Roberto Remigio Benigni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI[LINK: http://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/DettaglioDecorato.asp?idprogressivo=158641&iddecorato=158134] quirinale.it (born 27 October 1952) is an Academy Award-winning Italian actor, comedian, writer and director of film, theatre and television. Early years Benigni was born in Manciano, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy, the son of Isolina Papini, a fabric inspector, and Luigi Benigni, a bricklayer, carpenter, and farmer.http://www.filmreference.com/film/3/Roberto-Benigni.html His first experiences as a theatre actor took place in 1972, in Prato. During that autumn he moved to Florence where he took part in some experimental theatre shows, some of which he also directed. In 1975, Benigni had his first theatrical success with Cioni Mario di Gaspare fu Giulia, written by Giuseppe Bertolucci. Benigni became famous in Italy i

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