Franco Nero, who starred as the titular character in the original 1966 Django, makes a cameo appearance in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained (2012) as Amerigo Vassepi, a slave owner. During a key scene, Nero questions Jamie Foxx's Django about his name and spelling, leading to the meta reference where Nero replies "I know" after Django says the "D" is silent. Nero's appearance was a nod to the spaghetti western genre's influence on the film, bringing the original star face to face with the ne