Franco Zeffirelli, KBE Grande Ufficiale OMRI (] ; born 12 February 1923) is an Italian director and producer of operas, films and television. He is also a former senator (1994–2001) for the Italian centre-right "Forza Italia" party. Recently, Italian researchers have found that he is one of the few distant relatives of Leonardo da Vinci.
Leonardo Da Vinci is one of Franco Zeffirelli's ancestor