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Chuck Zito


Charles “Chuck” Zito Jr. is an amateur boxer, stuntman and martial artist who was born on March 1, 1953. He was raised in a family of Italian-American descent in The Bronx and in New Rochelle, New York, and also used to be a member of Hell’s Angels. When he was a teenager, he started to train as a boxer in order to emulate his father and follow in his footsteps. Zito would later on marry his girlfriend from high school, Kathy, and became enamored with motorcycles. He became involved with the groups such as the New Rochelle Motorcycle Club, and the Ching-a-Ling Nomads.

Chucky Pancamo is portrayed by Chuck Zito in the HBO prison drama television series Oz. He also goes by the moniker of The Enforcer, and is an Italian-American gangster. Chucky wound up in the slammer for the crime of second-degree murder, and is serving a sentence of 35 years. He has a muscular build and primarily works as an intimidating enforcer for the Italian faction, until Mafia boss Antonio Nappa asks Chucky to step in and assume control of the group. Pancamo then becomes involved with operating and running the drug and gambling businesses of the correctional facility.




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