Roberto Benigni is not only recognized as the most political comedian in Italy, he is also a Nobel Peace Prize laureate - 2002. He was widely known and loved by Russians for his shooting in the films Asterix and Obelix against Caesar and Pinocchio. The main female roles of his films are played by his wife.
Biography
The talented Italian Roberto Benigni was born in 1952 in the poor village of Misericordia in picturesque Tuscany. The family lived very modestly. Parents were looking for any means of earning money to feed their families. But money was sorely lacking, and it was extremely difficult to feed and raise four children (three girls and a boy). I had to barely survive. The difficult conditions of existence led to the fact that in childhood Roberto was a weak boy and was often ill, but in spite of everything, he did not lose heart.
In addition, Benigna has always stood out from the crowd. He was distinguished from other children by successful comedic antics. And the school teacher (priest) liked the boy's extraordinary abilities. The priest invited Roberto to the Jesuit church school (Society of Jesus). However, a lively character and great enthusiasm did not allow Roberto to stay there for a long time. During the flood, he escaped from a Jesuit school. At that time, his attention was attracted by a traveling circus, to which he joined. Roberto did not like physical labor, but creative work from childhood brought him great pleasure. He became a poet. Roberto's creativity sunk deep into the souls of the villagers. And from that moment he decided to conquer Rome. Roberto received his education at the Industrial and Commercial Institute of Prato, where he studied to be an accountant and at the same time was associated with the theater.
Career
Then young Roberto came to the Satire Theater. However, to our great regret, the village guy began to be prejudiced. Roberto was very hard. But he did not despair, tried to overcome this bias by persistent reading of books at night. He studied a lot of literature and became a highly educated person.
Acquaintance with the director Giuseppe Bertolucci brought popularity to the talented young actor. And in 1977, Roberto became already widely known to the Italian public. He is invited to take part in many films, the genres of which are completely varied.
So, he was able to try himself in different roles. He was invited to America, films with his participation are already gaining worldwide fame. Since 1980, the famous Benin has been successfully producing films himself. He became a laureate of many awards, including state ones, as well as various awards (BAFTA, Oscar, Cesar, Silver Ribbon and others).
Disagreements between Steven Allan Spielberg and Roberto Benigni
Stephen did not like the tragicomedy Life is Beautiful. However, it was this film that brought Roberto world fame and was awarded the Oscar three times. But Stephen did not understand its meaning and was extremely critical of it. Roberto tried to explain to Stephen the value of the film, but it was useless. According to eyewitnesses, Stephen did not like how Roberto ran on the backs of the chairs to receive the award and accidentally stepped on Stephen's head. But at that moment, Roberto was so happy that he even proclaimed himself king of the world.
Prophetic dreams
When Roberto was still a child, he dreamed twice about a white horse. She told him: "Oscar". Roberto was outraged, because he is not Oscar. Then he could not interpret the dream. Disturbed by an incomprehensible dream, Roberto turned to the fortuneteller, but even she could not explain. After some time, it turned out that Roberto's dreams were prophetic.
Personal life
Roberto Benigni is monogamous. At the Roman Academy of Dramatic Arts, he met the actress Nicoletta Braschi. Having met the charming Nicoletta, Roberto could not resist her charm. Then he starred with her in a film. For many years they had a fruitful collaboration and a beautiful romance. And in 1991 they secretly got married. Roberto never cheats on his wife. Travels extremely rarely. For these reasons, fans do not like him. They speak about this directly in blogs.
Roberto and Nicoletta trust each other. They have sincere and pure love. Nicoletta Braschi is not only his wife, but also the female lead in her husband's films. As Roberto says, Nicoletta is his only muse. She inspires a talented actor and director. And every time in his films, he confesses his love to her in different ways. Nicoletta herself loves to appear in her husband's films and chooses films from directors with whom he has already worked.
How Roberto charmed Nicoletta
In her interviews, which are mainly aimed at the Italian audience and distributed in Italian, Nicoletta talks enthusiastically about Roberto. She loves his ridicule and lively character. She considers Roberto a simple and witty person, says that it is easy to communicate with him. Roberto deftly knows how to make people laugh and cry, easily speaks about painful problems. He has a special gift - so flexibly intertwining the comic with the tragic that sometimes it is even impossible to distinguish between them. Roberto is the soul of any society. This is an extraordinary person who cannot be forgotten.
How he lives now
Roberto Benigni lives a happy family life in a twenty-two room Italian apartment. Periodically visits his sisters and parents. In films, he practically does not appear in films.
