Benito Alessi is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by George Spartels.

The character has a comedic rivalry with business partner Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver), which Spartels enjoyed playing.

Spartels chose to leave the serial to record a children's music album and his final scenes aired on 28 May 1993.

"[3] He also believed the introduction of the Alessis was "a sign of maturity" and a chance for viewers to see "a broader picture" of Australia, after the show was criticised for not representing suburban life as it was at the time.

[4] Producers established a rivalry between Benito and Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver) when they go into business together selling cars.

[6] Producers soon introduced the couple's daughter Lindsay Steiner (Jane Longhurst), leading to arguments with Marco, who always thought he was Cathy's oldest child.

Benito's niece Christina Alessi and her husband Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis) lease Number 22 Ramsay Street to him and Cathy.

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.

Cathy forms a plan with Helen Daniels (Anne Haddy) and they agree to accompany Rick and Debbie to London without Benito's knowledge.

He then agrees to have the vasectomy reversed, but on the same day that Benito leaves hospital, Cathy is told that she is unable to have any more children.

Gaby, her boyfriend Wayne Duncan (Jonathan Sammy Lee) and his brother, Troy (Damian Walshe-Howling), take the businessmen out on the town.

The character's profile on BBC Online states that his most notable moment was "Admitting to Cathy that he'd had a vasectomy without her knowledge.

[5] Jason Herbison of Inside Soap commented that Spartels "brought a welcome bit of Greek flavour to Ramsay Street", while the Alessi family "added much-needed spice" to the show.

[3] Writing in Small Screens – Essays on Contemporary Australian Television, David Nichols found Benito's persona was similar to the angry, ethnic father trope, calling him "an easily angered patriarch in conflict with what were presented as everyday 'Australian' mores".