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"You're a funny guy, Roy. Haven't I always said what a funny guy Roy is, and how much fun it would be to get together with him sometime?"
―Johnny Stompanato

Johnny Stompanato is a character in L.A. Noire. Stompanato is the right-hand man and bodyguard to Mickey Cohen.

Biography[]

Background[]

Johnny was born to an Italian-American family in Illinois on October 10, 1925.

In 1943, Stompanato joined the U.S. Marines. He saw action in the South Pacific theater, in Peleliu and Okinawa, and then landed in China with the Marines, in 1945.

After the war, Johnny moved to Los Angeles where he became the bodyguard and right hand man of mobster Mickey Cohen.

Events of L.A. Noire[]

As Cohen's right hand man, he acted as a middle man between Cohen and Courtney Sheldon, who was supplying Cohen with morphine which he and some former US Marines stole from the SS Coolridge.

He can be seen in the newspaper in "The Fallen Idol", he introduces Sheldon to Cohen. He is next seen in the newspaper in "The Black Caesar". He opens the car door for Cohen and then stands by his side during the meeting with Sheldon and Kelso. He is also seen in "The Set Up" at the fight alongside Cohen.

During the Vice case, "Manifest Destiny", Cohen was questioned about his involvement in the murder of Eddie McGoldrick. Stompanato was by his side during the interview and he and Cole had a brief conversation about the war.

Case Appearances[]

Traffic[]

Vice[]

Quotes[]

Talk[]

  • "On your way out, tell your partner to get some new material. His act stinks."
  • "Do us a favor. Vamoose, kid."

Trivia[]

  • Johnny is based on the real-life former United States Marine turned Los Angeles mob enforcer of the same name.

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