BOSTON — Five decades after an iconic commercial made his name famous, Anthony Martignetti has died.
At 12 years old, the Italian-born Martignetti was the star of the memorable ad for Prince Spaghetti. The ad showed him running through the streets of Boston's North End to get home for dinner on Wednesday, "Prince Spaghetti day," while a woman called his name from a window of an apartment building.
The ad was filmed on Labor Day weekend in 1969 and was shown nationally for about 13 years. It also won a Clio Award, a top honor in the advertising field.
~the Patriot Ledger