Roberto Benigni
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 27, 1952 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
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 1960s.
Known For
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Filmography
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
Movie
The Last Fellini
Movie
The Singing Priest
Movie · as Dr. John
The Dream
Movie
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
Movie
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Movie · as Self
Francesco - The Canticle
Movie · as Self - Host
I magnifici 4 della risata
Movie
We Are Cinema
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Movie · as Self
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Movie · as Self
Untouchable
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Movie · as Himself
Pinocchio
Movie · as Mister Geppetto
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Movie · as Self
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Movie · as Self
Evviva Giuseppe
Movie · as Himself
La voce di Fantozzi
Movie · as Sé stesso
The Last Laugh
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cinque mondi
Movie · as Self
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Ten Commandments
TV · as Himself · 2 eps
Close Up
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
To Rome with Love
Movie · as Leopoldo
The Most Beautiful in the World
Movie · as Himself
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
Movie · as Self - (archival audio)
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
Movie
The Biggest Show After the Weekend
TV · 1 ep
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
Movie · as Self
La commedia di Amos Poe
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
TV · as Roberto Benigni · 15 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Collezione di risate
TV · 1 ep
The Tiger and the Snow
Movie · as Attilio de Giovanni
Rockpolitik
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Coffee and Cigarettes
Movie · as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Movie · as Self - La Voce della Luna
Caterina in the Big City
Movie · as Self
Cesare Zavattini
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Che tempo che fa
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pinocchio
Movie · as Pinocchio
The Magic of Fellini
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
Movie · as Self
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Movie · as Lucius Detritus
Beckmann
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Life Is Beautiful
Movie · as Guido
HARDtalk
TV · 1 ep
TuttoBenigni 95/96
Movie · as Roberto Benigni
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Willemsens Woche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Monster
Movie · as Loris
Son of the Pink Panther
Movie · as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Movie · as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
Night on Earth
Movie · as Cab Driver Rome
Johnny Stecchino
Movie · as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
The Voice of the Moon
Movie · as Ivo Salvini
Towards the Moon with Fellini
Movie · as Himself
The Little Devil
Movie · as Giuditta
Coffee and Cigarettes
Movie · as Roberto
Down by Law
Movie · as Roberto
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Movie · as Saverio
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Movie · as Self
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Movie · as Lo sceicco Beige
You Upset Me
Movie · as Benigno
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
Movie · as Himself
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
Movie · as The anonymous childhood friend / Self
The Soup
Movie · as Il maestro
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani
TV · as Dante Alighieri · 3 eps
In the Pope's Eye
Movie · as self
Il resto del Pap'occhio
Movie · as self
Womanlight
Movie · as Bartender at Clapsy's
The Days Are Numbered
Movie · as Il professore
Tigers in Lipstick
Movie · as The Principal
Seeking Asylum
Movie · as Roberto
Luna
Movie · as Upholsterer
Cinématon
Movie · as N°801
Il parolaio
Movie · as Cliente
Vita da Cioni
Movie
Ladra di sogni
Movie
Il comizio
Movie
Berlinguer: I Love You
Movie · as Mario Cioni
Onda Libera
TV · as Mario Cioni · 4 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Sanremo Music Festival
TV · as Self - Special Guest, Self - Host · 3 eps