In real life, he's dead.

I was always interested in learning about the mafia and how it operated, and liked to watch the various documentaries on tv concerning them.  However, I was never into watching shows like The Godfather et al. 

This article is chock full of information that I found very interesting.

http://thefederalist.com/2019/03/14/the-last-godfather-is-dead-and-so-is-the-myth-and-magic-of-the-mafia/