Fabrizio Capucci
{{Short description|Italian actor and producer (1939–2024)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Fabrizio Capucci
| image = Fabrizio Capucci in Rita, la figlia americana 21 (cropped).png
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| caption = Capucci in Rita the American Girl (1965)
| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|8|4|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|12|19|1939|8|4|df=yes}}
| death_place = Rome, Italy
| occupation = Actor
}}
File:Catherine Spaak and Fabrizio Capucci.jpg in 1963]]
Fabrizio Capucci (4 August 1939 – 19 December 2024) was an Italian actor and producer.
Life and career
Born in Rome, the brother of the fashion designer Roberto, Capucci studied acting at the drama school held by Pietro Sharoff in his hometown.{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}} After appearing in several supporting roles, he had his breakout with the role of Max in Florestano Vancini's The Warm Life.{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}} He was also active in a number of television miniseries and recorded some singles.{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}}
After retiring from acting, Capucci started a career as a producer of commercials.{{cite news|last1=Fabrizio Caccia|title=Capucci e il crac: ho perso tutto per il calcio|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2005/luglio/16/Capucci_crac_perso_tutto_per_co_8_050716029.shtml|access-date=11 October 2015|work=Corriere della Sera|date=16 July 2005|page=18}} In 2004 he ran in the Lazio regional election for the Union of Democrats for Europe party, without being elected.{{cite news|last1=Fabrizio Caccia|title=Capucci e il crac: ho perso tutto per il calcio|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2005/luglio/16/Capucci_crac_perso_tutto_per_co_8_050716029.shtml|access-date=11 October 2015|work=Corriere della Sera|date=16 July 2005|page=18}} He was also president of the football team Viterbese for two years.{{cite news|last1=Fabrizio Caccia|title=Capucci e il crac: ho perso tutto per il calcio|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2005/luglio/16/Capucci_crac_perso_tutto_per_co_8_050716029.shtml|access-date=11 October 2015|work=Corriere della Sera|date=16 July 2005|page=18}}
Capucci was married to actress Catherine Spaak.{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}}{{cite news|last1=Fabrizio Caccia|title=Capucci e il crac: ho perso tutto per il calcio|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2005/luglio/16/Capucci_crac_perso_tutto_per_co_8_050716029.shtml|access-date=11 October 2015|work=Corriere della Sera|date=16 July 2005|page=18}} They had a daughter, Sabrina. Capucci died in Rome on 19 December 2024, at the age of 85.{{cite news |title=Roma – E’ morto il produttore cinematografico Fabrizio Capucci, talento multiforme e visionario |url=https://etrurianews.it/2024/12/19/roma-e-morto-il-produttore-cinematografico-fabrizio-capucci-talento-multiforme/ |access-date=1 January 2025 |publisher=Etruria News |date=19 December 2024}}
Selected filmography
- First Love (1959)
- Crazy Desire (1962)
- Eighteen in the Sun (1962)
- The Warm Life (1963)
- Highest Pressure (1965)
- Non son degno di te (1965)
- Rita the American Girl (1965)
- To Commit a Murder (1967)
- They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968)
- Colt 38 Special Squad (1976)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0135742}}
- {{discogs artist|Fabrizio Capucci}}
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Category:Male actors from Rome