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Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

Acting

Born: October 27, 1952Manciano 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
Filmography
Pietro - A man in the wind

Pietro - A man in the wind

2025

The Singing Priest

Dr. John

2025
The dream

The dream

2025
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà

Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà

Self

2023
Francesco - The canticle

Francesco - The canticle

Self - Host

2022
I magnifici 4 della risata

I magnifici 4 della risata

2022
We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema

Self (archive footage)

2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

Self

2021
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me

Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me

Self

2020
Pinocchio

Pinocchio

Mister Geppetto

2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana

Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana

Self

2019
Untouchable

Untouchable

Self (archive footage)

2019
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer

Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer

Himself

2019
Evviva Giuseppe

Evviva Giuseppe

Himself

2017
La voce di Fantozzi

La voce di Fantozzi

Sé stesso

2017
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary

Self

2017
Cinque mondi

Cinque mondi

Self

2016
The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

Self

2016
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

Self (archive footage)

2014
The most beautiful in the world

The most beautiful in the world

Himself

2012
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni

Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni

2012
Close Up

Close Up

Self (archive footage)

2012
To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love

Leopoldo

2012

Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After

Self - (archival audio)

2012
La commedia di Amos Poe

La commedia di Amos Poe

Narrator (voice)

2010
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings

Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings

Self

2010
The Tiger and the Snow

The Tiger and the Snow

Attilio de Giovanni

2005
Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")

2004
Caterina in the Big City

Caterina in the Big City

Self

2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Self

2003
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Self - La Voce della Luna

2003
Cesare Zavattini

Cesare Zavattini

Self

2003
Pinocchio

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

2002
The Magic of Fellini

The Magic of Fellini

Self (archive footage)

2002
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli

La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli

Self

2001
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Lucius Detritus

1999
Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful

Guido

1997
TuttoBenigni 95/96

TuttoBenigni 95/96

Roberto Benigni

1996
The Monster

The Monster

Loris

1994
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

Narrator (voice, Italian version)

1993
Son of the Pink Panther

Son of the Pink Panther

Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli

1993
Night on Earth

Night on Earth

Cab Driver Rome

1991
Johnny Stecchino

Johnny Stecchino

Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino

1991
The Voice of the Moon

The Voice of the Moon

Ivo Salvini

1990
Towards the Moon with Fellini

Towards the Moon with Fellini

Himself

1990
The Little Devil

The Little Devil

Giuditta

1988
Down by Law

Down by Law

Roberto

1986
Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

Roberto

1986
Nothing Left to Do But Cry

Nothing Left to Do But Cry

Saverio

1984
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

Self

1984
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'

FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'

Lo sceicco Beige

1983
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni

Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni

Himself

1983
You Upset Me

You Upset Me

Benigno

1983
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!

The anonymous childhood friend / Self

1982
The Soup

The Soup

Il maestro

1981
Il resto del Pap'occhio

Il resto del Pap'occhio

self

1980
In the Pope's Eye

In the Pope's Eye

self

1980
The Days Are Numbered

The Days Are Numbered

Il professore

1979
Seeking Asylum

Seeking Asylum

Roberto

1979
Luna

Luna

Upholsterer

1979
Womanlight

Womanlight

Bartender at Clapsy's

1979
Tigers in Lipstick

Tigers in Lipstick

The Principal

1979
Cinématon

Cinématon

N°801

1978
Ladra di sogni

Ladra di sogni

1978

Il parolaio

Cliente

1978
Vita da Cioni

Vita da Cioni

1978
Berlinguer: I Love You

Berlinguer: I Love You

Mario Cioni

1977
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