Vincenzo Cerami was born on 2 November 1940 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for Life Is Beautiful (1997), The Tiger and the Snow (2005) and Open Doors (1990). He was previously married to Mimsy Farmer and Graziella Chiarcossi. He died on 17 July 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.