Roberto Benigni
Actor
Born October 27, 1952 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.
Filmography
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
The Singing Priest
Dr. John
The Dream
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Self
Francesco - The Canticle
Self - Host
I magnifici 4 della risata
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Self
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Self
Pinocchio
Mister Geppetto
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Self
Untouchable
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Himself
Evviva Giuseppe
Himself
La voce di Fantozzi
Sé stesso
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Self
Cinque mondi
Self
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments
Himself
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Self (archive footage)
The Most Beautiful in the World
Himself
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
To Rome with Love
Leopoldo
The Biggest Show After the Weekend
La commedia di Amos Poe
Narrator (voice)
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
Self
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
Roberto Benigni
I Vicerè
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Collezione di risate
Rockpolitik
Self
The Tiger and the Snow
Attilio de Giovanni
Coffee and Cigarettes
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Caterina in the Big City
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Self - La Voce della Luna
Cesare Zavattini
Self
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
The Magic of Fellini
Self (archive footage)
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
Self
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
Self
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Lucius Detritus
Beckmann
Self
Vivement dimanche
Self
Life Is Beautiful
Guido
HARDtalk
TuttoBenigni 95/96
Roberto Benigni
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
The Monster
Loris
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Narrator (voice, Italian version)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Son of the Pink Panther
Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Look to the Sky
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Night on Earth
Cab Driver Rome
Johnny Stecchino
Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
The Voice of the Moon
Ivo Salvini
Towards the Moon with Fellini
Himself
Mystery Train
The Little Devil
Giuditta
Coffee and Cigarettes
Roberto
Down by Law
Roberto
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Saverio
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Self
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Lo sceicco Beige
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
Himself
You Upset Me
Benigno
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
The anonymous childhood friend / Self
Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani
Dante Alighieri
The Soup
Il maestro
Wetten, dass..?
Self
In the Pope's Eye
self
Il resto del Pap'occhio
self
The Days Are Numbered
Il professore
Seeking Asylum
Roberto
Womanlight
Bartender at Clapsy's
Luna
Upholsterer
Tigers in Lipstick
The Principal
Cinématon
N°801
Ladra di sogni
Vita da Cioni
Il comizio
Berlinguer: I Love You
Mario Cioni
Onda Libera
Mario Cioni
The Oscars
Self
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest