What is Roberto Benigni?
{{Infobox person | name = Roberto Benigni |honorific_suffix = [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|OMRI]] | image = Benigni.jpg | alt = | caption = Benigni receiving a prize in [[Terni]], February 2006 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|10|27|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Castiglion Fiorentino]], Italy | birth_name = Roberto Remigio Benigni | occupation = {{flatlist| *Film director *screenwriter *actor *comedian}} | years_active = 1970–present | spouse = {{marriage|[[Nicoletta Braschi]]|1991}} | awards = }} '''Roberto Remigio Benigni''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI]]}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/DettaglioDecorato.asp?idprogressivo=158641&iddecorato=158134 |title=Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana |access-date=2008-12-26 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226194636/http://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/DettaglioDecorato.asp?idprogressivo=158641&iddecorato=158134 |archive-date=December 26, 2008 }}. quirinale.it</ref> ({{IPA-it|roˈbɛrto beˈniɲɲi}};<ref>[http://www.pronounceitright.com/pronuncia.php?id_pronuncia=2631 Listen]. Pronounceitright.com . Retrieved on 2012-03-10.</ref> born 27 October 1952) is an [[Italians|Italian]] [[actor]], [[comedian]], [[screenwriter]] and [[Film director|director]]. He is known for writing, directing, producing and starring in ''[[Life Is Beautiful]]'', for which he won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130815063316/http://robertobenigni.net/ Roberto Benigni's English fansite site.] * [http://www.florencevillas.com/florence-tuscany-guide/peoples/roberto-benigni.html Roberto Benigni&nbsp;– A Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703093849/http://www.florencevillas.com/florence-tuscany-guide/peoples/roberto-benigni.html |date=2013-07-03 }} * [http://www.tuttodante.it The Official Site of the Tour TuttoDante]