Renzo Rossellini | |
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| Born | 24 August 1941 |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1953–present |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Roberto Rossellini Marcella De Marchis |
| Relatives | Isabella Rossellini (paternal half-sister) |
Renzo Rossellini (born 24 August 1941), also called Rossellini Jr., is an Italian film producer. He is the second son of costume designer Marcella de Marchis and film director Roberto Rossellini. Since 1964, he has produced 64 films.
From 1977 to 1983 he was President of Gaumont Italy and was instrumental in the modernization of Italian film theaters, introducing multiplex structures. In 1975 he co-founded Radio Città Futura in Rome, one of the first "free" – not state-owned – radio stations in Italy. In 1981, one year after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, he co-founded Radio Free Kabul. He lives in Rome and Los Angeles.