Gian-Carlo Coppola

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Gian-Carlo Coppola

Born	(1963-09-17)September 17, 1963 Los Angeles, California, USA.
Died	May 26, 1986(1986-05-26) (aged 22) Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Occupation	Film producer
Partner(s)	Jacqui de la Fontaine (engaged)
Children	Gia Coppola

Gian-Carlo Coppola (September 17, 1963 – May 26, 1986) was an American film producer.

Early life

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.

Career

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.

In The Godfather, 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.

Death

Coppola was killed in a speedboating accident in May 1986 at the age of 22 in Annapolis, Maryland. Griffin O'Neal, who was piloting the boat, had attempted to pass between two slow-moving boats, unaware that both boats were connected by a towline. While O'Neal barely had time to duck, Coppola was struck and killed.^[1] At the time of the incident, O'Neal was being directed by Francis Ford Coppola in Gardens of Stone and was subsequently replaced. O'Neal was later charged with manslaughter over the accident. He ultimately pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of "negligent operation of a boat", was fined $200 and sentenced to 18 months probation in 1987. He eventually received an 18-day jail sentence for not performing 400 hours of community service as ordered.

At the time of his death, Coppola's fiancee, Jacqui de la Fontaine, was two months pregnant with their only daughter, Gian-Carla "Gia" Coppola (born on January 1, 1987). Gia was featured in the October 2011 issue of American Elle magazine as a "fledgling director."

Francis Ford Coppola subsequently dedicated 1988's Tucker: The Man and His Dream to Gio's memory due to his love of cars and for unwittingly inspiring the elder Coppola to revive the production of the long-gestating film and finishing it.

References

↑ Tatum O'Neal, A Paper Life, 0-060-75102-9 p. 158

v t e Coppola family

1st generation	Carmine Coppola Anton Coppola Italia Coppola

2nd generation	August Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Talia Shire Eleanor Coppola Jack Schwartzman

3rd generation	Nicolas Cage Matthew Shire Jason Schwartzman Robert Coppola Schwartzman Sofia Coppola Roman Coppola Gian-Carlo Coppola Marc Coppola Christopher Coppola Thomas Mars

4th generation	Gia Coppola

See also	Palazzo Margherita (Bernalda)

External links

Gian-Carlo Coppola at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Coppola, Gian-Carlo
Alternative names
Short description	Film producer, actor
Date of birth	September 17, 1963
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of death	May 26, 1986
Place of death	Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.

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