caption years_active birth_name birth_place influences awards birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
benigni receiving a prize in terni , february 2006 1970 -- present roberto remigio benigni manciano la misericordia , castiglion fiorentino , italy charlie chaplin , dante academy 1998 academy award for best foreign language film 1998 award for best actor in a leading role 27 october 1952 nicoletta braschi -lrb- 1991 -- present -rrb- benigni.jpg roberto benigni
 roberto benigni film director , screenwriter , actor , comedian
roberto benigni

roberto remigio benigni , cavaliere di gran croce omri -lrb- ; born 27 october 1952 -rrb- is an italian actor , comedian , screenwriter and director .
he co-wrote , directed and acted in the 1997 film , `` life is beautiful '' , which garnered him the academy award for best actor and the academy award for best foreign language film .
he also portrayed inspector clouseau 's son in `` son of the pink panther '' -lrb- 1993 -rrb- has collaborated with filmmaker jim jarmusch in three of his films : `` down by law '' -lrb- 1986 -rrb- , `` night on earth '' -lrb- 1991 -rrb- and `` coffee and cigarettes '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- .
