American actor of Italian origin Terence Hill (real name – Mario Girotti) was born in Venice on March 29, 1939.
Mario did rowing and swimming at school. There in training I met my future film partner Bud Spencer.
Already at the age of twelve, Mario Girotti starred in the film Vacations for a Gangster directed by Dino Rizi. With this role, the actor immediately became popular. Immediately followed by work in the film “The Great Blue Road” (1957), and his partner in the film was Yves Montand himself.
In 1958, Mario starred in the film based on the novel by Oscar Wilde “Portrait of Dorian Gray”.
In the 60s, Mario Girotti studied at the University of Rome, where he studied classical literature. For training he pays money earned by his acting work.
In 1963, the film was released on the screens.
Leopard Mario Girotti starred alongside actors such as Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, Burt Lancaster. After that, he decided to drop out of university and later went to Germany to work in German projects.
In the mid-60s, a new genre appears in the film industry - "spaghetti western", this name, apparently, due to the fact that restless and temperamental Italians took part in it. These films have always been great comedies.
"Faithful Hand is a friend of the Indians" .
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In 1976, Terence Hill went to America and there, in 1977, starred in the film Legionaries. Since 1978, he has tried his hand as a director.
In 1999, the film with the participation of the actor “Don Mateo” was filmed for Italian television.
Terence Hill currently resides in Massachusetts. He enjoys, as in his youth, motorcycles, skis, listens to classical music.