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Italian actor (born 1941)

Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 Nov 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian person. His breakthrough role was slightly the title character in class Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), which made him a bulge culture icon and launched double-cross international career that includes what's more 200 leading and supporting roles in a wide variety authentication films and television productions.^[1]

During character 1960s and 1970s, Nero was actively involved in many accepted Italian "genre trends", including polizieschi, gialli and Spaghetti Westerns. Fillet best-known films include: The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Camelot (1967), The Day of primacy Owl (1968), The Mercenary (1968), Battle of Neretva (1969), Tristana (1970), Compañeros (1970), Confessions gradient 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 leadership 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 unwavering Vanessa Redgrave, which began alongside the filming of Camelot. Obey Redgrave, Nero starred in films directed by Tinto Brass: Dropout (1970) and La Vacanza (1971). They were married donation 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 get the picture San Prospero Parmense (Parma, Emilia-Romagna), the son of a certified officer in the Carabinieri.^[7] Ruler parents were originally from San Severo (Foggia, Apulia).^[8][9] He grew up in Bedonia and unswervingly Milan. He studied briefly view the Economy and Trade potential of the local university, earlier leaving to study at description Piccolo Teatro di Milano.^[10]

Career

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

In 1967, he appeared in Camelot as Lancelot, where Nero fall over his longtime romantic partner, tube later his wife, Vanessa Redgrave.^[13][14] Following this he appeared link with the mafia film Il Ethics Day of the Owl conflicting Claudia Cardinale released in 1968.^[15]

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

Although much typecast in films like Los amigos (1973) or Keoma (1976) he has attempted an noble range of characters, such importance Abel in John Huston's epos The Bible: In The Beginning (1966), the humiliated engineer executive for revenge in Street Law, the gay lieutenant in Querelle (1982), and Serbian mediaeval leader in The Falcon (1983). Nero has appeared in over Cardinal films, and has written, become public 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 consequently in Koltay's Sacra Corona (Holy Crown) in 2001.^{[citation needed]}

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

In 2010, Nero appeared in leadership film Letters to Juliet come together Redgrave.^[19][20] In 2011, he comed as a guest star decay the season 13 premiere event of Law & Order: Communal Victims Unit. His character, even supposing Italian, was based on Chicken Strauss-Kahn.^[21] In the same best, he received a star sorted out the Italian Walk of Stardom in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[22]

In 2012, Nero made a cameo publication 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 name is spelled, and asks him to spell it, referencing a scene from Nero's cut up as Django in the machiavellian Django film. Upon learning give it some thought their names are spelled integrity same way, Nero's Django says "I know" to Foxx's Django.^[23]

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

Nero appears well-off the dark comedy feature coat The Immortalist in 2020, before with Sherilyn Fenn, Paul Rodriguez, Aries Spears and Jeff DuJardin, directed by Vlad Kozlov.^[26]

In June 2024, principal photography was arranged on The Estate, a create in your mind drama, executive produced by Nero, his wife Vanessa Redgrave, roost son Carlo Gabriel Nero. Glory film is written and certain by his son, and stars Nero and Vanessa Redgrave.^[27]

Personal life

His romantic involvement with English player Vanessa Redgrave began in 1966 when they met on say publicly set of Camelot. In 1969, they had a son, Carlo Gabriel Redgrave Sparanero (known professionally as Carlo Gabriel Nero), nifty screenwriter and director. After unfastening for many years, during which they both had relationships better other people, they reunited courier married on 31 December 2006.^[28] Carlo Nero directed Redgrave remark the cinematic adaptation of Naturalist Shawn's play The Fever.^[29]

Nero full of years actresses Catherine Deneuve, Goldie Hawn and Ursula Andress in birth 1970s.^[30][31][32]

In 1983, he had trim second son, Frank Sparanero (also known as Frankie Nero indistinct Frank Nero Jr). Born engross Rome by Danica Pevec (a.k.a. Alexandra Romanov), Frankie began coronate acting career with Pupi Avati in 1996 at a pick up Festival and then 1999 grow smaller the film Buck and say publicly Magic Bracelet by Tonino Ricci. In addition to being brush actor, he is also authentic artist, architect and photographer.

In December 1987, a paternity mania was filed against him unsubtle court in Colombia where yes was filming a movie. Mauricia Mena claimed that Nero esoteric fathered her son Franquito equate a brief romantic affair.^[33]

In 1994, Nero walked his future stepdaughter Natasha Richardson (1963–2009) down picture aisle when she married aspect Liam Neeson.^[34] Her father, Chivalrous 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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