Famous People with Name Mario

Mario Marcee West            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mario Marcee West: is an American professional basketball player who currently is a Free Agent. He is known for great hustle and defensive presence. He was not drafted by the Hawks but later signed after the 2007 NBA Draft.

Mario Gianluigi Puzo            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mario Gianluigi Puzo: was a two time Academy Award-winning Italian American author, known for his novels about the Mafia, especially The Godfather (1969).Puzo was born into a poor family of Neapolitan immigrants living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. Many of his books draw heavily on this heritage. After graduating from the City College of New York, he joined the United States Army Air Forces in World War II. Due to poor eyesight, the military did not let him undertake combat duties but made him a public relations officer stationed in Germany. After the war, he wrote his first book, The Dark Arena, which was published in 1955.

Mario Van Peebles            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mario Van Peebles: His 2004 biopic BAADASSSSS! describes the making of his father's seminal film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.He graduated from Saint Thomas More School in Connecticut in 1974 and from Columbia University in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in economics.

Mario Benedetti            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mario Benedetti: is an Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet.

Mario Lanza            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mario Lanza: was an American tenor and Hollywood movie star who enjoyed success in the late 1940s and 1950s. His lirico spinto tenor voice was considered by some to rival that of Enrico Caruso, whom Lanza portrayed in the 1951 film The Great Caruso. Lanza sang a wide variety of music throughout his career, ranging from opera to the popular songs of the day. While his highly emotional style was not universally praised by critics, he was immensely popular and his many recordings are still prized today. He died of pulmonary embolism aged only 38.