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Schwarzenegger drew laughter from the congregation when he imitated De Laurentiis's Italian accent.

"He never feared failure," said the former movie star, who worked with the late producer on Conan the Barbarian and its sequel.

Yet it was Lynch who waxed most lyrical about his former colleague, calling him "energetic, childlike, powerful, kind, unstoppable, charming, opinionated, fair-minded [and] fun-loving".

He was, he went on, "an entrepreneur, a family man, a workaholic, a sharp dresser, a practical joker, a dreamer, a producer, a gourmet, a showman, a deal maker, a risk taker, a giver [and] a taker."