Franco Columbu, a bodybuilder, boxer and actor who appeared in the films The Terminator and Conan the Barbarian alongside his close friend Arnold Schwarzenegger, has died. Columbu was 78. The Itali…
He lived in Los Angeles, but had been vacationing in Sardinia when he fell ill while swimming. He was pronounced dead at a hospital in the city of Olbia.
Columbu was a former Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe. Schwarzenegger described him as his “best friend” in an online tribute.. “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.” The Hollywood legend and former California governor also shared a link to an essay he wrote on Medium about Columbu.
“From the minute we met in Munich, you were my partner in crime,” Schwarzenegger wrote. “We pushed each other, we competed with each other, and we laughed at every moment along the way.” “When I finally got to America, I was alone. I’d left my family, my country, my whole life behind,” he continued. “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 am devastated today. But I am also so, so grateful for the 54 years of friendship and joy we shared,” he added.
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