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

(1960-06-30)June 30, 1960
DiedFebruary 18, 2016(2016-02-18) (aged 55)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Other namesBig Ang
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active2011–2016
Known forMob Wives
Spouse(s)
Neil Murphy (m. 2009)
Children2

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

  1. Steussy, Lauren (April 27, 2015). "Big Ang on Drunken Monkey closure: 'I did nothing wrong'". silive.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. Staff (February 18, 2016). "Big Ang 'dragged herself off deathbed' to do 'Mob Wives' reunion episodes". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  4. Weigle, Lauren (February 17, 2016). "Big Angela Raiola's Kids: Daughter & Son Raquel and Anthony Donfrio". Heavy.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  5. 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. 

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