Sergio “Gino” Campagnola, March 21, 1940 – Nov. 3, 2009, 50-year studio veteran with Paramount Pictures, has died in Los Angeles after a lengthy illness. Both his wife and his son were with him. He was 76.
In 2001, at his 50th anniversary with Paramount Pictures, Gino Campagnola was honored with the Humanitarian Award from the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, N.Y.
And who better to receive this award? For years, Sergio Campagnola donated much of his time and efforts to worthy causes such as male breast cancer, lung cancer from second hand smoke and asbestos and the Lupus Foundation. The citation on his Humanitarian Award read, "In the truest sense of the word, Gino Campagnola is one of the motion picture industry's true gentlemen and friends who has earned the respect and admiration of all who know him."
From a humble start in the mailroom of Paramount to his rise as a VP in several departments, Gino Campagnola can be proud to look over a career that spans from Cecil B. DeMille's “The Ten Commandments” to James Cameron's "Titanic."
He is survived by his wife Danielle, and son Justin.
