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Salvatore Leo was born in 1941 in a little town called Corato in the Puglia region of southern Italy.
A few years later, his mother, Graziela, hoping to provide a better life for her eldest son, sent him to live with two of his fathers brothers in New York.
Sal took up residence with his Uncle Charlie, Aunt Lena and his four cousins in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He entered fifth grade alongside ‘American’ Sal, speaking no English except (as legend has it) to proclaim himself a New York Yankee fan after ‘American’ Sal professed his Brooklyn Dodgers allegiance.
Sal graduated from high school in 1959 and his first job was helping out his cousin Richieat Richie’s pizzeria – Corato Pizza – in Ridgewood, Queens. It was here that Sal discovered his talent for pizza making.
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