Joseph R. Gannascoli came up with the idea of Vito being a gay mobster after reading about a member of the Gambino crime family who was gay and allowed to live for the sake of being a good earner.
Joseph R. Gannascoli osmislio je ideju o Vitu kao homoseksualnom mafijašu nakon što je čitao o članu zločinačke obitelji Gambino koji je bio gay te mu je pošteđen život jer je donosio velike prihode.