Al Di Napoli
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Albert Di Napoli
- 2013
- 2008
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- Jody Wood (TBoGT)
- Dominic Comperatore (GTA V)
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- Al
- Big Al
- Diaper Di Napoli
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Albert "Al" Di Napoli is a minor character inThe Ballad of Gay Tony andGrand Theft Auto V.
He is voiced byJody Wood inThe Ballad of Gay Tony andDominic Comperatore inGTA V.
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Background[]
Al Di Napoli is a drug and alcohol addictedItalian-American film and theater actor.
On the in-gameclassicvinewood.com website, there is an action movie starring Al Di Napoli calledThe Redeemer, made in1989 and produced byDreyfuss Productions.
TheVinewood Star Tours guide claims Di Napoli suffered an overdose atThe Gentry Manor Hotel in2002 "after a chimpanzee blasted an 8-ball up his rear door with a water pistol".In 2008, when not performing shows or acting in films or TV inLos Santos orLiberty City, Al lives inVice City. Al claims to not like the atmosphere of Los Santos and doesn't understand why so many actors love it there. He also annoys Luis asking when him and Tony are expanding the operation down to Vice City.
He is aBleeter user in 2013, claiming to be sober "again" and refuting claims he usedToilet Cleaner.
He is one of the honored celebrities on theVinewood Walk of Fame, with his star just west of theOriental Theater.
Events ofThe Ballad of Gay Tony[]
During one of theClub Management missions,Dessie calls Luis and asks him to pick up Di Napoli fromHercules, which confuses Luis as Al is not gay. Luis finds him totally wasted at the bar, in the middle of a four day bender, with no idea how he got there. He asks Luis to drive him toVespucci University for a drug deal withOscar Gomez and one of his goons, apparently to buy more drugs. However, the deal turns out have been watched by theLiberty City Police Department, and the four are forced to escape. After evading the police ambush, Luis takes Al to theAmdram Theatre for a show in which he starred, calledLeg-Less, at which point Di Napoli states that he does his best work high.
A cop readingThe Celebinator noticed Al as one of the suspects of the university drug bust, but although Al had severalprostitutes to try and backup his alibi of spending all night in his hotel room, he was still considered a suspect.
His playLeg-Less is about awheelchair bound protagonist struggling to cope with everyday life, as one of the many posters imply. The term "leg less" has a double meaning as leg less can literally mean no legs or colloquially completely drunk as in "so drunk, one cannot walk".
Events ofGrand Theft Auto V[]
Al Di Napoli appears again inLos Santos in2013. He is the target ofNigel andMrs. Thornhill, two stalkers who enjoy collecting celebrity memorabilia, during the missionVinewood Souvenirs - Al Di Napoli. They employTrevor Philips to kidnap him, which he does successfully after a high speed chase through the city.
Later, they tell Trevor that Al is being difficult and let himdeal with him however he wishes. Here, the player is presented with the opportunity to release him, or leave him on the train tracks and kill him. If Trevor releases him early, Al will pay him $3,000 and not discuss his kidnapping publicly. If Trevor releases him at thepower station, just before the train tracks, Al will pay him $10,000 and, again, not discuss his kidnapping publicly. The latter option of this release on the first completion of this mission is recommended to players who want to increase their cash score. While killing him is essential to getting a gold medal for the related mission, this can be achieved later using a mission replay. While his death is determinant, it is possible that his death is the canonical outcome due to the gold medal requirements for the mission.
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- Al Di Napoli seems to be a mix between at least 3 Italian-American actors;Al Pacino,Robert De Niro andSylvester Stallone.
- He share his first name with Al Pacino, and just like him is Al Di Napoli both movie and theater actor.
- The character of Al Di Napoli is highly influenced by Sylvester Stallone:
- He is the star in the movieThe Redeemer,a movie-parody ofFirst Blood, the first film in the Rambo franchise.
- Al Di Napoli seems to figure in his ex-wife's book, just like Sylvester Stallone figure in his ex-wife,Brigitte Nielsen's biography “You Only Get One Life”.
- Al Di Napoli is fromLiberty City (New York City), lives in Los Santos but prefersVice City (Miami). Pacino, De Niro and Stallone are all from New York. Stallone himself lives in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and he was educated in Miami.
- Al Di Napoli's possession of art could be influenced by Stallone and Robert De Niro who both beside from the film careers are painters.
Bleeter Posts[]
| @AlDiNapoli | |||
| Sometimes it's really tough being a famous hard man as everyone just wants to fight you but they soon see I'm just a big old softie. Despite what my ex wife says in her book. | ||||
| @AlDiNapoli#cleanandserene | |||
| It's great being sober again. And whatever you hear in the papers, I never smoked toilet cleaner, just meth. #cleanandserene | ||||
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The Ballad of Gay Tony[]
Grand Theft Auto V[]
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- It is implied that his movies are generally low-rated, as Trevor will tell him to "keep making terrible movies" if he frees Al in Vinewood Souvenirs - The Last Act.