The Men Behind Mob Wives

Lee D'Avanzo

Lee D'Avanzo is a mobster best known for being the leader of the New Springville Boys. This gang was allegedly the farm team for the Colombo Crime Family and the Bonanno Crime Family.

Lee was born March 7, 1969, at a time when being a mob gangster was still glamorous and popular. He once dated Karen Gravano, daughter of Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano. They dated for about ten years. Then, Lee fell in love with her friend, Drita. They got married and now have two beautiful daughters together. Karen Gravano and Drita D'Avanzo are both stars of the VH1 Mob Wives. The show is comprised of the wives, daughters and a niece of mobsters.

This is the biography of Lee D'Avanzo. Get to know him, as a person, not just the voice on the phone that Mob Wives fans have come to know so well. Find out about his background, his beginnings as a street gang leader, introduction to La Cosa Nostra and rise in the Bonanno and Colombo crime families. This is the story of one of the men behind "Mob Wives", Lee D'Avanzo, the husband of Drita D'Avanzo.

All Ebooks in This Series

• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Sammy “The Bull” Gravano (Father of Karen Gravano)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Anthony “TG” Graziano (Father of Renee Graziano)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Salvatore “Sally Dogs” Lombardi (Uncle of  Angela “Big Ang” Raiola)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Joseph Ferragamo, Louis Facciolo and Bruno Facciolo (Ex-husband, Father and Uncle of Carla Facciolo)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Benjamin “Lefty Guns” Ruggiero (Grandfather of Ramona Rizzo)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Lee D'Avanzo (Husband of Drita D'Avanzo)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Hector “Junior” Pagan (Ex-Husband of Renee Graziano)
• The Men Behind Mob Wives: Salvatore “Sally Dogs” Lombardi (Uncle of Angela “Big Ang” Raiola)
• The Men Behind Chicago Mob Wives: Frank “The German” Schweihs (Father of Nora Schweihs)
• The Men Behind Chicago Mob Wives: John A. “Big John” Fecarotta (Uncle of Renee Fecarotta)