In Popular Culture
- He is portrayed by Nicholas Kepros in Witness to the Mob. Kepros's scenes involve Gigante's desire to kill John Gotti.
- Two episodes of Law & Order have featured Gigante-like characters
- Mobster Junior Soprano from HBO series The Sopranos uses the same defense as Gigante
- Fictional mob boss Paul Vitti from the Mob Comedy Analyze That also pretends to be insane to get an early release from prison.
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