Early Life
Gruppuso was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 25, 1940, to parents Joseph and Mazie Ditta Gruppuso. His dad was a construction worker and his mother was a seamstress.
He worked as an aerial photographer in the United States Navy during the late 1950s, before returning to Brooklyn. He worked at several jobs before being hired by the Arnold Bread company as a deliveryman.
Gruppuso's marriage to Virginia Pantaleo ended in divorce.
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