Terence Hill
Terence Hill (Mario Girotti) (29th March 1939, notableIn::Venice; 74 years old) is an profession::actor well known for his collaboration with Bud Spencer.
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Early Life
Hill was born to a German mother and Italian father{{#set:nationality=German-Italian}}. In his early childhood he lived in Germany (surviving the Dresden bombing).
He returned to Italy and studied literature at the University of Rome.
Career
Hill worked in his first film aged 12 years old after being discovered by Dino Risi and he continued to appear in supporting roles until his big break working with Visconti in Il Gattopardo in 1963.
Following this he worked in a series of Westerns in Germany before returning to Italy where he changed his name as a publicity stunt. He was offered a series of names by film producers and chose the one with his mother's initials.
Shortly afterwards he started working with his long-time partner, Bud Spencer in a series of comedy westerns which proved highly popular both in Italy and abroad.
More recently Hill has starred in a number of popular and successful television series.
Select Filmography
- Il viale della speranza (1953)
- The Leopard (1963)
- My Name Is Trinity (1970)
- My Name is Nobody (1973)
- Lucky Luke (1991)
- Don Matteo (2000 - 2009)
- Un passo dal cielo (2011)
Personal Life
Hill married American Lori Zwicklbauer in 1967 with whom he has 2 children.
In 1990 Hill's adopted son Ross was killed in an accident in the USA.
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