As a young man, Rizzo worked with his father delivering Italian ice to cafes.

Rizzo was also a frequent guest on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, where he would recite one liners in his monotone New York accent.

Rizzo also appeared briefly in Sinatra's music video "L.A. Is My Lady", one of dozens of celebrity cameos in the 1983 production which received frequent airplay on the pop music cable channel VH1.

In 1990, Rizzo and five other men were convicted of fraud in relation to an $8 million loan scheme.

[2] Rizzo was killed by a drunk driver in Rancho Mirage, CA on his 75th birthday, May 6, 1992.