Born and raised in Rome, he pursued competitive gymnastics until his late teens before enrolling at the Silvio D’Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and later joining Luca Ronconi’s Teatro Laboratorio in 1977, where he honed his stagecraft. A versatile performer, he also ventured into music, creating one of Italy’s earliest rap tracks, “Roma di notte,” in 1984, and later appeared in numerous t…