CThey are actors who make every scene in which they appear credible, who bring weight and presence without stealing the foreground. Anthony Guidera was one of them. Many had seen his face, perhaps without immediately remembering his name: the bodyguard in the final chapter of the Corleone sagathe man she kissed Natasha Henstridge in Species (and it didn’t end well), the pilot in The Rockco-pilot Tucker in Armageddon. Brief appearances, yes, but in films that marked the imagination of the nineties.
Anthony Guidera, actor de The Godfather III
On May 11, Anthony Guidera collapsed in the living room of his home in Southern California. The heart stopped without any warning signs and without any apparent cause. Rescuers stabilized him and took him to hospital, but he has not improved since then. Doctors kept him alive for almost three weeks, without being able to find an explanation. When it became clear that there would be no progress, the family respected the wishes they had expressed in advance: no therapeutic fury. The actor spent his last days at home, surrounded by the people he loved. It was she who broke the news his wife Valariewho he leaves behind with his son Nick.
From San Francisco to the Actors Studio, passing through the catwalks of Europe
His story begins far from the sets. Born in San Francisco on October 18, 1960Guidera spent several years in Europe working as international model with the name James Guidera. A Californian boy who travels the continent with a suitcase in hand and the right physique for the covers. But it wasn’t long before acting, Guidida’s true vocation, arrived. After studying acting toActors Studio of New Yorkdebuted on the big screen in The Godfather – Part III Of Francis Ford Coppola. A debut that many dream of. In that film he played a bodyguard named, not surprisingly, Anthony. A small role, yes. But in one of the most anticipated films in the history of cinema.
The Kiss That Won an MTV Movie Award
If there’s one moment that audiences remember most clearly, it’s probably that of Species – Deadly Species – from 1995. His character kisses the alien Sil without knowing her true nature and thus makes a serious mistake that leads to his death. The sequence was awarded an award at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards for “Best Kiss”. A bizarre recognition, of course, but achieved alongside Natasha HenstridgeCanadian actress and model, in a scene that remained in the collective imagination of an entire generation.
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