Bud Spencer Net Worth

Interesting Facts about Bud Spencer

1. Holds a Juris Doctor degree.
2. Competed for Italy in the swimming competition at the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games.
3. Children: Giuseppe Pedersoli (1961), Christine (1962) and Diamy Spencer (1972).
4. Carlo Pedersoli changed his name to Bud Spencer in 1967. He chose that name because he is a big fan of Spencer Tracy and because of his favorite American beer.
5. He's a Jet Airplane and Helicopter pilot (he became an flying geek after shooting ...Più forte ragazzi! (1972)), and owned an air transports company.
6. Was personally recruited by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to stand as a candidate of the moderate right-oriented party "Forza Italia" for the regional elections 2005 in Rome. He lost.
7. Was the first Italian to swim 100 m. Freestyle in less than a minute
8. Appeared in 18 films with frequent co-star Terence Hill, including the popular Trinity series of comedic Westerns.
9. His 78th birthday on October 31st 2007 was greatly celebrated in Berlin with about 100 guests and a big Tiramisu pie. Bud Spencer was shooting for his new movie Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling (2009) by Sebastian Niemann, starring Rick Kavanian, at this time in Berlin. German comedians Oliver Kalkofe and Oliver Welke (famous for the 'Wixxer' movies) announced themselves to take the chance to congratulate him personally.
10. He only dubbed himself (for the Italian versions) in these films: Piedone a Hong Kong (1975), Il soldato di ventura (1976), The knock-out cop (1978), Flatfoot on the Nile (1980), Occhio alla penna (1981), Fuochi d'artificio (1997), Cantando dietro i paraventi (2003) & Padre Speranza (2005). For his other films he was dubbed by Glauco Onorato (in 30 films), Sergio Fiorentini (in 4 films) and Ferruccio Amendola (in Oggi a me... domani a te! (1968).
11. Supports Napoli.
12. Joined the UNESCO Charity Gala in Düsseldorf/Germany. [November 2009]
13. Although Italian was his first language, he was dubbed for the Italian versions of most of the films he appeared in. This was due primarily to his strong Neapolitan accent, which was considered inappropriate for Westerns and action films.
14. Outside of his home country of Italy, he, along with co-star Terrence Hill, enjoyed major cult status in several European and South American countries, mainly Germany and Hungary. They are widely considered national favorites and some of the most popular actors of all time, their movies are broadcast on numerous television stations multiple times a year and you can even buy official merchandise, as well as various products named after them. In Germany, their popularity can be mostly attributed to the comical dubbing their movies received, which liberally reinterpreted the original dialogue and inserted a number of jokes. In other, primarily Eastern European territories, they mostly became popular due to the wide availability and constant reruns of their films. Spencer's passing in 2016 was a top headline in these countries.
15. Father of producer Giuseppe Pedersoli, Christina Pedersoli and actress Diamy Spencer, grandfather of Carlo Pedersoli Jr. and Sebastiano Pigazzi.