Francis Ford Coppola |
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Francis Ford Coppola was born in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in a New York suburb in a creative, supportive Italian-American family. His father, Carmine Coppola, was a composer and musician. His mother, Italia Coppola (née Pennino), had been an actress. Francis Ford Coppola graduated with a degree in drama from Hofstra University, and ...
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Producer (76 credits)
Producer (76 credits)
1998-2001
First Wave
(TV Series) (executive producer - 65 episodes)
- Twice Bless'd
(2001)
... (executive producer)
- Terminal City
(2001)
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- Beneath the Black Sky
(2001)
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- Black Box
(2001)
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- Checkmate
(2001)
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1998
Moby Dick
(TV Mini-Series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.2
(1998)
... (executive producer)
- Episode #1.1
(1998)
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1997
The Odyssey
(TV Mini-Series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
- Part II
(1997)
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- Part I
(1997)
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1990
The Outsiders
(TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- Union Blues
(1990)
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- The Beat Goes On
(1990)
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- Winner Take All
(1990)
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- Tequila Sunset
(1990)
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- Carnival
(1990)
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1977
The Godfather Saga
(TV Mini-Series) (producer - 4 episodes)
- Episode #1.4
(1977)
... (producer: The Godfather)
- Episode #1.3
(1977)
... (producer: The Godfather)
- Episode #1.2
(1977)
... (producer: The Godfather)
- Episode #1.1
(1977)
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Director (36 credits)
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Script and Continuity Department (1 credit)
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Thanks (41 credits)
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Self (167 credits)
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Foreword for book "George Lucas's Blockbusting," edited by Alex Ben Block and Lucy Autrey Wilson. New York: George Lucas Books/It Books/HarperCollins, 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-177889-6. See more »Publicity Listings:
16 Print Biographies | 2 Portrayals | 21 Interviews | 30 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »Alternate Names:
Thomas Colchart | Francis Coppola | Mom & Dad | Dada | Dad | FrancisHeight:
5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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[on The Cotton Club (1984)] It was a nightmare. It was deceptive. I was sucked in without knowing what was going on. It was like a pretty girl who gets seduced. I didn't realize that the only reason I was getting sweet-talked and enticed by Robert Evans to do "The Cotton Club" was that he needed me to get the money. It was a terrible experience. I like Gregory Hines very much, Richard Gere is ... See more »Trivia:
As a child, his bedroom was covered with pictures of his favourite film star, Jane Powell. When he discovered she'd married Geary Anthony Steffen, Jr., he tore them all down. See more »Trademark:
Often casts his own real-life extended family members in his films. In the case of the Godfather films, their characters' relationships to "Michael Corleone" often paralleled their real-life relationship to Coppola. He cast his sister, Talia Shire, as Michael's sister Connie, and his daughter, Sofia Coppola, as Michael's daughter Mary - named for Coppola's other daughter. In addition, Diane Keaton... See more »Star Sign:
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