Benito Alessi
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | George Spartels | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1992–1993 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 28 July 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 28 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Don Battye | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | The Robinson Corporation and Lassiter's Hotel Manager (1992–1993) Co-owner of Carpenter's Cars (1992–1993) |
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| Home | Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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| Father | Benito Alessi Sr. |
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| Brothers | Frank Alessi |
| Wife | Cathy Alessi |
| Sons |
Marco Alessi Rick Alessi |
| Daughters | Lindsay Steiner |
| Nieces |
Christina Alessi Caroline Alessi |
| Other relatives | Andrew Robinson |
Benito Alessi is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by George Spartels. He made his first on-screen appearance on 28 July 1992 and remained until 28 May 1993.
Benito was born to Italian parents, he met Cathy (Elspeth Ballantyne) when they were at school. Cathy fell pergnant when she was sixteen and she and Benito were forced to give their daughter up for adoption. Benito and Cathy married and had two sons Marco (Felice Arena) and Rick (Dan Falzon). Benito makes sure he provides his sons with a secure future. When Marco leaves school to travel, Benito puts his efforts into ensuring that Rick will succeed at school instead. However, Rick is expelled from his boarding school and is forced to enrol at Erinsborough High, which disappoints Benito.
Benito's niece, Christina (Gayle Blakeney), and her husband, Paul (Stefan Dennis), lease Number 22 Ramsay Street to him and Cathy. Paul gives Benito a job managing the Robinson Corporation and Lassiter's Hotel. Benito clashes with both Jim Robinson (Alan Dale) and Doug Willis (Terence Donovan) and he is not popular with his secretaries, Gaby Willis (Rachel Blakely) and Julie Martin (Julie Mullins). Julie believes that her husband should have got Benito's job and when she sees him spending time at Lou Carpenter's car yard, where he owns shares, she tells Paul. Paul then sacks Benito. Benito does not mind too much as he grows to love working at the car yard. However, Lou is less happy with Benito's commitment to the car yard as he does not like Benito's attitude to car sales and his uptight attitude. They decide to paint a white line down the middle of the car yard, to divide it between them. They come to realise that they are being stupid and make up.
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