But his elite tenure at the company did not last long. In 1978, his father named him vice-president of Gucci’s American branch. Jared Leto as Paolo GucciĬousin to Maurizio Gucci and one of Aldo Gucci’s four children, Paolo served as chief designer for Gucci during the late 1960s. Their wedding never ended up happening, as Maurizio was shot four times and killed at the age of 46 in 1995.
Still, Maurizio made plans to marry Paola after his divorce was finalized from Patrizia in 1994.
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During this time, Maurizio made a series of shoddy financial decisions that ultimately forced him to sell his remaining stock in Gucci in 1993, therefore terminating the Gucci family’s last connection to the Gucci brand. The couple began living together in a luxury apartment in Milan, where they would stay for the next five years. By 1990, Maurizio started dating his childhood friend, Paola Franchi. The head of the fashion house went on a trip to Florence and sent a friend to tell Patrizia that he wouldn’t be coming back and that their marriage was over. Just two years later, Maurizio walked out on his wife. When Maurizio’s father died in 1983, the younger Gucci inherited his entire stake in the family business. Despite his father’s disapproval, Maurizio married Patrizia Reggiani in 1972, and the couple welcomed daughters together: Alessandra, born in 1977, and Allegra, born in 1981. Maurizio Gucci was born in 1948 in Florence, Italy as the son of Rodolfo Gucci and grandson to Gucci founder, Guccio Gucci. Image: AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis & MGM/Everett Collection. Keep on reading below to meet the House of Gucci cast and the real-life people who inspired both projects. The film, which was directed by Ridley Scott, was based on the 2001 book, The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden (a title which certainly captures the themes of the film itself).
Patrizia won’t stand for it, even if it costs her own marriage to Maurizio-or someone’s life, for that matter. His father Rodolfo (Jeremy Irons) and his uncle Aldo (Al Pacino) are the ones who reign. But when they first meet, Maurizio, played by Adam Driver, wants little to do with the family business. Patrizia, played by Lady Gaga, falls in love with and marries Maurizio Gucci, heir to the Italian luxury label’s empire. House of Gucci, which premiered on November 24, 2021, follows the story of Patrizia Reggiani and her journey into the Gucci fold. The film itself stars Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto and more as members of the famed Gucci family-but we’ll let you be the judge on whether or not these actors bear a real resemblance to their counterparts below. After seeing the House of Guccicast, you may be wondering what the actual Gucci family and their associates looked like in real life.