Gian-Carlo Coppola (September 17, 1963 – May 26, 1986) was an American film producer.
Coppola was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of set decorator/artist Eleanor Coppola (née Neil) and famed film director Francis Ford Coppola. As the eldest Coppola sibling, he was older brother to Roman and Sofia.
Like his brother and sister, Gian-Carlo—known to his family and friends as Gio—often featured in his father's movies as background characters ...
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Gian-Carlo Coppola (September 17, 1963 – May 26, 1986) was an American film producer.
Coppola was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of set decorator/artist Eleanor Coppola (née Neil) and famed film director Francis Ford Coppola. As the eldest Coppola sibling, he was older brother to Roman and Sofia.
Like his brother and sister, Gian-Carlo—known to his family and friends as Gio—often featured in his father's movies as background characters (The Godfather, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now Redux and Rumble Fish), later acting as associate producer for Rumble Fish and The Outsiders, and second unit director on The Cotton Club. He appeared with his brother Roman as the two sons of Robert Duvall's Tom Hagen character, and they can be seen during the streetfight and Vito Corleone's funeral right behind Duvall and Al Pacino.
Coppola was killed in a speedboating accident in May 1986 at the age of 22 in Annapolis, Maryland. Griffin O'Neal, who was driving the boat, had attempted to pass...
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