Franco Nero, who he is and what he does today: "In Italy they don't let me work" | Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame...

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By Jacopo D'Antuono

April 5, 2026

Franco Nero, who he is and what he does today. From career successes to the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: "In Italy I'm a fish out of water..."

Today, Sunday 5 April, there is also the legendary Parma actor Franco Nero on Domenica In, guest of Mara Venier. Italian actor, producer and director, he is ready to talk about his career and private life, dreams and great goals achieved in the world of cinema, in particular in spaghetti westerns. Famous for playing the title character in Django (1966), he has starred in over 100 films, working with world-renowned directors. On the love life front he has practically always been linked to the actress Vanessa Redgrave, married in 2006. The couple had a son, Carlo Gabriel Nero.

In Hollywood he got his star on the Walk of Fame, yet in Italy he continues to be little considered compared to his career value. At the age of eighty-four, Franco Nero shrugs, on the other hand he has taken great satisfaction. "The Hollywood Walk of fame star is a great honor, because it means that I have sown well," he said in a beautiful interview with the Corriere website.

Franco Nero out of the 'circle': "That's why they don't let me work..."

In his passage to the well-known newspaper, Franco Nero also dwells on the fact that Italy has snubbed him a bit over the years. A skepticism that he cannot fully understand, but which he thinks is due to the fact that he is out of the 'right circle'.

"I'm a fish out of water compared to certain circles, but today is a day of celebration...", said the actor, thanking the Undersecretary for Culture Lucia Borgonzoni and Tiziana Rocca of Filming Italy Los Angeles. No desire to make controversy against his country which, as often happens, is not able to appreciate and recognize his talents.