice words for Donald Trump in October 2016, telling a "pen pal" at the Daily Beast after the infamous Access Hollywood tape debacle, "I was married to #1 gangster and would have cut his throat if he ever said such a foul thing to me," among other criticisms.
For more Victoria, you can follow her active Twitter and Instagram pages.
Frank Gotti Agnello
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Frank Gotti Agnello is the youngest of Victoria Gotti's brood, and with his two brothers made up the cast of Growing Up Gotti (though he memorably refused to take part in a 10-year reunion special). After the show wrapped, Frank published a book entitled Gotti Diet: How I Took Control of My Body, Lost 80 Pounds, and Discovered How to Stay Fit Forever, purported to be "the program that turned the Fatty Gotti into the Hottie Gotti."
According to In Touch Weekly, as of April 2017 Frank works at the family's auto parts shop in Queens, New York (which, along with Victoria Gotti's home, was raided by the feds to little result in 2016). From the looks of his Instagram page, he's also got himself a full-time girlfriend (if not a full-time job). And, according to his Twitter page, he currently prays to Gotti, not God. Cool.
Carmine Gotti Agnello, Jr
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Victoria Gotti's oldest son Carmine Gotti Agnello Jr. (named after his father, "reputed mobster" Carmine Agnello) decided to try his hand at singing after Growing Up Gotti wrapped, putting in a memorable 2015 appearance on VH1's reality show But Can They Sing (sorry, Carmine, but the answer is decidedly "no").
Since then, Carmine has mostly eschewed the spotlight, and, according to In Touch Weekly, works with his brothers at the auto parts store. Unlike Frank, however, he did put in an appearance for his show's ten-year reunion special, reflecting on his squabbles with his brothers, "I guess when we fought we took it a little too extreme… We don't fight now – we're all close, like best friends." Sweet.
John Gotti Agnello
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John Gotti Agnello, the middle of Victoria's three boys, wed long-time girlfriend Alina Sanchez in September 2015, throwing a party that Page Six described as "straight out of The Godfather." Attendees included John Travolta, actress Debi Mazar, and Entourage star Kevin Connolly.
Guests were reportedly required to shell out a minimum of $5,000 as a gift; according to Us Weekly, the couple raked in a whopping $2.5 million on their big day. That should be a big boost to the money he makes at, you guessed it, the family's auto parts shop.
Agnello's wife gave birth to their son John (alright, now it's getting confusing) at the end of 2016. For regular updates on Agnello and his growing family, you can head to his Instagram page.
John "Jr." Gotti
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We end with one more John Gotti. Gotti grandson John "Jr." Gotti, unlike his cousins, doesn't work at the family auto parts shop. Instead, he's building a name for himself in the world of Mixed Martial Arts.
Son of John Gotti Jr., John "Jr." Gotti told Bleacher Report in 2017 that he's working to make his own mark in the field of fighting, saying "Nobody in my family ever pursued sports to this degree or became a professional athlete… It's not like my name is Frank like my brother. I share the name 'John Gotti.' I want to put it in a positive spotlight and show people that I'm a hard-working kid and I'm dedicated to this game."
The Long Island-based Gotti posts news about upcoming fights and his MMA progress on his site Team Gotti, where he also sells Team Gotti gear, if you're so inclined.
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