Gian-Carlo Coppola (September 17, 1963 – May 26, 1986) was an American film producer and actor. A child of the Coppola family associated with the film industry, he was the oldest child of Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola, and elder brother to Roman and Sofia Coppola.
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Early life
Coppola was born on September 17, 1963, in Los Angeles, California. His mother was set decorator/artist Eleanor Coppola (née Neil) and film director Francis Ford Coppola. As the eldest Coppola sibling, he was the older brother of Roman and Sofia.
Career
Coppola began his professional film-making career at the age of sixteen, working closely with his father. Like his brother and sister, Coppola—known to his family and friends as Gio—often featured in his father's movies as background characters (The Godfather, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now Redux and Rumble Fish), later acting as associate producer for Rumble Fish and The Outsiders, and second unit director on The Cotton Club.
