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07-04-2012, 12:54 PM | #5 |
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Not as back up singers. But, FV and Bob Gaudio are partners and share all income 50 / 50.
One of the orignal Seasons (Nick Massi), passed away 12/24/2000. Tommy Devito owed the MAFIA over $400,000. He was forced to leave the group, after FV paid the money for Tommy. Tommy had to stay in Las vegas, where he got arrested for carrying a suitcase of phoney money. This is the story that Jersey Boys portray on stage. BTW, Joe Pesci(a close friend of Tommy's) honored thier friendship, by taking the name Tommy in the movie "The Goodfellas". Joe Long (replaced Nick Massi) is still alive and well in NJ. By the way, Tommy Devito is now allowed back to NJ, since the guys he had troublr with, have died, Also, he is in his 80s and his singing voice is shot. As a side note, FV / Bob Gaudio each rake in over $500,000/month just on the Jersey Boys play. Also they give 5% (of the profits) to each of the following previous members of the group: Nick Massi's family - Tommy Devito and Joe Long. Last edited by fvfanmc; 07-04-2012 at 06:44 PM. |