The Italian actor and filmmaker Bud Spencer has died at the age of 86.<br /><br /> Spencer starred in more than 20 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, many of them “Spaghetti” westerns.<br /><br /> He passed away at his home in Rome, his family say.<br /> <br /> With our deepest regrets, we have to tell you that Bud is flying to his next journey.<br />Fam. Pedersoli pic.twitter.com/nHjEUyM7uE— Bud Spencer Official (@budspencerweb) June 27, 2016<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> How did “spaghetti westerns” get their name?<br /> <br /> Who is Bud Spencer?<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> Italian actor and filmmaker<br /> Born Naples, 1929<br /> Real name Carlo Pedersoli<br /> Starred in a number of “Spaghetti westerns”<br /> <br /> <br /> Also a professional swimmer<br /> <br /> <br /> In tweets<br /> <br /><br /> Bud Spencer, Italian Spaghetti Western Star, Dies at 86 #RIP https://t.co/g1EMQ6I9zb pic.twitter.com/mPehen4grj— Hollywood Reporter (THR) June 28, 2016<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Thank you for all you have given us. #RIP #BudSpencer pic.twitter.com/Ijh6oW7u9Y— Eros D'Antona (erosdantona) June 27, 2016<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Team Spencer-Hill 2:0 ☺️#budspencer #terencehill pic.twitter.com/rHYeZB9zRe— Bud Spencer Official (@budspencerweb) June 20, 2016<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /> No one ate beans like Bud. #BudSpencer pic.twitter.com/hfLIaPTi5C— Scott John (@Scott_John) June 28, 2016<br /> <br /> <br /> What they are saying<br /> <br /><br /> “My father died peacefully and did not suffer from pain, he had all of us next to him and his last words were ‘Thank you’,” – son and film producer Giuseppe Pedersoli.<br /> <br /> Ciao #BudSpencer <br />Ti abbiamo voluto bene in tanti— Matteo Renzi (@matteorenzi) June 27, 2016<br />
