Arnold Schwarzenegger pays emotional tribute to his best friend Franco Columbo dies who he considered his best friend and who also worked in many movies alongside Arnold.
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Franco was an Italian Actor and boxer and Arnold considered him one of his best friends.
Franco worked in a lot of movies alongside Arnold like Terminator and also they used to exercise and work out together in Italy and USA.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco’s family in these difficult times.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger pays emotional tribute as ‘best friend’ Franco Columbu dies
Actor says life was ‘more complete’ because of his ‘partner in crime’ and fellow bodybuilder who has died aged 78
The Italian bodybuilder and actor Franco Columbu, whom Arnold Schwarzenegger called his “best friend” in a moving tribute on social media, has died aged 78.Arnold Schwarzenegger has paid tribute to his best friend Franco Columbu, who has died aged 78.The Italian bodybuilder and actor Franco Columbu, whom Arnold Schwarzenegger called his “best friend” in a moving tribute on social media, has died aged 78.The Italian bodybuilder and actor Franco Columbu, whom Arnold Schwarzenegger called his “best friend” in a moving tribute on social media, has died aged 78.
A two-time Mr Olympia, Columbu appeared alongside Schwarzenegger in The Terminator, the Running Man and Conan the Barbarian.He died in hospital in his native Sardinia on Friday afternoon after taking ill while swimming in the ocean, the Associated Press reported.The Hollywood star, 72, wrote a heartfelt tribute to his Italian friend on Instagram with several pictures of them together throughout different stages of their lives.Columbu was best known for his decades-long friendship with Schwarzenegger.Columbu was best known for his decades-long friendship with Schwarzenegger.In a heartfelt tribute posted to Instagram, the actor and former governor of California said his life was “more fun, more colourful, and more complete” thanks to Columbu.”But I am also so, so grateful for the 54 years of friendship and joy we shared.“From the minute we met in Munich, you were my partner in crime,” Schwarzenegger wrote about Columbu.“From the minute we met in Munich, you were my partner in crime,” Schwarzenegger wrote about Columbu.
So when I asked Joe Weider to bring you to train with me, it was because I knew I wasn’t the same without my best friend.I could thrive without money, without my parents, but I couldn’t thrive without you.I could thrive without money, without my parents, but I couldn’t thrive without you.” Columbu was Schwarzenegger’s best man at his marriage to Maria Shriver in 1986 and was the godfather of their daughter Christina.Shriver also paid tribute to Columbu, calling him family.“Franco was also a great friend to me and all our children,” she wrote on social media.“Franco was also a great friend to me and all our children,” she wrote on social media.“Franco was also a great friend to me and all our children,” she wrote on social media.
“He was always loving, always supportive, and encouraging to the very end.A friend for more than 40 years, I’m so glad I recently had the chance to dance with him and to tell him how much I loved him.” She said the friendship between Columbu and Schwarzenegger was “the real thing, and it stood the test of time”.” She said the friendship between Columbu and Schwarzenegger was “the real thing, and it stood the test of time”.Columbu also became a bit player in Schwarzenegger’s candidacy for governor of California, when questions were raised about whether the two had briefly worked illegally when he arrived in the US in the late 1960s.Columbu had told an interviewer that to make ends meet he and Schwarzenegger began a bricklaying business called European Brick Works in 1969.Columbu had told an interviewer that to make ends meet he and Schwarzenegger began a bricklaying business called European Brick Works in 1969.
Democratic rivals suggested that was before the candidate had a valid working visa – something Schwarzenegger denied.Democratic rivals suggested that was before the candidate had a valid working visa – something Schwarzenegger denied.He said he was “devastated” by Columbu’s death but “also so, so grateful for the 54 years of friendship and joy we shared”.“The pumps, the chess games, the construction work, the meals, the pranks, the life lessons – we did it all together,” he wrote.“We grew and we learned and we loved.“We grew and we learned and we loved.My life was more fun, more colourful, and more complete because of you.My life was more fun, more colourful, and more complete because of you.
” Columbu is survived by his wife Debbie and daughter Maria.“I will always miss you.“I will always miss you.But I’ll also know that a part of you lives on in me, in Debbie, in Maria, and in the millions of people you inspired every day you lived,” Schwarzenegger wrote.“I love you Franco.I will always remember the joy you brought to my life, the advices you gave me, and the twinkle in your eye that never disappeared.I will always remember the joy you brought to my life, the advices you gave me, and the twinkle in your eye that never disappeared.I will always remember the joy you brought to my life, the advices you gave me, and the twinkle in your eye that never disappeared.