Profile
Roberto Benigni
Director + Actor
Male
Born
Oct 27, 1952
Age
60
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Romance
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Milly D'AbbraccioFling 1982
Family
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Roberto Benigni
Age 60
parents
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Isolina PapiniFather
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Luigi BenigniFather
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Matteo Renzi E Flavio Briatore A Pranzo: Il Manager "Lo Voterei Al 100%"The Huffington Post - Jun 01, 2013 -
Andrew Matthews: A Movie Lover's Guide To TuscanyHuffington Post - Feb 13, 2013
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Robert De Niro Hasn't Won An Oscar In A Long TimeHuffington Post - Jan 30, 2013
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Review: 'To Rome With Love'Calabasas Patch - Jul 21, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1952
Birth
Born on October 27, 1952.
TEENAGE
1971
18 Years Old
His first experiences as a theatre actor took place in 1971, in Prato.
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TWENTIES
1975
22 Years Old
In 1975, Benigni had his first theatrical success with Cioni Mario di Gaspare fu Giulia, written by Giuseppe Bertolucci.
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1977
24 Years Old
His first film was 1977's Berlinguer ti voglio bene, also by Bertolucci.
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1980
27 Years Old
In 1980 he met Cesenate actress Nicoletta Braschi, who was to become his wife and who has starred in most of the films he directed.
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THIRTIES
1984
31 Years Old
In 1984, he played in Non ci resta che piangere ("Nothing left to do but cry") with the very popular comic actor Massimo Troisi.
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1986
33 Years Old
Beginning in 1986, Benigni starred in three films by North American director Jim Jarmusch.
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1990
37 Years Old
In 1990, he was a member of the Jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.
FORTIES
1993
40 Years Old
In 1993, he starred in Son of the Pink Panther, directed by veteran Blake Edwards.
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1997
44 Years Old
Benigni is probably best known outside Italy for his 1997 tragicomedy Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella), filmed in Arezzo, also written by Cerami.
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FIFTIES
2006
53 Years Old
During 2006 and 2007, Benigni had a lot of success touring Italy with his 90-minute "one man show" show TuttoDante ("Everything About Dante").
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2008
55 Years Old
Benigni brought "TuttoDante" to the United States, Canada and Argentina in the TuttoDante Tour between 2008-2009 with performances in San Francisco, Boston and Chicago.
Benigni was feted in San Francisco at a special reception held by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in his honor in May 24, 2009.
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