Roberto Benigni
Biography
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.
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Movies (40)
The Singing Priest
as Dr. John
2026
Pietro - A man in the wind
2025
Il sogno
2025
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
as Self
2023
Francesco Il Cantico
as Self - Host
2022
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
as Self
2021
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
as Self
2020
Pinocchio
as Mister Geppetto
2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
as Self
2019
Untouchable
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
as Himself
2019
Evviva Giuseppe
as Himself
2017
La voce di Fantozzi
as Sé stesso
2017
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
as Self
2017
Cinque mondi
as Self
2016
The Last Laugh
as Self
2016
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2014
La più bella del mondo
as Himself
2012
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
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)
2012
La commedia di Amos Poe
as Narrator (voice)
2010
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
as Self
2010
I Vicerè
Thanks (Crew)
2007
The Tiger and the Snow
as Attilio de Giovanni
2005
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
2004
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
2003
Pinocchio
as Pinocchio
2002
The Magic of Fellini
as Self (archive footage)
2002
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
as Self
2001
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
as Lucius Detritus
1999
Life Is Beautiful
as Guido
1997
TuttoBenigni 95/96
as Roberto Benigni
1996
The Monster
as Loris
1994
TV Shows (10)
I dieci comandamenti
as Himself
2014
Il più grande spettacolo dopo il weekend
2011
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
as Roberto Benigni
2008
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Rockpolitik
as Self
2005
Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta
as Self
2001
Beckmann
as Self
1999
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
1996
Willemsens Woche
as Self
1995