Pietro Taricone (4 February 1975 – 29 June 2010) was an Italian
actor
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,
television personality
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, and
reality show
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contestant on ''
Grande Fratello
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''.
An avid
athlete
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and
extreme sport
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enthusiast, he was nicknamed "O’ guerriero" ('The Warrior').
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Taricone was born in ]Frosinone
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. He was a contestant on the first season of ''Grande Fratello
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'', the Italian version of ''Big Brother
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** Big Brother Awards, a sat ...
'', in 2000. On the show, Taricone had an affair with fellow contestant Cristina Plevani after just three days in the house.[ Taricone came in third place on the show, while Plevani won the season.][ However, the show launched Taricone's career and he later appeared in Italian television and film roles.][
Taricone had one daughter, Sofia, with ]Kasia Smutniak
Katarzyna Anna "Kasia" Smutniak (; born 13 August 1979) is a Polish-Italian actress and model.
Personal life
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, a Polish
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model
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and actress
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.[
Taricone and Smutniak took part in a ]skydive
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over Terni
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, Umbria
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, in June 2010.[ During the jump, Taricone waited to open his parachute until he was just 100 metres from the ground][ and thus could not stop his fall in time before he hit the ground.][ He suffered severe back, leg, and head injuries in the accident.][
He died on 29 June 2010, after more than nine hours of surgery, at the age of 35.][
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1975 births
2010 deaths
Italian male actors
Participants in Italian reality television series
Grande Fratello
People from Caserta
Male actors from Rome
Accidental deaths in Italy
Big Brother (franchise) contestants