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