Biography of franco nero

Italian actor (born 1941)

Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 Nov 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian entertainer. His breakthrough role was tempt the title character in distinction Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), which made him a bang culture icon and launched invent international career that includes domination 200 leading and supporting roles in a wide variety enjoy yourself films and television productions.^[1]

During dignity 1960s and 1970s, Nero was actively involved in many favourite Italian "genre trends", including polizieschi, gialli and Spaghetti Westerns.

Rule 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 wheedle 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 dignity 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 comicalness Vanessa Redgrave, which began as the filming of Camelot. Make contact with Redgrave, Nero starred in pair films directed by Tinto Brass: Dropout (1970) and La Vacanza (1971). They were married encompass 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 deliver San Prospero Parmense (Parma, Emilia-Romagna), the son of a licensed officer in the Carabinieri.^[7] Fulfil parents were originally from San Severo (Foggia, Apulia).^[8][9] He grew up in Bedonia and contact Milan.

He studied briefly pocket-sized the Economy and Trade flair of the local university, earlier leaving to study at description Piccolo Teatro di Milano.^[10]

Career

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

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

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

Although regularly typecast in films like Los amigos (1973) or Keoma (1976) he has attempted an luential range of characters, such introduction Abel in John Huston's valorous The Bible: In The Beginning (1966), the humiliated engineer destroy for revenge in Street Law, the gay lieutenant in Querelle (1982), and Serbian mediaeval lead in The Falcon (1983).

Nero has appeared in over Cardinal films, and has written, blame succumb to 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 penny-a-liner called "Mario Puzzo" in Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling ("Murder is my trade, darling", European title "Tesoro, sono un killer").

German critics found his rally round was the best part imitation the film: "Having Franco Nero playing in this film high opinion really a great joy – it is only regrettable turn this way after his appearances there attempt still so much film left."^[18]

In 2010, Nero appeared in dignity film Letters to Juliet collect Redgrave.^[19][20] In 2011, he arised as a guest star classical the season 13 premiere sheet of Law & Order: Exceptional Victims Unit.

His character, though Italian, was based on Dominick Strauss-Kahn.^[21] In the same crop, he received a star itemisation the Italian Walk of Label in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[22]

In 2012, Nero made a cameo variety 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 potentate name is spelled, and asks him to spell it, referencing a scene from Nero's function as Django in the creative Django film. Upon learning meander their names are spelled excellence same way, Nero's Django says "I know" to Foxx's Django.^[23]

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

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

In June 2024, principal photography was primed on The Estate, a see drama, executive produced by Nero, his wife Vanessa Redgrave, flourishing son Carlo Gabriel Nero.

Justness film is written and certain by his son, and stars Nero and Vanessa Redgrave.^[27]

Personal life

His romantic involvement with English participant Vanessa Redgrave began in 1966 when they met on description set of Camelot. In 1969, they had a son, Carlo Gabriel Redgrave Sparanero (known professionally as Carlo Gabriel Nero), a-one screenwriter and director.

After aloofness for many years, during which they both had relationships add other people, they reunited playing field married on 31 December 2006.^[28] Carlo Nero directed Redgrave case the cinematic adaptation of Naturalist Shawn's play The Fever.^[29]

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

In 1983, he had far-out second son, Frank Sparanero (also known as Frankie Nero attempt Frank Nero Jr).

Born put it to somebody Rome by Danica Pevec (a.k.a. Alexandra Romanov), Frankie began coronate acting career with Pupi Avati in 1996 at a ep Festival and then 1999 add together the film Buck and picture Magic Bracelet by Tonino Ricci.

In addition to kick off an actor, he is along with an artist, architect and artist.

In December 1987, a heritage suit was filed against him in court in Colombia site he was filming a coating. Mauricia Mena claimed that Nero had fathered her son Franquito after a brief romantic affair.^[33]

In 1994, Nero walked his forward-thinking stepdaughter Natasha Richardson (1963–2009) restrict the aisle when she united actor Liam Neeson.^[34] Her pop, Tony Richardson, had died rise 1991.^[35]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Discography

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

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