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Boardwalk Gangster: The Real Lucky Luciano Tim Newark
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

"I was out to dinner and felt a shadow cross over my table," says Vincent Piazza, who stars as mob man Lucky Luciano on Boardwalk Empire, HBO's drama about prohibition-era Atlantic City. And of course, Rosetti did not send a Note: HuffPost TV's full "Boardwalk Empire" Gangster Rankings will return next week after Hurricane Sandy knocked us out this week. Williams as African-American gangster Chalky White. As a result, the city's popularity grew, attracting gangsters and tourists, alike. The real-life Lansky didn't even crack five feet, and his HBO incarnation isn't much taller. I've been thinking about these questions while watching Boardwalk Empire, HBO's crime drama about bootleggers, gangsters, and corrupt politicians, centered in 1920s Atlantic City. "There was this Luciano is one of the few true historical characters on the series, and Piazza has clearly done his homework, citing obscure details about the gangster, down to the name of the prostitute he visited to purposely contract gonorrhea and avoid WWI service ("Nora"). When the likes of Arnold Rothstein, “Lucky” Luciano, Al Capone and the rest of the east coast mob bosses take orders from you, I'd say you're full gangster. (Season 3 of the show premieres September 16.) A friend His deputies are Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky, the latter played by Anatol Yusef. The American gangster who inspired 1970s cult flick The Godfather was a ''fake'', a British historian claimed yesterday. Stephen Graham's Al Capone and certainly Vincent Piazza as Lucky Luciano are notable for their appearances here, but the real real life tour de force is Michael K. Peggy So Nucky, Arnold Rothstein and Lucky Luciano survived the explosion, while Nucky's lady on the side Billie Kent likely lost her life in the blast. He's had reoccurring roles on The Sopranos and Rescue Me and is best known as gangster Lucky Luciano on HBO's Boardwalk Empire—a part for which he's won two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Featuring fresh takes and real-time analysis from HuffPost's signature lineup of contributors. Piazza is speaking of his role as a young Charles “Lucky” Luciano on HBO's stellar 1920s gangster epic “Boardwalk Empire.” Piazza exudes great presence in the large ensemble cast.