Editing John Gotti (section)

== In popular culture ==
Since his conviction, Gotti has been portrayed in six television films, three documentary series, three theatrical films and been a subject of lyrics in music.

=== Film and TV ===
* ''[[Getting Gotti]]'' – 1994 CBS TV movie, portrayed by [[Anthony John Denison]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hiltbrand|first=David|title=Picks and Pans Review: Getting Gotti|magazine=People|date=May 9, 1994|volume=41|issue=17|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,20107995,00.html|access-date=January 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113014920/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20107995,00.html|archive-date=January 13, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Gotti (1996 film)|Gotti]]'' – 1996 HBO TV movie, portrayed by [[Armand Assante]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Slewinski|first=Christy|title=Understanding 'Gotti'|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1996-08-11/entertainment/18015160_1_gene-mustain-john-gotti-sammy-gravano|access-date=January 6, 2012 |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=August 11, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514090644/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1996-08-11/entertainment/18015160_1_gene-mustain-john-gotti-sammy-gravano|archive-date=May 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Witness to the Mob]]'' – 1998 NBC miniseries, portrayed by [[Tom Sizemore]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Mustain|first=Gene|title=Teflon Don Gored by the Bull|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1998-05-10/entertainment/18060321_1_john-gotti-gravano-tom-sizemore|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701165454/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1998-05-10/entertainment/18060321_1_john-gotti-gravano-tom-sizemore|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2012|access-date=January 6, 2012 |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=May 10, 1998}}</ref>
* A 1999 episode of the documentary series ''The FBI Files'' narrated the story of the investigation and conviction of Gotti.
*''[[The Big Heist]]'' – 2001 Canadian-American TV movie which aired on A&E, portrayed by Steven Randazzo<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287336/|title=The Big Heist|date=June 10, 2001|via=www.imdb.com|access-date=July 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211103008/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287336/|archive-date=December 11, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Boss of Bosses]]'' – 2001 [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] TV movie adapted from the book of the same name, portrayed by [[Sonny Marinelli]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gallo|first=Phil|title=Boss of Bosses|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117798205?refCatId=31|magazine=Variety|access-date=January 6, 2012|date=May 31, 2001}}</ref>
* ''Sinatra Club'' – 2010 theatrical film, portrayed by [[Danny Nucci]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0975738/|title=Sinatra Club|date=September 1, 2010|via=www.imdb.com|access-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417011150/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0975738/|archive-date=April 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[The Wannabe]]'' – 2015 film, portrayed by [[Joseph Siravo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3059816/|title=The Wannabe|date=December 4, 2015|via=www.imdb.com|access-date=June 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803142905/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3059816/|archive-date=August 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The documentary series ''Mugshots'' aired an episode, "John Gotti: End of the Sicilians", in 2017. Filmed in Sicily and Brooklyn, the episode featured court wiretaps and undercover footage of Gotti's mob.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch "Mugshots Ep 10 John Gotti" Full Episode Free|url=http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/mugshots_john_gotti_end_of_the_siclians|website=[[SnagFilms]]|access-date=April 20, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425104552/http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/mugshots_john_gotti_end_of_the_siclians|archive-date=April 25, 2017|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FilmRise Mugshots: John Gotti – End of the Sicilians|url=http://filmrise.com/mugshots-john-gotti-end-sicilians/|website=[[FilmRise]]|access-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420143925/http://filmrise.com/mugshots-john-gotti-end-sicilians/|archive-date=April 20, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Gotti (2018 film)|Gotti]]'' – 2018 theatrical film, portrayed by [[John Travolta]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1801552/|title=Gotti|date=June 15, 2018|via=www.imdb.com|access-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718010655/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1801552/|archive-date=July 18, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Szalai|first=Georg|title=John Travolta: 'Gotti' Movie Is America's 'Most Interesting Untold Story'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-travolta-gotti-movie-is-177362|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 6, 2012|date=April 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808052559/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-travolta-gotti-movie-is-177362|archive-date=August 8, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''Victoria Gotti: My Father's Daughter'' is a 2019 television movie based on the book by Victoria Gotti. John Gotti is played by [[Maurice Benard]].
* ''Get Gotti'' – 2023 [[Netflix]] documentary series.

Joey Zaza is a fictional character and an antagonist appearing in the 1990 film ''[[The Godfather Part III]]''. Both Zaza's character and personality are partly based on John Gotti.

=== Music ===
* "Road to the Riches", a 1988 single by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, makes a direct reference to John Gotti.
* In A Boogie With Da Hoodie song featuring Kodak Black, John Gotti was mentioned on Kodak Black verse. "Pull up in a Rari' Im in the Yo like Gotti" (this is likely a reference to rapper Yo Gotti however)
* In Fat Joe's 1993 debut single "Flow Joe", he raps, "Now in '93 they should free John Gotti".
* "keep it comin" by House of Pain on the Same As It Ever Was album 1994 they sign "Free John Gotti"
* In his 1994 debut album “Ready to Die”, the Notorious B.I.G. makes a reference to Gotti on the track named “Everyday Struggle.”
* "Gotti", a 1994 song by New Jersey rock band The Smithereens on their album "A Date with The Smithereens". John Gotti is the subject of the song.
* Gotti is the key subject of the song "King of New York", by New York rap-rock group [[Fun Lovin' Criminals]], released in 1996. The song reached number 28 in the UK singles chart and featured on the band's debut album ''[[Come Find Yourself]]'', which achieved platinum status in the UK.
* In the 1996 song "[[Reasonable Doubt (album)#Track listing|D'Evils]]", [[Jay-Z]] states "I never prayed to God, I prayed to Gotti" to discuss his aspirations toward criminal success. [[Lupe Fiasco]] later referenced the lyric in his 2006 song "[[Hurt Me Soul]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genius.com/Lupe-fiasco-hurt-me-soul-lyrics |title=Lupe Fiasco – Hurt Me Soul}}</ref>
* Gotti is mentioned in the song "[[Everybody Get Up (Five song)|Everybody Get Up]]", by British boy band [[Five (group)|Five]], released in 1998.
* "Who Da Neighbors" is a 2011 song by [[Juicy J]] and [[Lex Luger (record producer)|Lex Luger]], in which Juicy J compares his rise from the projects and his development of expensive tastes to that of John Gotti.<ref>{{Citation |last=genius.com |title=Juicy J & Lex Luger – Who da Neighbors |url=https://genius.com/Juicy-j-and-lex-luger-who-da-neighbors-lyrics |access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref>
* The 2013 song "[[Versace (song)|Versace (Remix)]]", by [[Migos]] and [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], references John Gotti as a notorious drug dealer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=My plug, he John Gotti / He give me the ducks, I know that they're mighty |url=https://genius.com/1899420/Migos-versace-remix/My-plug-he-john-gotti-he-give-me-the-ducks-i-know-that-theyre-mighty |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=Genius}}</ref>
* “Married To The Game”, a song by [[Future (musician)| Future]] and DJ Esco on their 2016 mixtape “Project E.T.” refers to Gotti “I beat a couple cases, I feel like John Gotti”.
* "Teflon Don", a 2021 song by rapper Rx Papi references Gotti throughout the song.
* [[Megan Thee Stallion]] refers to herself as the "Teflon Don" in her 2024 single [[Hiss (song)|"Hiss"]]
* In Future's third release of 2024, "MIXTAPE PLUTO", Future references John Gotti's elusive criminal behaviour "beat the first case like John Gotti". The title of the song nods at John Gotti more, being called "TEFLON DON".
* Gotti is mentioned in the song "Shiksa Goddess" from the musical The Last 5 Years by Jason Robert Brown
* John Gotti Song by Kevin Gates 2014
* Rick Ross’s 2010 studio album is titled “Teflon Don