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Dino De Laurentiis

1919 - 2010

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Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis (Italian: [ˈdiːno de lauˈrɛnti.is]; 8 August 1919 – 10 November 2010) was an Italian film producer and businessman who held both Italian and American citizenship. Following a brief acting career in the late 1930s and early 1940s, he moved into film production; alongside Carlo Ponti, he brought Italian cinema to the international scene in the post-World War II period. He produced or co-produced over 500 films, with 38 of his Hollywood films receiving Academy Award nominations. He was also the creator and operator of DDL Foodshow, a chain of Italian specialty foods stores. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Dino De Laurentiis is the 7th most popular producer (down from 5th in 2024), the 1,034th most popular biography from Italy (down from 892nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Producer.

Dino De Laurentiis is most famous for his work in the film industry. He was a producer, director, and actor.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Dino De Laurentiis ranks 7 out of 140. Before him are Walt Disney, Harvey Weinstein, Carlo Ponti, Kathleen Kennedy, Robert Evans, and Rick Rubin. After him are René Angélil, Simon Cowell, Jerry Bruckheimer, Phil Spector, David O. Selznick, and Louis B. Mayer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Dino De Laurentiis ranks 33. Before him are Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Pete Seeger, Nat King Cole, Iris Murdoch, and Donald J. Cram. After him are Abdirashid Shermarke, Andreas Papandreou, Leon Festinger, Hans-Joachim Marseille, James M. Buchanan, and Jennifer Jones. Among people deceased in 2010, Dino De Laurentiis ranks 35. Before him are Algirdas Brazauskas, Gennady Yanayev, Bruno Cremer, Viktor Chernomyrdin, Jean Simmons, and Alice Miller. After him are Miep Gies, Vladimir Arnold, Joan Sutherland, Francisco Varallo, Henryk Górecki, and Stjepan Bobek.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Dino De Laurentiis ranks 1,034 out of 5,161. Before him are Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484), Andrea Gabrieli (1533), Charles Martel of Anjou (1271), Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1634), Il Sodoma (1477), and Benedetto Marcello (1686). After him are Andrea Camilleri (1925), Federico Barocci (1535), Luigi Cadorna (1850), Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma (1870), Fra Dolcino (1250), and Taddeo Gaddi (1290).

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Among PRODUCERS In Italy

Among producers born in Italy, Dino De Laurentiis ranks 2. Before him are Carlo Ponti (1912). After him are Aurelio De Laurentiis (1949), Franco Cristaldi (1924), Alberto Grimaldi (1925), and Mario Cecchi Gori (1920).

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