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Bud Spencer dead. Kinda hard to explain how big he was to someone who isn't Italian, but this is one my dad will be mourning.

I could have sworn I created a thread for him years ago. Hmmmm, oh well, I guess it's vanished into the DL archive vaults :-(

 

 

Daily Mail Obit for Bud Spencer for the DDP: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3663061/Italian-Actor-Bud-Spencer-dies-age-86.html

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Really sad about Bud Spencer's passing. He was one of my favorite actors of all time. I'd say he's the most popular and famous Italian actor in Europe. His films air constantly on German TV and I've seen most of them at least ten times. R.I.P. Bud.

 

As to Götz George, I've seen all the Schimanski movies, of course, as well as some others, but I wouldn't say I was a big fan. His passing is sad nonetheless.

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Bud Spencers "Banana Joe" was the very first movie I watched in the cinemas along with my grandfather, my mother and my aunt.

Nice memory.

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Bud Spencer's death was breaking news in german media. Götz George's death as well. It doesn't seem to stop this year.

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Understandable. I don't think there is any country that loves Bud Spencer more than Germany... which is not a bad thing. Germany's obsession with David Hasselhoff on the other hand...

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Bud Spencer's death was breaking news in german media. Götz George's death as well. It doesn't seem to stop this year.

 

I've never heard of either of these people. Maybe I never was very European after all.

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Bud Spencer's death was breaking news in german media. Götz George's death as well. It doesn't seem to stop this year.

 

I've never heard of either of these people. Maybe I never was very European after all.

 

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He was there before Chuck fucking Norris, Jean Claude van idiot Damme, Arnold Idiotnagger and the rest.....the original macho man.

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Why is the forum correcting curses? I can't write fuck anymore?

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Bud Spencer dead. Kinda hard to explain how big he was to someone who isn't Italian, but this is one my dad will be mourning.

You broke my heart, Spade! :(

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I know many Italian actors which could represent great demises:

 

Lino Banfi (b. 1936) a myth

Paolo Villaggio (b. 1932) Fantozzi 03.07.2017

Gianfranco d'Angelo (b. 1936)

Camillo Milli (b. 1929)

Paolo Paoloni (b. 1929)

Armando Francioli (b. 1919)

Raffaele Pisu (b. 1925)

Gianrico Tedeschi (b. 1920)

Paolo Ferrari (b. 1929)

Guerrino Crivello (b. 1941) serious health problems

Enzo Garinei (b. 1926) worked many times with Bud Spencer as a villain

Corrado Olmi (b. 1926)

Jimmy il Fenomeno (b. 1932) slapface

Andrea Bianchi (b. 1925) worst filmmaker ever

Tonino Valerii (b. 1934) western movie guy 14.10.2016

Mario Milita (b. 1923) dubbing legend 22.08.2017

Fernando Cerulli (b. 1926)

Jack La Cayenne (b. 1937)

 

Actresses

Valentina Cortese (b. 1923) remember her in The Girl who Knew Too Much

Franca Valeri (b. 1920)

Valeria Valeri (b. 1921)

Luisa Rivelli (b. 1930)

Gina Lollobrigida (b. 1927)

Sophia Loren (b. 1934)

Claudia Cardinale (b. 1938)

 

And Willz, can you find out if John Bartha (b. 1920) is still alive? He lived in a camper in the US, but I doubt he's still living like that at 96.

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Hmm... don't know any of the male actors. The only famous (abroad) male Italian actors that come to mind right away are Terence Hill (of course) and Roberto Benigni.

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I know many Italian actors which could represent great demises:

 

Lino Banfi (b. 1936) a myth

Paolo Villaggio (b. 1932) Fantozzi

Gianfranco d'Angelo (b. 1936)

Camillo Milli (b. 1929)

Paolo Paoloni (b. 1929)

Armando Francioli (b. 1919) a ghost, but still alive

Raffaele Pisu (b. 1925)

Gianrico Tedeschi (b. 1920)

Paolo Ferrari (b. 1929)

Guerrino Crivello (b. 1941) serious health problems

Enzo Garinei (b. 1926) worked many times with Bud Spencer as a villain

Corrado Olmi (b. 1926)

Jimmy il Fenomeno (b. 1932) slapface

Andrea Bianchi (b. 1925) worst filmmaker ever

Tonino Valerii (b. 1934) western movie guy

Mario Milita (b. 1923) dubbing legend

Fernando Cerulli (b. 1926)

Jack La Cayenne (b. 1937)

 

Actresses

Valentina Cortese (b. 1923) remember her in The Girl who Knew Too Much

Franca Valeri (b. 1920)

Valeria Valeri (b. 1921)

Luisa Rivelli (b. 1930)

Gina Lollobrigida (b. 1927)

Sophia Loren (b. 1934)

Claudia Cardinale (b. 1938)

 

And Willz, can you find out if John Bartha (b. 1920) is still alive? He lived in a camper in the US, but I doubt he's still living like that at 96.

 

what about Pippo Baudo, is he still alive?

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Hmm... don't know any of the male actors. The only famous (abroad) male Italian actors that come to mind right away are Terence Hill (of course) and Roberto Benigni.

 

and Adriano Celentano

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Hmm... don't know any of the male actors. The only famous (abroad) male Italian actors that come to mind right away are Terence Hill (of course) and Roberto Benigni.

 

and Adriano Celentano

 

 

<puts hand up>

 

I've got one !

Franco Nero

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I only know Adriano Celentano as a singer. Forgot about Franco Nero. Didn't even know he was still alive.

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Toni Servillo is the greatest living actor you [word that isn't "effing" or "f***ing] ingrates

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A duo of ailing Iranians for your consideration:

 

Singer Mohammed-Reza Shajarian has recently publicized his battle with kidney cancer, which he apparently was first diagnosed with fifteen years ago.

 

Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami is in hospital, recovering from cancer surgery.

It took me 0.000000000000000000000001 seconds to 'consider' them; coincidentally their obit chances.

SC

 

 

Abbas is dead

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36709240

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Oops SC :D

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A duo of ailing Iranians for your consideration:

 

Singer Mohammed-Reza Shajarian has recently publicized his battle with kidney cancer, which he apparently was first diagnosed with fifteen years ago.

 

Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami is in hospital, recovering from cancer surgery.

It took me 0.000000000000000000000001 seconds to 'consider' them; coincidentally their obit chances.

SC

 

 

Abbas is dead

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36709240

 

 

All due respect to Abbas and condolences to his loved ones, but

 

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Yumi Ito

 

Singer who was part of the Japanese Vocal Duo "The Peanuts" with her twin sister is dead at 75

 

The sisters are most known to Western audiences for playing the Minature Fairies in the “Mothra” movies

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Hector Babenco, film director famous for Kiss Of The Spiderwoman and Ironweed, has died aged 70 from cardiac arrest. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/cinema/noticia/2016/07/hector-babenco-morre-aos-70-anos-em-sao-paulo.html&prev=search

 

3 Yuge Film Directors all within a week in a half

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Hollywood- and tv-director Gerry Marshall (Pretty Woman, Happy Days) died at 81 years old.

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NAME BORN NATIONALITY REASON

 

Radu Beligan 1918 Romanian Elderly

 

 

List updated and brought forward.

 

 

Radu Beligan has died aged 97. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160720/news/307209939/

 

A unique for the DDP awaiting the usual. Edit: Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3699301/Romanian-actor-Radu-Beligan-dies-97.html

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Franca Faldini, Italian actress and last partner of legendary Naples comedian Totò (1898-1967), died on 22nd July aged 85. She was in a movie with Jerry Lewis, Sailor Beware, where she kissed the Immortal (literally) Comedian.

http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/napoli/spettacoli/16_luglio_22/morta-franca-faldini-ultima-compagna-toto-f445ea50-502a-11e6-b6f4-55c6593cafeb.shtml

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