Amish Mafia
January 2, 2013 by Hollywoodite
Amish Mafia is Discovery’s answer to the success of TLC’s Breaking Amish that claimed to be about young people leaving the Amish for “the first time” even though some had left their communities for “English” life a decade prior. Discovery has faced claims of similar fabrication since its show is ostensibly fake and relies on […]
December 27, 2012 by Hollywoodite
One of the many false claims made by Discovery’s Amish Mafia like there being an “Amish Mafia” at all, or the cast being Amish and Mennonite, or the name of the local police department, or Lebanon Levi having an extensive violent criminal history when his real name is Levi King Stoltzfus and aside from a “Disorderly Conduct Engage […]
December 26, 2012 by Hollywoodite
Discovery’s panacea in the absence of Breaking Amish is its own look at Amish culture, Amish Mafia. What presents like a documentary, feels like a reality show, but is really just drama is still only on its third episode (episode four is on later tonight). At its inception, Discovery was honest about Amish Mafia. Revealing it to […]
December 20, 2012 by Hollywoodite
Amish Mafia is currently on episode three in which time we’ve learned the real names and real criminal histories of the cast. None of which correlates to what has been shown onscreen. For example, in episode one “Lebanon Levi” 33-year-old Levi King Stoltzfus is portrayed as being a felon with a storied history of violent crime. […]
December 19, 2012 by Hollywoodite
It is immediately apparent that the cast of Amish Mafia aren’t quite whom they purport to be. For example, Alan Beiler is an actor who worked with one of the cast of Breaking Amish. And Beiler expunged his social profiles after the premiere of Amish Mafia. Also, Lebanon Levi is really 33-year-old Levi King Stoltzfus who, rather than the […]
December 18, 2012 by Hollywoodite
During episode two of Discovery’s Amish Mafia, Lebanon Levi is shown sitting atop the roof of a house in his native Pennsylvania as he explains that he works in construction which makes him good money. He also suggests that it’s a cover for things like Amish parties and extortion. Although, it’s apparent he doesn’t need the money after […]