A malaise has been haunting the life of the famous actor and producer for thirty-three years: a disease from which Terence Hill cannot recover.
A life dedicated to confidentialitythe one conducted by Terence Hill, born Mario Girotti. The Italian actor, producer and director, of Italian-German origins, has never done statements sensational about their private life, but this did not prevent the tragedy that befell him to become in the public domain.
Born in Venice, Hill is considered one of the most iconic of Italian cinema, in particular for his roles in films spaghetti westerns of the 60s and 70s alongside his friend and film partner bud spencer, pseudonym of Carlo Pedersoli, who came to to miss in 2016.
Beloved by audiences for his comedic style, his ability to combat and her infectious smile, in more recent years Hill has hung the cowboy hat to the nail to dress the cassock of the character of Don Matteothe detective clergyman of the city of Gubbiowhich he has been playing for more than twenty years.
Hill’s career has however been marked for a long time breakstarted in 1992, following a accident terrible that marked his life and that of all his family.
A family united by grief: Terence, Lori, Jess and…
In 1967, Terence married Lori Zwicklbauer, American of German descent like her husband. The couple had a son in 1969, Jess, born in Los Angeles, also involved in cinema. A few years later, however, the couple decided to to adopt a second child in Germany: Ross.
Born in 1973, Ross Hill is known to the general public for having recited with his father in two films from an early age. In 1990 the Hill family lived in the United States; Ross had recently started dating the Middlesex College and was in the process of starring in the series Lucky Luke when, at only sixteen, a fatal accident ended his young life.
A life ended too soon: Terrence still mourns him
It was January 30, 1990 when, due to a slab of icethe car in which Ross and his friend Kevin were traveling lurched and ended up against a tree. Ross he died instantly.
From this painful event Terence Hill has not recovered easily, and probably never quite. The main testimonies come from the son greaterwho says she saw her father cry For yearslong enough to end up in depression. The disease has plagued Terence Hill for more than ten years, putting a stop to his careerrestarted only with Don Matteo and with the transfer from the United States to Gubbio, where still resides. Maybe Terrence needed to step away from the country that cut short the life of the adored second born.
