Albert "Kid Blast" Gallo, Jr. (born June 6, 1930) was a New York mobster for the Profaci crime family, later called the Colombo crime family. Gallo led his crew in challenging the Colombo leadership during the Second Colombo War. Albert Gallo was born on June 6, 1930, in Red Hook, Brooklyn. His parents were Umberto and Mary Gallo. His two older brothers were "Larry" Lawrence Gallo and "Crazy Joe" Joey Gallo. The three Gallo brothers became affiliated with capo Harry Fontana's crew in the Profaci crime family, then headed by boss Joe Profaci.