Born Vincenzo Carrollo in Santa Cristina Gela a town in the province of Palermo, Sicily, Carrollo's family emigrated to the United States when he was three years old, initially settling in New York City before moving to Kansas City. His father was Antonio Carrollo and his mother Rosa Maria Carrollo. Released from prison in 1954, Carrollo was eventually deported to Italy. In 1979, Carrollo died of natural causes in Kansas City.