Rino Barillari

Rino Barillari
Rino Barillari in Rome, 1980
Born (1945-02-08) 8 February 1945 (age 79)
Other names"The King of Paparazzi"
OccupationPhotographer

Rino Barillari OMRI (born 8 February 1945) is an Italian photographer, often referred to as "The King of Paparazzi".[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] He was named an honorary lecturer in photography at Xi'an International University in October 2011.[8]

Rino Barillari (left) with Oliver Stone

In 2024, Barillari made headlines when he alleged that actor Gerard Depardieu had punched him.[9] [10]

References

  1. ^ Jerusalem Post, Remembering the Italian Hollywood
  2. ^ RT, Moscow welcomes 'king of paparazzi'
  3. ^ The Guardian, Murder of an Italian paparazzo: a tale of bunga bunga, blackmail and organised crime
  4. ^ Panorama, Barillari, gli amori di Hollywood molti costruiti a tavolino Archived 6 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Bruno Vespa, L'amore e il potere. Da Rachele a Veronica, un secolo di storia italiana, 2007, Mondadori
  6. ^ The King of Paparazzi, occhio alle ragazze del Nuoto. È l'estate delle sorelle d'Italia – Adnkronos Cronaca
  7. ^ Barillari in mostra alla fontana di Trevi Da Sinatra a Robert Kennedy, Il Messaggero.
  8. ^ "Rino Barillari all'Università di Xian la Cina a lezione dal King – Il Messaggero". 2011-10-25. Archived from the original on 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  9. ^ "Gerard Depardieu accused of attacking 'the king' of paparazzi at Harry's Bar in Rome". CNN.
  10. ^ "Gérard Depardieu Punches the 'King of Paparazzi' Outside Rome Cafe". New York Times.