Name
Roberto Benigni
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1952-10-27 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
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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A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little ...
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An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individu...
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A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night....
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In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an ecce...
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Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable...
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A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans....
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Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounter...
- 2004 Coffee and Cigarettes as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
- 1991 Night on Earth as Cab Driver Rome
- 1997 Life Is Beautiful as Guido
- 1986 Down by Law as Roberto
- 2002 Pinocchio as Pinocchio
- 2005 The Tiger and the Snow as Attilio de Giovanni
- 1979 Womanlight as Bartender at Clapsy's
- 2022 Francesco - The Canticle as Self - Host
- 1994 The Monster as Loris
- 1991 Johnny Stecchino as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
- 1999 Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar as Lucius Detritus
- 2002 The Magic of Fellini as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 Nothing Left to Do But Cry as Saverio
- 1980 In the Pope's Eye as self
- 1988 The Little Devil as Giuditta
- 2023 Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà as Self
- 1983 FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' as Lo sceicco Beige
- 2012 Close Up as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 Son of the Pink Panther as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
- 1979 The Days Are Numbered as Il professore
- 2019 Untouchable as Self (archive footage)
- 1979 Tigers in Lipstick as The Principal
- 2001 La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli as Self
- 2012 To Rome with Love as Leopoldo
- 1983 You Upset Me as Benigno
- 1979 Seeking Asylum as Roberto
- 1977 Berlinguer: I Love You as Mario Cioni
- 1980 Il resto del Pap'occhio as self
- 1990 The Voice of the Moon as Ivo Salvini
- 1981 The Soup as Il maestro
- 2012 The Most Beautiful in the World as Himself
- 2003 Fellini: I'm a Born Liar as Self - La Voce della Luna
- 2016 The Last Laugh as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1983 Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni as Himself
- 1979 Luna as Upholsterer
- 1978 Cinématon as N°801
- 2019 Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer as Himself
- 1982 Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! as The anonymous childhood friend / Self
- 2010 Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings as Self
- 1984 Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer as Self
- 2021 We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 I magnifici 4 della risata
- 1987 Coffee and Cigarettes as Roberto
- 1996 TuttoBenigni 95/96 as Roberto Benigni
- 2003 Caterina in the Big City as Self
- 1978 Il parolaio as Cliente
- 2017 Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary as Self
- 2017 Evviva Giuseppe as Himself
- 2017 La voce di Fantozzi as Sé stesso
- 2019 Pinocchio as Mister Geppetto
- 2016 Cinque mondi as Self
- 2012 Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After as Self - (archival audio)
- 2010 La commedia di Amos Poe as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
- 2019 Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana as Self
- 2021 Alida Valli: In Her Own Words as Self
- 2020 Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me as Self
- 1990 Towards the Moon with Fellini as Himself
- 1978 Vita da Cioni
- 2014 Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 Cesare Zavattini as Self
- 1978 Ladra di sogni
- 2025 The Singing Priest as Dr. John
- 2003 Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- Soon Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
- 2025 The Dream
- 1993 Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
- 2025 Pietro - A Man in the Wind
- 1978 Il comizio
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode )
- 2001 Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1953 The Oscars ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 The Ten Commandments ( 2 episodes ) as Himself
- 1981 Wetten, dass..? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2008 Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante ( 15 episodes ) as Roberto Benigni
- 1951 Sanremo Music Festival ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Special Guest
- 1951 Sanremo Music Festival ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1976 Onda Libera ( 4 episodes ) as Mario Cioni
- 1999 Beckmann ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1995 Willemsens Woche ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 Rockpolitik ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 Vivement dimanche ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2011 The Biggest Show After the Weekend ( 1 episode )
- 1997 HARDtalk ( 1 episode )
- 2006 Collezione di risate ( 1 episode )
- 1981 Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani ( 3 episodes ) as Dante Alighieri
