Editing Franco Columbu (section)

==Personal life and death==
Columbu lived in [[Los Angeles]] from the 1970s. He was a licensed [[chiropractor]], earning his degree from [[Cleveland Chiropractic College]] in 1977.<ref name="heavy" /> He appeared in television commercials and magazines advertisements for Vitalis "Super Hold" hairspray in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Merritt |first=Greg |date=2019-11-04 |title=5 Things You Didn't Know About Franco Columbu |url=https://thebarbell.com/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-franco-columbu/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=The Barbell |language=en-US}}</ref> Columbu returned to his hometown of Ollolai in Sardinia every year towards the end of August to attend the local festivities.<ref name="ortobene">[https://www.ortobene.net/martedi-ollolai-funerali-franco-columbu/ Martedì a Ollolai i funerali di Franco Columbu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115075900/https://www.ortobene.net/martedi-ollolai-funerali-franco-columbu/ |date=November 15, 2021 }} L'Ortobene</ref> Columbu became a [[naturalization|naturalized]] citizen of the United States in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1063631:3998?tid=&pid=&queryId=09215e8e98c61c961741e25d1b43e2af&_phsrc=Ksm811&_phstart=successSource |title=California, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999 for Francesco Maria Columbu |author=<!-- Not stated--> |website=AncestryLibrary.com |publisher=[[Ancestry.com]] |access-date=2023-01-29 |url-access=subscription |quote=Name: Francesco Maria Columbu; Petition Age: 42; Record Type: Naturalization Petition; Birth Date: 7 Aug 1941; Birth Place: Italy; Petition Date: 15 Dec 1983; Petition Place: Los Angeles, California, USA; Petition Number: 49375.}}</ref>

On August 30, 2019, after feeling unwell while swimming off the coast of [[San Teodoro, Sardinia]], Columbu died during transportation by helicopter to a hospital in [[Olbia]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lanuovasardegna.it/olbia/cronaca/2019/08/30/news/annegato-a-san-teodoro-il-culturista-attore-franco-columbu-1.17873884|title=Il culturista ed attore Franco Columbu annegato|website=La Nuova|language=it|access-date=September 1, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115075902/https://www.lanuovasardegna.it/olbia/cronaca/2019/08/30/news/annegato-a-san-teodoro-il-culturista-attore-franco-columbu-1.17873884|url-status=dead}}</ref> at age 78.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://fitnessvolt.com/franco-columbu-dies-78/ |title=Legendary Bodybuilder Franco Columbu Dies, Age 78 |last=Hall |first=Derek |date=August 30, 2019 |website=Fitness Volt |language=en-US |access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/italian-actor-bodybuilder-franco-columbu-dies-at-78-1235911|title=Italian Actor, Bodybuilder Franco Columbu, Dies At 78|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 31, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/devastated-arnold-schwarzenegger-pays-tribute-to-bodybuilder-friend-franco-columbu-11798401|title='Devastated' Arnold Schwarzenegger pays tribute to bodybuilder friend Franco Columbu|website=[[Sky News]]|language=en|access-date=August 31, 2019}}</ref><ref name="nyt" /> A funeral was held in his birthplace, Ollolai, on September 3, 2019.<ref name="ortobene" /> A memorial was held in Los Angeles on October 6, 2019.