Rossano Rubicondi, who was Ivana Trump’s fourth husband and an Italian actor, died on Friday after a year-long battle with melanoma, a type of skin cancer. He had turned 49.
In 2008, Trump married the star of “The Golden Bowl.” Even though they split up in 2009, they were still friends for the next ten years.
In 2018, he and Trump were guests on the Italian version of “Dancing with the Stars.”
Who Was Rossano Rubicondi?
Rossano Rubicondi was born on March 14, 1972, in Rome, Italy. Rossano moved to London when he was 22 so he could try to become an actor. In 1997, The Eighteenth Angel was the first movie he was in. A few years later, in 2000, Rossano was the star of The Golden Bowl. Rossano started dating Ivana Trump around the same time.
Before they got married in 2008, they were together for six years. In 2009, though, they split up. Over the next ten years, they stayed friends and even kept going out on dates.
Ivana and Rossano danced together even when they were guest contestants on Italy’s version of Dancing With The Stars in 2018.
Rossano was well-known for being on popular Italian TV shows like Quelli che… il Calcio and L’Isola dei Famosi.
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What Happened To Rossano Rubicondi?
Sources say that Rossano Rubicondi died on October 29, 2021, after struggling for a year with melanoma, a skin disease. At the time of his death, the actor had been alive for 49 years.
Simona Ventura, an Italian TV personality, wrote on Twitter about Rossano’s death:
“Rossano… Thanks for the trip we took together, for all the fights, pisses, and clarifications, as well as the many times we laughed together. Have a nice trip, RiP!”
Ivana Trump told PEOPLE on October 30 that she had heard Rossano had died and that she was “devastated.”
An Italian news organization called Internapoli said that Rossano had been sick for the past year. Ivana died on July 14, 2022, nine months after she hurt herself when she fell at home in New York City.
On Wednesday, July 20, the funeral for the late businesswoman was held at the St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church in New York.
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Take Away
Reports say that Rossano Rubicondi died after fighting melanoma for a year. The actor was only 49 years old when he died in a sudden accident.