Angela Raiola
Angela Joyce "Big Ang" Raiola (June 30, 1960 – February 18, 2016) was an American reality television personality. She was the niece of Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi (1941–2009), a caporegime ("capo") and drug dealer in the Genovese crime family. Known as a "mob moll", Raiola dated gangsters and lived an opulent lifestyle.[1][2]
Angela Raiola | |
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 Raiola in 2012 | |
| Born | Angela Joyce Raiola June 30, 1960 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 2016 (aged 55) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Big Ang |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 2011–2016 |
| Known for | Mob Wives |
| Spouse(s) | Neil Murphy (m. 2009) |
| Children | 2 |
Raiola starred in the VH1 reality television series Mob Wives from its second to sixth and final season in 2016. She received her own spin-off series Big Ang in 2012 and Miami Monkey in 2013.[3]
Raiola had two children, Raquel and Anthony (AJ) Donofrio.[4] She married Neil Murphy in 2009. Raiola died at the age of 55 on February 18, 2016 due to complications from lung cancer and pneumonia.[5]
Bibliography
- Bigger Is Better: Real Life Wisdom from the No-Drama Mama; ISBN 1451699603 (2012)
References
- ↑ Steussy, Lauren (April 27, 2015). "Big Ang on Drunken Monkey closure: 'I did nothing wrong'". silive.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ↑ Annese, John M. (March 11, 2015). "After state shuts it down, Big Ang's Drunken Monkey bar issues statement on Facebook". silive.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ↑ Staff (February 18, 2016). "Big Ang 'dragged herself off deathbed' to do 'Mob Wives' reunion episodes". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ Weigle, Lauren (February 17, 2016). "Big Angela Raiola's Kids: Daughter & Son Raquel and Anthony Donfrio". Heavy.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ↑ Rogers, Katie (18 February 2016). "Angela Raiola, ‘Big Ang’ of TV’s ‘Mob Wives,’ Dies at 55". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/19/arts/television/angela-raiola-reality-tv-star-known-as-big-ang-dies.html. Retrieved 1 November 2023.