Godfather
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A godfather is a male godparent in many Christian traditions or a man arranged to be the legal guardian of a child in case the parents die before adulthood or the age of maturity.
Godfather may also refer to:
People
- Capo di tutti capi, a Mafia overboss
- The Godfather (wrestler), a professional wrestler
- Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (born 1946), founder of Guadalajara Cartel and first drug czar in Mexico
- Juan Nepomuceno Guerra (1915–2001), founder of the Gulf Cartel and considered the "godfather" of US–Mexico border mafias
- Adolfo Constanzo (1962–1989), American serial killer, drug dealer, and cult leader; known as The Godfather of Matamoros
Entertainment
Media
- The Godfather (novel), a 1969 novel by Mario Puzo about a fictional Italian Mafia family headed by Don Vito Corleone
- The Godfathers (TV show), a 1970 Australian television show
- The Godfather (film series), based on the Puzo novel:
- The Godfather, the Academy Award–winning 1972 film with Marlon Brando as the Godfather
- The Godfather (soundtrack), a 1972 soundtrack of above
- The Godfather Part II, the Academy Award-winning 1974 sequel to the first film
- The Godfather Part II (soundtrack), a 1974 soundtrack of above
- The Godfather Part III, the third film in the trilogy, released in 1990
- The Godfather Part III (soundtrack), a 1990 soundtrack of above
- The Godfather, the Academy Award–winning 1972 film with Marlon Brando as the Godfather
- Godfather (1991 film), a Malayalam film directed by Siddique and Lal starring N. N. Pillai, Mukesh, and Innocent Vincent
- Godfather (2007 film), a Pakistani film directed by Hariday Shetty
- Godfather (2012 film), a Kannada film directed by P. C. Sriram starring Upendra with music by A. R. Rahman
- "The Godfather" (fairy tale), a story from Grimms' Fairy Tales
- "The Godfather", a fifth-season episode of Married... with Children
Games
- The Godfather (1991 video game), DOS game based on the film trilogy
- The Godfather (2006 video game), based on the Puzo novel and film
- The Godfather II (video game), a 2009 video game based on the second film
Music
- Godfather (band), a sleaze-funk-hip hop band from Cambridge, UK
- The Godfather, a compilation album by Héctor el Father
- The Godfathers, an alternative rock band from London, England
- The Godfathers (rap duo), a hip hop duo consisting of Kool G Rap and Necro, from Brooklyn, NYC
Honorary titles
It may also be bestowed as an honorary title to a pioneer in a particular field, especially in musical genres, as:
- Godfather of Anime, Osamu Tezuka
- Godfather of The Blues, B.B. King
- Godfather of Cantopop, Roman Tam
- Godfather of Comedy, Johnny Carson
- Godfather of Country Music, Garth Brooks
- Godfather of creative nonfiction, Lee Gutkind
- Godfather of Fitness, Jack LaLanne
- Godfather of Gangsta Rap, Eazy-E
- Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown
- Godfather of Goth, Peter Murphy
- Godfather of Grappling, Gene LeBell
- Godfather of Grunge, Neil Young
- Godfather of Heavy Metal, Ozzy Osbourne
- Godfather of House Music, Frankie Knuckles
- Godfather of Hip Hop, Afrika Bambaataa
- Godfather of Historic Preservation, Charles E. Peterson
- Godfather of Irish Music, Tommy Makem
- Godfather of Latin Jazz, Ray Barretto
- Godfather of modern cooking Marco Pierre White
- Godfather of the New Russia opposition movement, Alexander Prokhanov
- Godfather of Noyze, Rahzel M. Brown
- Godfather of Nu Metal, Ross Robinson
- Godfather of Nunchucks, Bruce Lee
- Godfather of Punk, Iggy Pop
- Godfather of Rap, Falco
- Godfather of Soul, James Brown
- Godfather of the NFL, Ray Lewis
Other
- Godfather (cocktail), a cocktail made with Italian Amaretto and Scotch whisky
- Godfather's Pizza, a United States restaurant chain
See also
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