Roberto Remigio Benigni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI quirinale.it (born 27 October 1952) is an Academy Award-winning Italian actor, comedian, writer and director of film, theatre and television.Early yearsBenigni was born in Manciano, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy, the son of Isolina Papini, a fabric inspector, and Luigi Benigni, a bricklayer, carpenter, and fa