▁home ▁page ▁Biography ▁at ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁School ▁Z N AT OK ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Russ ian ▁male ▁sing ers ▁Category : Russ ian ▁Jews ▁Category : Sing ers ▁from ▁Moscow ▁Category : Russ ian ▁record ▁produ cers ▁Category : H on ored ▁Art ists ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation <0x0A> </s> ▁V ito ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ▁or ▁V ito ▁Cas cio fer ro ▁( ; ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁– ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Don ▁V ito , ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sic ilian ▁M af ia . ▁He ▁also ▁operated ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁is ▁often ▁dep icted ▁as ▁the ▁" b oss ▁of ▁b oss es ", ▁although ▁such ▁a ▁position ▁does ▁not ▁exist ▁in ▁the ▁loose ▁structure ▁of ▁C osa ▁N ost ra ▁in ▁Sic ily . ▁ ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ' s ▁life ▁is ▁full ▁of ▁myth ▁and ▁mystery . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁legend ▁even ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁alive , ▁and ▁that ▁legend ▁is ▁partially ▁responsible ▁for ▁creating ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁gall ant ▁gentleman ▁cap om af ia ▁( M af ia ▁b oss ). ▁He ▁is ▁widely ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁murder ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Pet ros ino , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁police ▁department ' s ▁Italian ▁Squad . ▁However , ▁he