Richard Clemenza

"Hope you sort out the problem with Mr. Harrison. Go easy on him, son. The boy is about as sharp as a bowling ball. He's built too low - the fast balls fly over his head."

- Clemenza's description on Harrison while adding in some jokes

"Well, some people would say that my cars are a steal! *Ba dum tis*"

- Clemenza's joke of the day

Richard Clemenza is a character in L.A. Noire. He is the owner and proprietor of Clemenza Automotive.

Biography
Richard bought a Frazer Manhattan from Jean Archer. Unbeknownst to him, the car and Archer were part of a stolen car racket run by Olovyanov Family. Archer worked for Steven Bigelow who was a capo of Olovyanov's, who employed Archer to drive the stolen cars out of state, so that they could sell the cars in different cities, while providing legitimate pink slips to cover up the intended fraud. However, Archer realised that she could make more money by selling the car. Clemenza was suspicious of the car, and he insisted that he pay Archer with a check, rather than cash, as she requested, so that he had time to back out of the deal if necessary. Clemenza then re-sold the car to a young man named Cliff Harrison.

Events of L.A. Noire
The LAPD reported the Frazer Manhattan stolen. Detectives Cole Phelps and Stefan Buttowski successfully located Harrison and apprehended him. When the detectives learned that Harrison bought the car from Clemenza Automotive and had legitimate paperwork, Phelps and Stefan went to Richard's dealership. Clemenza joked and punned around with the detectives, much to Buttowski's chagrin. Clemenza gave Phelps and Buttowski a description of Jean Archer and lead them to her all the while joking around like a Joker that he was.

Death
In 1991, Richard had had several cardiovascular events (variously cited as heart attacks or strokes) and was mentally inconsistent, demented, and generally no longer fit for such immense responsibilities as running a company.

His health failing, Clemenza ceded the company's presidency to his granddaughter in December 1991 and went into retirement. He died on April 17, 1992, of a cerebral haemorrhage in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 87. A public viewing was held where up to 5,000 people per hour filed past the casket.