Branimir202 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Vercetti is very Italian sounding but he has a pretty brown complexion Unless he's Sicilian or Southern Italian? he's got a very Hawaiian look to him though lol Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahmen Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) Tommy is based and voiced by Ray Liotta and he is born in Newark, New Jersey.So not much Italian Edited January 7, 2011 by kizzck Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060284302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
N0MIS Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 he's of Cuban descent. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060285135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Scrotum Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Tommy is based and voiced by Ray Liotta and he is born in Newark, New Jersey.So not much Italian Yeah but, Vercetti sounds very Italian. Tommy Vercetti is Italian (as he was working for the Sindacco Family, a mafia family, and as everyone knows, the mafia are a band of Italians (apart from the Russian Mafia)). Ray Liotta, while his name second name (Liotta) seems Italian, is American, if the information you gave us is true (didn't really care about knowing Tommy voice actor). Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060285208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyDog Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Tommy is based and voiced by Ray Liotta and he is born in Newark, New Jersey.So not much Italian Yeah but, Vercetti sounds very Italian. Tommy Vercetti is Italian (as he was working for the Sindacco Family, a mafia family, and as everyone knows, the mafia are a band of Italians (apart from the Russian Mafia)). Ray Liotta, while his name second name (Liotta) seems Italian, is American, if the information you gave us is true (didn't really care about knowing Tommy voice actor). And Serbian Mafia, and Japanese Mafia, and Chinese Mafia, and Albanian Mafia, and every other Mafia except Italian Mafia is made out of non-Italians. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060289109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzbegone Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 GTA Wikia reckons he's 3/4 Italian. I don't remember however any mention of his parents. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060290581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyla Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I reckon Vercetti is only half Italian - possibly on his father's side - and that when the Forellis discovered this it prevented Tommy from becoming a Made Man, thus leading to them needing to kill him rather than tell him he cannot be accepted into the family. Plus, Tommy always shouts "Blame my mother - I do". Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060292185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tycek Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 But Tommy said that he was part of the family. Beside he spent only 15 years inside, which would be strange if he wasn't a made man. I believe he was full italian, but born in US. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060292318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDiaz Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I always though he was from Southern Italy. There people have slightly darker skin but and Italian names :-) Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060299356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptomex Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 With a name like "Vercetti" I would assume Italian. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060303220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyDog Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 He's from Nigeria. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060303381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docfaustino Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Tommy was made, right? If so then he was full Italian. I played more of LCS than Vice, I'm not sure. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060303844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Speed. Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) GTA Wikia reckons he's 3/4 Italian. I don't remember however any mention of his parents. GTA Wiki is full of sh*t, most stuff that you didn't hear in the game and is mentioned in their articles is not based on evidence. Just look at all the bullsh*t it says about Tommy's parents, it's all made up. Edited January 20, 2011 by Claude Speed. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060303975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tycek Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 If you need to use gta wiki better use this one: http://grandtheftwiki.com/Main_Page Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060304083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyDog Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 He's Italian, with American blood, or at least just born in America. C'mon, VERCETTI! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060305474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash High Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Definitely Italian. People forget or simply don't know that Tommy used to work for the Forelli Crime Family back in Portland, Liberty City. He had just got out of prison for being the "Harwood Butcher" from the multiple murders he committed. Probably was a made man in the Forelli Crime Family, and seeing as you have to be full Italian to be an official member of an Italian crime family, he is/was definitely Italian. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060371450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyDog Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 He was just 20 years old when the Harwood slaughter happened. I doubt that he was a made man then... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060373653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash High Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 He was just 20 years old when the Harwood slaughter happened. I doubt that he was a made man then... Of course. I'm not saying that he was a made man during the Harwood Butcher incident. I meant that he probably was made right after he got out in '86' at the age of 36. I couldn't see Sonny Forelli sending someone as low as a 'family associate' down to Vice City to secure a million(s) dollar drug deal. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060374571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chugboat Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 His main nationality is definitely Italian. One of the quotes Tommy sometimes says if you pick up a hooker is "I'm an Italian, do I get a special rate?" and there are one or two others similar to that. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060375086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam998 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 If you need to use gta wiki better use this one: http://grandtheftwiki.com/Main_Page THEY ARE EXACT f*ckING COPIES! please show me some articles that are different. Anyway he's Italian, at least a good part. I don't really see why any more speculation needs to occur. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060375215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyDog Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 If you need to use gta wiki better use this one: http://grandtheftwiki.com/Main_Page THEY ARE EXACT f*ckING COPIES! please show me some articles that are different. Anyway he's Italian, at least a good part. I don't really see why any more speculation needs to occur. Example: GTA Wiki states that Asuka and Kenji Kasen are alive, but Grand Theft Wiki says they're dead. Shut up now. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060375823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjeem Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) Whatever the case "Vercetti" is an Italian name and I'm pretty sure of that because I myself am Italian. His name is also pronounced "Ver-Chetti" and that's that. Whether he was full Italian or half nobody knows but since we don't know anything else about his backround we have to asume he's Italian-American. He also works for a Mafia family and seems closely affiliated with them even if he's not a made man which gives another clue that he's of Italian descent. Edited March 11, 2011 by Sanjeem Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060375834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyDog Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Actually, his name is pronounced as VerSetti. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060375958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam998 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 If you need to use gta wiki better use this one: http://grandtheftwiki.com/Main_Page THEY ARE EXACT f*ckING COPIES! please show me some articles that are different. Anyway he's Italian, at least a good part. I don't really see why any more speculation needs to occur. Example: GTA Wiki states that Asuka and Kenji Kasen are alive, but Grand Theft Wiki says they're dead. Shut up now. Haven't completed GTA III yet... thanks for the spoilers. /sarcasm one example for a wiki related thing isn't enough, since it is edited by more people and more often than most other web pages. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060376242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjeem Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Actually, his name is pronounced as VerSetti. Um, No it's not it's true pronounciation is pronounced "Ver-chetti". "VerSetti" is just how Americans pronounce it. If you don't beleive me look here, swtich both languages and you'll see. http://translate.google.co.uk/?hl=en&tab=wT#it|en|vercetti Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060376429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega LVI Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Vercetti is pronounced ver-SHET-ee. The SH sound in Vercetti is very low so it does sound like ver-SET-ee. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060376503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjeem Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Vercetti is pronounced ver-SHET-ee. The SH sound in Vercetti is very low so it does sound like ver-SET-ee. Maybe in the part of America you come from, but in Italy it's pronounced "Ver-Chetti" alright, simple as. I was just making the point in the 1st place his Italian origin is all we know about him. It's Dumb morons who start making up things like "Ooo he looks more Hawaian so he can't be Italian!". Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060376594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyDog Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 So...Toni Cipriani is actually Chipriani or Chiprani or something? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060377371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam998 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Actually, his name is pronounced as VerSetti. Um, No it's not it's true pronounciation is pronounced "Ver-chetti". "VerSetti" is just how Americans pronounce it. If you don't beleive me look here, swtich both languages and you'll see. http://translate.google.co.uk/?hl=en&tab=wT#it|en|vercetti Everyone in the story pronounces it Versetti, including some italians, so at least in gta it's VerSetti. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060377929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyDog Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Actually, his name is pronounced as VerSetti. Um, No it's not it's true pronounciation is pronounced "Ver-chetti". "VerSetti" is just how Americans pronounce it. If you don't beleive me look here, swtich both languages and you'll see. http://translate.google.co.uk/?hl=en&tab=wT#it|en|vercetti Everyone in the story pronounces it Versetti, including some italians, so at least in gta it's VerSetti. There are no Italians in the game... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/466934-was-ethnicity-was-tommy-vercetti/#findComment-1060380089 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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