Roberto Benigni
Born
27 October 1952 (73)
Place of Birth
Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
Also known as
Roberto Remigio 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 Floren...
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 (40)
Pietro - A man in the wind
2025
The Singing Priest
2025
The dream
2025
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023
Francesco - The canticle
2022
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
We Are Cinema
2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020
Pinocchio
2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019
Untouchable
2019
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
2019
Evviva Giuseppe
2017
La voce di Fantozzi
2017
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017
Cinque mondi
2016
The Last Laugh
2016
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014
The most beautiful in the world
2012
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012
Close Up
2012
To Rome with Love
2012
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
2012
La commedia di Amos Poe
2010
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
2010
The Tiger and the Snow
2005
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
Caterina in the Big City
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003
Cesare Zavattini
2003
Pinocchio
2002
The Magic of Fellini
2002
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
2001
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
1999
Life Is Beautiful
1997
TuttoBenigni 95/96
1996
The Monster
1994
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1993