Roberto Benigni
October 27, 1952 (72 years old) in Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
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
Credits
- 2026 · The Singing Priest: Fr Rob Galea as Dr. John
- 2023 · Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà as Self
- 2022 · Francesco Il Cantico as Self - Host
- 2022 · I magnifici 4 della risata as
- 2021 · We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Alida Valli: In Her Own Words as Self
- 2020 · Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me as
- 2019 · Pinocchio as Mister Geppetto
- 2019 · Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana as Self
- 2019 · Untouchable as Himself (archive footage)
- 2019 · Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer as Himself
- 2017 · Evviva Giuseppe as Himself
- 2017 · La voce di Fantozzi as Sé stesso
- 2017 · Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary as Self
- 2016 · Cinque mondi as Self
- 2016 · The Last Laugh as Self
- 2014 · I dieci comandamenti as Himself
- 2014 · Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · La più bella del mondo as
- 2012 · La più bella del mondo as Himself
- 2012 · Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni as
- 2012 · Close Up as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · To Rome with Love as Leopoldo
- 2012 · Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After as Self - (archival audio)
- 2010 · La commedia di Amos Poe as Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings as Himself
- 2008 · Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante as Roberto Benigni
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2005 · Rockpolitik as Self
- 2005 · The Tiger and the Snow as Attilio de Giovanni
- 2004 · Coffee and Cigarettes as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
- 2003 · Caterina in the Big City as Self
- 2003 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2003 · Fellini: I'm a Born Liar as Self - La Voce della Luna
- 2003 · Cesare Zavattini as Self
- 2002 · Pinocchio as Pinocchio
- 2002 · The Magic of Fellini as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli as Self
- 2001 · Ulisse. Il piacere della scoperta as Self
- 1999 · Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar as Lucius Detritus
- 1999 · Beckmann as Self
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche as Self
- 1997 · Life Is Beautiful as Guido
- 1996 · Tuttobenigni 95/96 as Roberto Benigni
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1995 · Willemsens Woche as Self
- 1994 · The Monster as Loris
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Son of the Pink Panther as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1991 · Night on Earth as Cab Driver Rome
- 1991 · Johnny Stecchino as Johnny Stecchino
- 1990 · The Voice of the Moon as Ivo Salvini
- 1990 · Towards the Moon with Fellini as Himself
- 1988 · The Little Devil as Giuditta
- 1986 · Down by Law as Roberto
- 1986 · Coffee and Cigarettes as Roberto
- 1984 · Nothing Left to Do But Cry as Saverio
- 1984 · Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer 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
- 1983 · Roberto Benigni: Tuttobenigni as Himself
- 1983 · You Upset Me as Benigno
- 1982 · Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! as The anonymous childhood friend / Himself
- 1981 · The Soup as Il maestro
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1980 · In the Pope's Eye as self
- 1980 · Il resto del Pap'occhio as self
- 1979 · The Days Are Numbered as Il professore
- 1979 · Seeking Asylum as Roberto
- 1979 · Luna as Upholsterer
- 1979 · Womanlight as Bartender at Clapsy's
- 1979 · Tigers in Lipstick as The Principal
- 1978 · Cinématon as N°801
- 1978 · Ladra di sogni as
- 1978 · Il parolaio as Cliente
- 1978 · Vita da Cioni as
- 1977 · Berlinguer: I Love You as Mario Cioni
- 1976 · Onda Libera as Mario Cioni
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1951 · Sanremo Music Festival as Self - Special Guest
- 1951 · Sanremo Music Festival as Self - Host