Spaghetti Western star Bud Spencer has died

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Italian actor Bud Spencer died on Monday at the age of 86. 

Bud Spencer, Italian actor, born in Naples in 1929, died on Monday without pain according to La Repubblica. Bud Spencer is famous for the duo he formed with Terrence Hill, who notably excelled in many spaghetti westerns. However, he first distinguished himself in the world of high-level sport as he was the first Italian swimmer to have achieved a time of less than one minute in the 100-metre freestyle. he even represented his country in 1952 and 1956 at the Olympic Games, before winning in 1956, with Lazio in Rome, the Italian Water Polo Championship.

Terrence Hill and Bud Spencer

Bud Spencer began his film career in 1951 with a small supporting role in Qua Vadis. Accompanied by other secondary roles that will put him on the voice of the characters of "big arms", he adopts the pseudonym of Bud Spencer, since his real name is actually Carlo Pedersoli. At the end of the 1960s, Bud Spencer formed a duo with Terrence Hill which led them to turn together for more than 20 years in fifteen films. They give themselves the replica in the saga "Trinita" become cult over the years.

After the 2000s, Bud Spencer is more discreet and turns in Children of the Wind in 2000 and in Singing behind the Screens in 2003. In 2005, he entered politics and ran in the Italian regional elections in Lazio.