Person
Roberto Benigni
Acting · Born 1952-10-27 · Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
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.
Known for
Vivement dimanche
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Wetten, dass..?
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
Self
Life Is Beautiful
Guido
HARDtalk
1997
The Oscars
Self
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest
Filmography
- 2025Pietro - A Man in the Wind
- 2025The Singing PriestDr. John
- 2025The Dream
- 2023Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtàSelf
- 2022Francesco - The CanticleSelf - Host
- 2022I magnifici 4 della risata
- 2021We Are CinemaSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Alida Valli: In Her Own WordsSelf
- 2020Paolo Conte, Come Away with MeSelf
- 2019PinocchioMister Geppetto
- 2019Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italianaSelf
- 2019UntouchableSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, CinematographerHimself
- 2017Evviva GiuseppeHimself
- 2017La voce di FantozziSé stesso
- 2017Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But NecessarySelf
- 2016Cinque mondiSelf
- 2016The Last LaughSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014The Ten CommandmentsHimself
- 2014Red Chairs - Parma and the CinemaSelf (archive footage)
- 2012The Most Beautiful in the WorldHimself
- 2012Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
- 2012Close UpSelf (archive footage)
- 2012To Rome with LoveLeopoldo
- 2012Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years AfterSelf - (archival audio)
- 2011The Biggest Show After the Weekend
- 2010La commedia di Amos PoeNarrator (voice)
- 2010Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines SchmetterlingsSelf
- 2008Roberto Benigni - Tutto DanteRoberto Benigni
- 2007I VicerèThanks
- 2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
- 2006Collezione di risate
- 2005RockpolitikSelf
- 2005The Tiger and the SnowAttilio de Giovanni
- 2004Coffee and CigarettesRoberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
- 2003Caterina in the Big CitySelf
- 2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary SpecialSelf
- 2003Fellini: I'm a Born LiarSelf - La Voce della Luna
- 2003Cesare ZavattiniSelf
- 2002PinocchioPinocchio
- 2002The Magic of FelliniSelf (archive footage)
- 2001La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e ScarpelliSelf
- 2001Ulisse - The Pleasure of DiscoverySelf
- 1999Asterix and Obelix Take On CaesarLucius Detritus
- 1999BeckmannSelf
- 1998Vivement dimancheSelf
- 1997Life Is BeautifulGuido
- 1997HARDtalk
- 1996TuttoBenigni 95/96Roberto Benigni
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf
- 1995Willemsens WocheSelf
- 1994The MonsterLoris
- 1993Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev FantasyNarrator (voice, Italian version)
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993Son of the Pink PantherGendarme Jacques Gambrelli
- 1993Look to the SkyThanks
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- 1991Night on EarthCab Driver Rome
- 1991Johnny StecchinoDante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
- 1990The Voice of the MoonIvo Salvini
- 1990Towards the Moon with FelliniHimself
- 1989Mystery TrainThanks
- 1988The Little DevilGiuditta
- 1987Coffee and CigarettesRoberto
- 1986Down by LawRoberto
- 1984Nothing Left to Do But CrySaverio
- 1984Farewell to Enrico BerlinguerSelf
- 1983FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'Lo sceicco Beige
- 1983Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigniHimself
- 1983You Upset MeBenigno
- 1982Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!The anonymous childhood friend / Self
- 1981Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italianiDante Alighieri
- 1981The SoupIl maestro
- 1981Wetten, dass..?Self
- 1980In the Pope's Eyeself
- 1980Il resto del Pap'occhioself
- 1979The Days Are NumberedIl professore
- 1979Seeking AsylumRoberto
- 1979WomanlightBartender at Clapsy's
- 1979LunaUpholsterer
- 1979Tigers in LipstickThe Principal
- 1978CinématonN°801
- 1978Ladra di sogni
- 1978Il parolaioCliente
- 1978Vita da Cioni
- 1978Il comizio
- 1977Berlinguer: I Love YouMario Cioni
- 1976Onda LiberaMario Cioni
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1951Sanremo Music FestivalSelf - Special Guest
- —Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
- —TuttoDanteCreator
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