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Whenever the topic of famous Sicilian-Americans comes up Al Pacino and his unforgettable role of Michael Corleone in the Godfather trilogy is the first thing to come to mind to most people the actor whose origin can be traced back to the small town of Corleone (birthplace of his mother Rose Gelardi) is not the only American star with a Sicilian genetic inheritance many modern icons have chosen to keep the Sicilian surname whose last names have been “lost in translation” who is considered  by many to be the greatest voices of the 20th century it is a well know fact that he used to live in Palagonia (in the province of Catania) and that his real name was Severino which he left behind when he was involved in a honor crime and was forced to escape to the US The grandfather of John Travolta came from Godrano (Palermo) but there is no trace of his surname’s roots It is probably a rare surname that had belonged to a few families before they emigrated abroad or it was wrongly copied as “Travolta” upon arrival in the USA a native of Castellammare del Golfo (Trapani) Stallone was a barber by trade but in 1976 played a small role in his the movie that launched Sylverster’s carrier is the granddaughter of Domenico Giacoppo from Gesso (Messina) who went to America with his family in 1900 it seems that Giacoppo family came from Castanea delle Furie (Messina) The surname is thought to have been changed to “Jacobs” to avoid mistakes During the last US election on the 3rd of November many TV programs talked about the First Lady’s origins by interviewing some of her cousins still living in Gesso The real name of singer Alicia Keys is actually A name she owes to the Sicilian surname to her mother whose parents came from Sciacca (Agrigento) A deep Meditterrean heritage which she admitted to have had an influence on her temperament and strong character Maybe not everyone knows that the real name of Lady Gaga is Stefani Germanotta is once again on the screen with House of Gucci  Her father’s grandfather came from Naso (Messina) showed in a video on Instagram closeness and solidarity to Italy for its difficult situation who is serving as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Chief Medical Advisor to the US President owes its Sicilian origins to the paternal grandparents native of Sciacca (Agrigento) and emigrated to USA at the end of the 19th century A connection to Sicily which has recently rekindled when the doctor was award the honorary citizenship of Sciacca by the city’s mayor composer well known for the soundtrack of the nineties TV series Twin Peaks and of the movie Blue Velvet has Sicilian origins by his father born in Cinisi (Palermo) and emigrated to the USA Badalamenti received a career award at the Efebo d’Oro in 2005 in Agrigento Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.