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 |
Santino "Sonny" Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather and its 1972 film adaptation.
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.