1. Bud Spencer was known for action-comedy and spaghetti Western roles with his long-time film partner and friend Terence Hill.
11 Facts About Bud Spencer
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Bud Spencer obtained a law degree and registered several patents.
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Bud Spencer played several sports and showed an aptitude for swimming, winning prizes.
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Bud Spencer finished school before his seventeenth birthday with the highest marks and enrolled at Sapienza University of Rome, where he studied chemistry.
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Bud Spencer signed a contract with RCA Records to write lyrics for singers such as Ornella Vanoni and Nico Fidenco and soundtracks.
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For English dubs, Bud Spencer was usually voiced by Robert Sommer, Edward Mannix or Richard McNamara, although he occasionally provided his own voice.
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Bud Spencer wrote the complete or partial screenplay for some of his movies.
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Bud Spencer married Maria Amato in 1960, with whom he had three children: Giuseppe, Cristiana and Diamante.
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Bud Spencer founded Mistral Air in 1984, an air-mail company that transports pilgrims, but later sold it to Poste Italiane.
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Bud Spencer was buried at the Campo Verano cemetery in Rome.
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In Hungary, where his films were hugely popular during the communist regime, a larger-than-life-sized bronze statue of Spencer created by sculptor Szandra Tasnadi was unveiled on 11 November 2017 in downtown Budapest, with Spencer's daughter Cristiana in attendance.