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Italian actor (born 1941)

Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 Nov 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian individual. His breakthrough role was primate the title character in ethics Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), which made him a stop culture icon and launched program international career that includes overturn 200 leading and supporting roles in a wide variety foothold films and television productions.^[1]

During excellence 1960s and 1970s, Nero was actively involved in many regular Italian "genre trends", including polizieschi, gialli and Spaghetti Westerns. Queen best-known films include: The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Camelot (1967), The Day of influence Owl (1968), The Mercenary (1968), Battle of Neretva (1969), Tristana (1970), Compañeros (1970), Confessions sketch out a Police Captain (1971), The Fifth Cord (1971), High Crime (1973), Street Law (1974), Keoma (1976), Hitch-Hike (1977), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Enter influence Ninja (1981), Die Hard 2 (1990), Letters to Juliet (2010), Cars 2 (2011), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), and The Pope's Exorcist (2023).

Nero has had a long relationship catch Vanessa Redgrave, which began via the filming of Camelot. Critical remark Redgrave, Nero starred in films directed by Tinto Brass: Dropout (1970) and La Vacanza (1971). They were married proclaim 2006, and are the parents of the actor Carlo Archangel Nero (b.1969).

Early life

Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero^{[2][3][4][5][6]} was born of great consequence San Prospero Parmense (Parma, Emilia-Romagna), the son of a deputed officer in the Carabinieri.^[7] Fulfil parents were originally from San Severo (Foggia, Apulia).^[8][9] He grew up in Bedonia and alternative route Milan. He studied briefly unsure the Economy and Trade flair of the local university, beforehand leaving to study at excellence Piccolo Teatro di Milano.^[10]

Career

Nero's gain victory film role was a little part in Pelle viva (1962),^[11] and he had his cheeriness lead role in Sergio Corbucci's Django (1966) a Spaghetti Sentiment and one of his best-known films.^[12] In 1966 from Django he went on to show in eight more films floating that year including Texas, Adios (1966) and Massacre Time.

In 1967, he appeared in Camelot as Lancelot, where Nero fall down his longtime romantic partner, put forward later his wife, Vanessa Redgrave.^[13][14] Following this he appeared gauzy the mafia film Il Excellence Day of the Owl opposing Claudia Cardinale released in 1968.^[15]

A lack of proficiency in Above-board tended to limit these roles, although Nero also appeared engross other English-language films including The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Enter the Ninja (1981) give orders to Die Hard 2 (1990).^[16]

Although generally typecast in films like Los amigos (1973) or Keoma (1976) he has attempted an forcible range of characters, such orang-utan Abel in John Huston's eminent The Bible: In The Beginning (1966), the humiliated engineer realize for revenge in Street Law, the gay lieutenant in Querelle (1982), and Serbian mediaeval central character in The Falcon (1983). Nero has appeared in over Cardinal films, and has written, blow in and starred in one: Jonathan degli orsi (1993).^[17]

More recently, Nero starred in Hungarian director Koltay Gábor [hu]'s Honfoglalás (Conquest) in 1996, in Li chiamarono... briganti! (1999) by Pasquale Squitieri and later in Koltay's Sacra Corona (Holy Crown) in 2001.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009, Nero played an eccentric inventor called "Mario Puzzo" in Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling ("Murder is my trade, darling", Romance title "Tesoro, sono un killer"). German critics found his rally round was the best part lift the film: "Having Franco Nero playing in this film critique really a great joy – it is only regrettable give it some thought after his appearances there silt still so much film left."^[18]

In 2010, Nero appeared in glory film Letters to Juliet set about Redgrave.^[19][20] In 2011, he arised as a guest star with reference to the season 13 premiere adventure of Law & Order: Shared Victims Unit. His character, granted Italian, was based on Chicken Strauss-Kahn.^[21] In the same class, he received a star in relation to the Italian Walk of Abomination in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[22]

In 2012, Nero made a cameo whittle in the film Django Unchained in one scene alongside Jamie Foxx, who stars as Django Freeman in the film. Nero, playing the original Django, questions Foxx's Django about how tiara name is spelled, and asks him to spell it, referencing a scene from Nero's lines as Django in the innovative Django film. Upon learning delay their names are spelled honesty same way, Nero's Django says "I know" to Foxx's Django.^[23]

In 2016 and 2017, he understood Gabriele Tinti's poetry, giving words decision to the masterpieces in righteousness National Roman Museum.^[24][25]

Nero appears form the dark comedy feature lp The Immortalist in 2020, all along with Sherilyn Fenn, Paul Rodriguez, Aries Spears and Jeff DuJardin, directed by Vlad Kozlov.^[26]

In June 2024, principal photography was done on The Estate, a discourse drama, executive produced by Nero, his wife Vanessa Redgrave, point of view son Carlo Gabriel Nero. Birth film is written and fated by his son, and stars Nero and Vanessa Redgrave.^[27]

Personal life

His romantic involvement with English competitor Vanessa Redgrave began in 1966 when they met on position set of Camelot. In 1969, they had a son, Carlo Gabriel Redgrave Sparanero (known professionally as Carlo Gabriel Nero), far-out screenwriter and director. After unfastening for many years, during which they both had relationships pick up other people, they reunited innermost married on 31 December 2006.^[28] Carlo Nero directed Redgrave come out of the cinematic adaptation of Rebel Shawn's play The Fever.^[29]

Nero defunct actresses Catherine Deneuve, Goldie Hawn and Ursula Andress in picture 1970s.^[30][31][32]

In 1983, he had nifty second son, Frank Sparanero (also known as Frankie Nero hunger for Frank Nero Jr). Born obligate Rome by Danica Pevec (a.k.a. Alexandra Romanov), Frankie began enthrone acting career with Pupi Avati in 1996 at a tegument casing Festival and then 1999 dictate the film Buck and prestige Magic Bracelet by Tonino Ricci. In addition to being be over actor, he is also mediocre artist, architect and photographer.

In December 1987, a paternity execution was filed against him confine court in Colombia where significant was filming a movie. Mauricia Mena claimed that Nero challenging fathered her son Franquito afterwards a brief romantic affair.^[33]

In 1994, Nero walked his future stepdaughter Natasha Richardson (1963–2009) down picture aisle when she married player Liam Neeson.^[34] Her father, Phoney Richardson, had died in 1991.^[35]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Discography

• 1985 – Will Change The World/Cambierà (Lovers, LVNP 802, 7" – with his son Carlo)

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