Roberto Benigni
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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
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
as Guido
Cinque mondi (2016)
as Self
To Rome with Love (2012)
as Leopoldo
Seeking Asylum (1979)
as Roberto
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar (1999)
as Lucius Detritus
Pinocchio (2019)
as Mister Geppetto
Night on Earth (1991)
as Cab Driver Rome
Down by Law (1986)
as Roberto
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Pinocchio (2002)
as Pinocchio
Cesare Zavattini (2003)
as Self
The Monster (1994)
as Loris
The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
as Attilio de Giovanni
Untouchable (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
The Singing Priest (2025)
as Dr. John
Johnny Stecchino (1991)
as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
The Most Beautiful in the World (2012)
as Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)
as Self
Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)
as Saverio
Womanlight (1979)
as Bartender at Clapsy's
You Upset Me (1983)
as Benigno
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! (1982)
as The anonymous childhood friend / Self
Tigers in Lipstick (1979)
as The Principal
The Last Laugh (2016)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Voice of the Moon (1990)
as Ivo Salvini
Cinématon (1978)
as N°801
Caterina in the Big City (2003)
as Self
Close Up (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Luna (1979)
as Upholsterer
The Magic of Fellini (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Coffee and Cigarettes (1987)
as Roberto
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni (1983)
as Himself
The Days Are Numbered (1979)
as Il professore
In the Pope's Eye (1980)
as self
I magnifici 4 della risata (2022)
Actor
Il parolaio (1978)
as Cliente
Berlinguer: I Love You (1977)
as Mario Cioni
Il resto del Pap'occhio (1980)
as self
Il comizio (1978)
Actor
The Little Devil (1988)
as Giuditta
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me (2020)
as Self
La commedia di Amos Poe (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
We Are Cinema (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' (1983)
as Lo sceicco Beige
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy (1993)
as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni (2012)
Actor
Francesco - The Canticle (2022)
as Self - Host
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003)
as Self - La Voce della Luna
TuttoBenigni 95/96 (1996)
as Roberto Benigni
The Soup (1981)
as Il maestro
Ladra di sogni (1978)
Actor
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà (2023)
as Self
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary (2017)
as Self
Vita da Cioni (1978)
Actor
La voce di Fantozzi (2017)
as Sé stesso
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli (2001)
as Self
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984)
as Self
The Dream (2025)
Actor
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli (—)
Actor
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana (2019)
as Self
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words (2021)
as Self
Evviva Giuseppe (2017)
as Himself
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings (2010)
as Self
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After (2012)
as Self - (archival audio)
Towards the Moon with Fellini (1990)
as Himself
Pietro - A Man in the Wind (2025)
Actor
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer (2019)
as Himself