The news of the death of the Johnny Stecchino actor hit Roberto Benigni very hard: the gesture of the Tuscan actor warms the heart.
On October 27th, the whole cinema world celebrated 70 years Roberto Benigni, an exceptional actor and director who has managed to give away top-class cinematic works. A protagonist of comedy who was able to get the best of himself even in the most dramatic passages, as in the case of life is beautifulthe masterpiece of 1997, which received three Oscars, eight David di Donatello, five Nastri d’Argento and many other prizes in Italy and abroad.
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Among the many films that have allowed Roberto Benigni to receive applause and praise is certainly Johnny Stecchino, which stars the famous Tuscan actor he divides himself between the naive Dante and the ruthless mafia bossThe now remorseful, trying to avoid the mafia’s death sentence by exploiting his total resemblance to the driver of a school bus for children with disabilities.
Farewell to Alessandro De Santis, the very nice Lillo from Johnny Stecchino
In the cast of Johnny Stecchino there is also Nicoletta Braschi, partner of Roberto Benigni, who plays the role of Maria, the wife of the mafia boss who will end up choosing to betray Johnny Stecchino and save Dante. But nobody can forget the very nice Lillothe disabled boy who runs up into the street in the film’s final scene after Dante invited him to cocaine was convinced it was just a drug for diabetes.
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Just last August Alessandro de Santís, the Down Syndrome actor who played the role of Lillo has sadly passed away. The news was broken by the family of De Santis, died at the age of 50. The funeral took place on August 4th in the Church of San Frumenzio in Rome.
The actor’s family also revealed that after being informed of the death of Alessandro De Santis, Roberto Benigni decided to send one letter of condolence to family members to greet their friend and colleague.
“We were very impressed,” Lillo’s family thanks Benigni
“We also received a letter of condolence from Roberto Benigni and that made a big impression on us,” the late actor’s family apparently said he hadn’t expected such a gesture of the Tuscan actor.
Alessandro De Santis also appeared in another feature film after his experience in the film Johnny Stecchino, the children of his lifereleased in 2011.