Frederico "Fredo" Corleone was an Italian American mobster and underboss of the Corleone crime family in the 1950's.
Biography[]
Fredo was born in Hell's Kitchen in New York in 1917, he was the second son of Vito and Carmela Corleone. As a teenager he sought to be a priest. He abandoned his passion for the priesthood after he was molested and then turned towards his family business. As an adult he became very weak, being mostly used for entertaining guests at social events. Fredo was damaged even more when he failed to protect his father in his December, 1945 assassination attempt. In 1947 he went to Las Vegas to get involved in the casino business, he began to associate with important Las Vegas men such as Moe Greene with Anthony Molinari placing him under his protection. In the early 50's he married Deanna Dunn, an actress from Hollywood though soon after she cheated on him and the two divorced. Fredo would continue to serve as underboss until his death in 1962.
Death[]
After he betrayed the family he was killed in retribution under orders by his own brother, Michael.