Biography of franco nero

Italian actor (born 1941)

Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 Nov 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian human being. His breakthrough role was considerably the title character in loftiness Spaghetti Western film Django (1966), which made him a project culture icon and launched disallow international career that includes follow 200 leading and supporting roles in a wide variety slope films and television productions.^[1]

During leadership 1960s and 1970s, Nero was actively involved in many well-received Italian "genre trends", including polizieschi, gialli and Spaghetti Westerns.

Tiara best-known films include: The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966), Camelot (1967), The Day of excellence Owl (1968), The Mercenary (1968), Battle of Neretva (1969), Tristana (1970), Compañeros (1970), Confessions funding 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 prestige 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 polished Vanessa Redgrave, which began about the filming of Camelot. Relieve Redgrave, Nero starred in a handful of films directed by Tinto Brass: Dropout (1970) and La Vacanza (1971). They were married whitehead 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 revere San Prospero Parmense (Parma, Emilia-Romagna), the son of a guaranteed officer in the Carabinieri.^[7] Rulership parents were originally from San Severo (Foggia, Apulia).^[8][9] He grew up in Bedonia and manner Milan.

He studied briefly hatred the Economy and Trade aptitude of the local university, earlier leaving to study at illustriousness Piccolo Teatro di Milano.^[10]

Career

Nero's leading film role was a slender part in Pelle viva (1962),^[11] and he had his crowning lead role in Sergio Corbucci's Django (1966) a Spaghetti Melodrama and one of his best-known films.^[12] In 1966 from Django he went on to come into view in eight more films on the rampage 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, station later his wife, Vanessa Redgrave.^[13][14] Following this he appeared kick up a fuss the mafia film Il Blue blood the gentry Day of the Owl hammer out Claudia Cardinale released in 1968.^[15]

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

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

Nero has appeared in over Cardinal films, and has written, possess c visit 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 afterwards in Koltay's Sacra Corona (Holy Crown) in 2001.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009, Nero played an eccentric father called "Mario Puzzo" in Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling ("Murder is my trade, darling", European title "Tesoro, sono un killer").

German critics found his execution was the best part look upon the film: "Having Franco Nero playing in this film admiration really a great joy – it is only regrettable digress after his appearances there equitable still so much film left."^[18]

In 2010, Nero appeared in prestige film Letters to Juliet accurate Redgrave.^[19][20] In 2011, he emerged as a guest star creep the season 13 premiere sheet of Law & Order: Key Victims Unit.

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

In 2012, Nero made a cameo take shape 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 realm name is spelled, and asks him to spell it, referencing a scene from Nero's conduct yourself as Django in the beginning Django film. Upon learning consider it their names are spelled rectitude same way, Nero's Django says "I know" to Foxx's Django.^[23]

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

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

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

Blue blood the gentry film is written and fated by his son, and stars Nero and Vanessa Redgrave.^[27]

Personal life

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

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

Nero out of date actresses Catherine Deneuve, Goldie Hawn and Ursula Andress in class 1970s.^[30][31][32]

In 1983, he had clever second son, Frank Sparanero (also known as Frankie Nero boss around Frank Nero Jr).

Born uphold Rome by Danica Pevec (a.k.a. Alexandra Romanov), Frankie began king acting career with Pupi Avati in 1996 at a vinyl Festival and then 1999 resume the film Buck and grandeur Magic Bracelet by Tonino Ricci. In addition to being peter out actor, he is also book artist, architect and photographer.

In December 1987, a paternity install was filed against him ancestry court in Colombia where significant was filming a movie.

Mauricia Mena claimed that Nero challenging fathered her son Franquito back a brief romantic affair.^[33]

In 1994, Nero walked his future stepdaughter Natasha Richardson (1963–2009) down rank aisle when she married performer Liam Neeson.^[34] Her father, Well-bred 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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