Meet Isabella Rossellini’s hunky model son, Roberto Rossellini: named after his famous Italian director grandad, the 30-year-old is a photographer and fashion brand founder … who grew up on a farm?
- The senior Roberto Rossellini married iconic Casablanca star Ingrid Bergman, producing Isabella Rossellini, who also acted, modelled and was the face of Lancôme for 14 years
- He might be adopted, but Isabella’s son has stunning good looks too – he got scouted on the streets of New York – and co-founded unisex fashion brand and NFT project, Control Plus
The family tree of 30-year-old model and photographer Roberto Rossellini is a show-stopper. He shares the same name with his grandfather, the renowned Italian film director who married Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman, star of Casablanca, one of the most iconic films ever made. Bergman was also a three-time Academy Award winner.
This union produced the actress, model and Lancôme spokesmodel for 14 years, Isabella Rossellini. And though Rossellini junior is Isabella’s adopted son, the two are inseparable. Nowadays, the mum-and-son duo work on their farm in Brookhaven, New York, which is also a bed and breakfast. It’s called Mama Farm and Isabella’s daughter Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann oversees the operations.
But what else do we know about him besides his famous family?
Roberto Rossellini was scouted on the streets of New York
Standing at 190.5cm and with arresting green eyes, this Italian-turned-New Yorker (he has been living in New York since he was 11 years old), was scouted on the streets of Soho while walking with his girlfriend, filmmaker Kirsten Tanjutco.
As per Coveteur, the photographer who scouted him offered him a modelling gig for L’Officiel Italia. After the shoot, his mum suggested that he go to Ford Models and try his hand at modelling. He was signed on the spot. Though modelling wasn’t the job he had in mind, Isabella convinced him that it was great for networking and learning more about photography – which is what he wanted to do.