A native born New Yorker, Roberto is a dual US-Italian national. He attended both Volgograd and Moscow Universities where he studied Russian/Soviet literature and drama, and concluded his studies in Italian literature and political science at the University of Rome. He then went on to receive a Masters of Arts in International Affairs and Economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of International Studies in Bologna, Italy. Pursuing political filmmaking, he used his education and background and studied film and method acting in Rome at Duse International with Francesca De Sapio. He continues acting workshops at Duse to this day between productions. Roberto began working in Italian cinema and television before embarking on international television and film productions in the US and UK. As well, he is producing and making his own films and documentaries. Roberto is bilingual English and Italian, and fluent in Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, and French.