This story is kind of nefarious at best, but this is one of the few times I’ve used a reputable news source (UPI), so we’ll go with it.

It seems that being named “Sinatra” in New York entitles you to all kinds of shit, both good and bad, whether you want it or not. For instance, Francis P. Sinatra Jr. of New Jersey got a free meal at New York’s Rainbow Room because management wrongly assumed that he was the grandson of the famous Frank Sinatra.

And then there’s Francesco Sinatra Sr. of Staten Island who claims that Tony Danza stalked him in 2005 because of his name. Apparently Danza was obsessed with meeting a relative of Frank Sinatra’s and kept pressuring Francesco to meet, except  Francesco is also not related to the Chairman of the Board. Did Danza just randomly looks up “Sinatra” in the phone book or something?

Of course, I too am often the victim of mistaken identity. My last name is Yankovic.