Urbano Barberini Riario Sforza Colonna di Sciarra (born 18 September 1961), best known as Urbano Barberini or sometimes Urbano Barberini Sforza, is an Italian actor. He is also a translator, theater producer and artistic director. He is fluent in Italian and French languages and is mostly known for starring or appearing in many horror, fantasy and drama films, including the cult classic Dèmoni (Demons).

Urbano Barberini
Barberini in 2009
Born
Riario Sforza Barberini Colonna di Sciarra

(1961-09-18) 18 September 1961 (age 63)
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
SpouseViviana Broglio (2018–present)[1]

His most recognized role in the English-speaking countries was in his work in Dario Argento's film Opera though in the English dubbing, his voice was replaced with another actor's deeper voice. The only DVD that retains his original voice on the English dub is the UK release from Arrow Films.[citation needed]

In 2024 he published his first book, La bellezza nel destino.[2]

Personal life

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Urbano Barberini is married to Viviana Broglio and has a son; he considers himself Roman Catholic.[3]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Il principe attore Urbano Barberini ha sposato Viviana Broglio". askanews (in Italian). 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. ^ Barberini, Urbano; Siringo, Elvira (2024). La bellezza nel destino (in Italian). Milan: Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 978-88-200-8022-8.
  3. ^ Giordano, Lucio (13 December 2024). "Potevo diventare un nobile sfaccendato, non sapevo fare nulla: Dio mi ha salvato dall'abisso". Dipiù (in Italian). pp. 78–81.
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