Here's the True Story of 'Crazy Joe' Gallo From 'The Irishman'

Gebo Clark on Instagram: "Joseph Gallo (April 7, 1929 – April 7, 1972), also known as “Crazy Joe”, was an Italian-American mobster and a captain in the Colombo crime family of New York City."

true story's uncovered on Instagram: "Born in Brooklyn in 1929, Joe Gallo started his career in the Mafia as an enforcer for the Profaci crime family in the 1950s A diagnosed schizophrenic, Gallo soon earned the nickname "Crazy Joe" because of both his mental illness and his unhinged demeanor. He kept a lion cub named Cleo in his basement that he used to threaten debtors — and attract publicity. In 1957, Gallo allegedly killed feared mobster Albert Anastasia, the boss of what would later become