Vincent Corleone

Vincent Corleone
Andy Garcia portraying Vincent Corleone
First appearance	The Godfather Part III
Portrayed by	Andy García
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Nickname(s)	Vinnie
Aliases	Vincenzo Corleone
Gender	Male
Occupation	Mobster
Title	Boss Soldato
Family	Corleone
Relatives	Sonny Corleone (father, deceased) Lucy Mancini (mother) Fredo Corleone (paternal uncle, deceased) Michael Corleone (paternal uncle) Connie Corleone (paternal aunt) Vito Corleone (paternal grandfather, deceased)

Vincent Santino Corleone (né Mancini) is a fictional character in the 1990 feature film The Godfather Part III, in which he is portrayed by Andy García, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance. Vincent is the illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone and his mistress Lucy Mancini. He eventually succeeds his uncle Michael as head of the Corleone family. Retroactive continuity ("retcon") was employed to create the character's existence for The Godfather Part III, as it is evident from Mario Puzo's original novel that Lucy did not conceive a child with Sonny.

Coppola has said that Vincent is, roughly speaking, an amalgamation of the five Corleone family males, having Vito's cunning, Michael's ruthlessness, Fredo's sensitivity, Sonny's fiery temper and Tom Hagen's absolute loyalty.

In The Godfather, Sonny Corleone and Lucy Mancini were having an illicit affair; Vincent Mancini is the result of that union. Being illegitimate, as a youth he was not included in the Corleone family. When Michael Corleone offers him employment in one of the family's legitimate businesses, Vincent declines, preferring to work for Joey Zasa, who runs the remnants of the Corleone family's criminal empire in New York City. Vincent attempts to ingratiate himself with his uncle by protecting him from rival Mafia families. Michael is initially hesitant to take an interest in his nephew, but he sees that Vincent has inherited Sonny's temper and fears he will suffer his father's fate. Encouraged by his sister Connie, Michael takes Vincent under his wing and starts mentoring him.