Joey Leone

Background

Joey Leone is the son of Don Salvatore Leone and a mid-level member of the Leone family in Grand Theft Auto III. Unlike his father, Joey prefers to spend his days fixing cars, and he runs Joey's Garage in Trenton, Portland, where he can usually be found under a vehicle. He is in a relationship with Misty, one of Luigi Goterelli's girls.

Joey is known for his love of cars and spends his time working in his garage, although he also manages Leone business in Trenton.

Events of GTA III

Claude meets Joey in Drive Misty For Me when he drops Misty off at the garage. Joey quickly gives Claude his own jobs, which are more violent than Luigi's.

In Mike Lips Last Lunch, Joey wants revenge on the Forelli brothers, who owe him money. Claude steals Mike Forelli's car outside Marco's Bistro, has 8-Ball fit a bomb and returns it before Mike finishes his meal. In Farewell 'Chunky' Lee Chong, Joey orders the death of a former ally selling SPANK from a noodle stand in Chinatown. Van Heist has Claude ram a Securicar until the guards flee and then take it to Joey's lock-up in Portland Harbor.

Joey then introduces Claude to Toni Cipriani in Cipriani's Chauffeur. Dead Skunk in the Trunk has Claude crush a car with a dead Forelli in the trunk, and in The Getaway Claude drives three of Joey's friends to rob the Bank of Liberty in Chinatown and helps them escape the police.

Joey is among the mobsters Claude drives to Salvatore's mansion in Salvatore's Called a Meeting. After Claude kills Salvatore, Joey and the rest of the Leones become hostile to him.

Personality

Joey is a practical, hands-on man who seems more comfortable with engines than with mob politics. He is calm and businesslike when giving out jobs but ruthless when someone crosses him. His father teases him about not having found a wife.

His garage work is a source of jokes among the family, and he seems happier with a wrench in his hand than in a meeting.

Relationships

• Salvatore Leone: his father and the head of the family.
• Misty: his girlfriend.
• Toni Cipriani: fellow Leone member, whom he introduces to Claude.
• The Forelli brothers: rivals who owe him money.

• Luigi Goterelli: fellow Leone member who sends Misty to him.

Trivia

• Joey is voiced by Michael Rapaport.
• He also appears in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, set in 1998.
• He is often seen working on a blue BF Injection in his garage.