Roberto BenigniNationality:
Italian Birthdate:
10/27/1952 Birthplace:
Arrezzo, Tuscany, Italy Celeb News
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biography
Widely hailed as one of the world's funniest men, this loquacious, rubber-faced comic has been one of Italy's most popular actors for much of the last decade. At age 19, Benigni moved from working as a small-town street performer in his native Tuscany to performing stand-up comedy and acting in "experimental" theater in cosmopolitan Rome. Collaborating with Giuseppe Bertolucci, Benigni co-wrote the comic monologue "Cioni Mario Di Gaspare Fu Giulia/Mario Was Julia". This provided the foundation for his feature debut, "Berlinguer, Ti Voglio Bene/Berlinguer, I Love You" (1976), helmed by
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Raised in Tuscany
1963
Introduced to performing at age 10 or 11 by farming relatives who involved him in an improvised song and poetry act
Worked as a clown and magician's assistant in his early teens
1969
Discovered at age 16 by the director of an experimental theater group while delivering an improvised satirical political speech in a Tuscan town square (date approximate)
1971
Moved to Rome at age 19 (date approximate)
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