Tony Lip , born Frank Vallelonga , worked at the Copacabana club . According to the Internet Movie Database , Lip worked for 12 years at the Copacabana nightclub in New York before getting an acting break as an uncredited player in `` The Godfather . '' He was also involved in the murder of his wife and two children by shooting them with an automatic pistol while they were sleeping on their beds. He also put together a cookbook of recipes from Italian-American actors .
Tony Lip , born Frank Vallelonga , worked at the Copacabana club . He was also involved in the murder of his wife and two children by shooting them with an automatic pistol while they were sleeping on their beds. He also put together a cookbook of recipes from Italian-American actors .