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Roberto Benigni

1952 - Today

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Roberto Remigio Benigni ( bə-NEE-nyee, Italian: [roˈbɛrto beˈniɲɲi]; born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing, and starring in the Holocaust comedy drama film Life Is Beautiful (1997), for which he received the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best International Feature Film. Benigni was the first actor to win the Best Actor Academy Award for a non-English language performance. Benigni made his acting debut in 1977's Berlinguer, I Love You, which he also wrote, and which was directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roberto Benigni is the 136th most popular actor (down from 114th in 2019), the 443rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 354th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Actor.

Roberto Benigni is most famous for his 1997 film Life is Beautiful. The film tells the story of an Italian Jew, Guido, who tries to protect his son from the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp by pretending that it is all just a game.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Roberto Benigni ranks 136 out of 13,578. Before him are Jane Birkin, Orson Welles, Tommy Lee Jones, Paulette Goddard, Klaus Kinski, and Judi Dench. After him are Tyrone Power, Robert Duvall, Jason Statham, Michael Gambon, Christopher Lloyd, and Pran.

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Among people born in 1952, Roberto Benigni ranks 11. Before him are Liam Neeson, Steven Seagal, Orhan Pamuk, David Hasselhoff, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, and Park Geun-hye. After him are Salome Zourabichvili, Arkan, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Nelson Piquet, Robert Zemeckis, and Emomali Rahmon.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Roberto Benigni ranks 443 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Sergius II (800), Pope Anastasius III (890), Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751), Conrad IV of Germany (1228), Amadeo I of Spain (1845), and Simonetta Vespucci (1453). After him are Antipope John XXIII (1370), Alberto Moravia (1907), Brennus (-500), Pope Callixtus I (180), Maria Luisa of Spain (1745), and Cesare Maldini (1932).

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Among ACTORS In Italy

Among actors born in Italy, Roberto Benigni ranks 7. Before him are Sophia Loren (1934), Bud Spencer (1929), Marcello Mastroianni (1924), Gina Lollobrigida (1927), Terence Hill (1939), and Yves Montand (1921). After him are Monica Bellucci (1964), Anna Magnani (1908), Giulietta Masina (1921), Ornella Muti (1955), Silvana Mangano (1930), and Giuliano Gemma (1938).

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