Roberto Benigni
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday27 October 1952 (73 years old)
Place of birthManciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
Known credits92
Biography
Roberto Benigni, (born October 27, 1952, Misericordia, Arezzo, Italy), Italian actor and director known for his comedic work, most notably La vita è bella (1997; Life Is Beautiful), for which he won an Academy Award for best actor. Benigni was the son of a poor tenant farmer who had worked in a German forced-labour camp during World War II. The elder Benigni used humour in retelling his experiences, which helped shape his son’s comedic skill. Benigni briefly attended a Jesuit seminary in Florence, and, after a stint as a magician’s assistant, he joined an underground theatre group in the late…
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
2025
The Singing Priest
2025 · Dr. John
The Dream
2025
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023 · Self
Francesco - The Canticle
2022 · Self - Host
Francesco - The Canticle
2022 · Writer
Francesco - The Canticle
2022 · Producer
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
We Are Cinema
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021 · Self
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020 · Self
Pinocchio
2019 · Mister Geppetto
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019 · Self
Untouchable
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
2019 · Himself
Evviva Giuseppe
2017 · Himself
La voce di Fantozzi
2017 · Sé stesso
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017 · Self
Cinque mondi
2016 · Self
The Last Laugh
2016 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments
2014 · Himself
The Ten Commandments
2014 · Creator
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014 · Self (archive footage)
The Most Beautiful in the World
2012 · Himself
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012
Close Up
2012 · Self (archive footage)
To Rome with Love
2012 · Leopoldo
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
2012 · Self - (archival audio)
The Biggest Show After the Weekend
2011
La commedia di Amos Poe
2010 · Narrator (voice)
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
2010 · Self
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
2008 · Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
2008 · Creator
I Vicerè
2007 · Thanks
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
Collezione di risate
2006
Rockpolitik
2005 · Self
The Tiger and the Snow
2005 · Attilio de Giovanni
The Tiger and the Snow
2005 · Director
The Tiger and the Snow
2005 · Writer
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004 · Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Caterina in the Big City
2003 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003 · Self
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003 · Self - La Voce della Luna
Cesare Zavattini
2003 · Self
Pinocchio
2002 · Pinocchio
Pinocchio
2002 · Director
Pinocchio
2002 · Screenplay
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