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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Singing Priest
Character:Dr. John
Release Date:02/04/2026
Pietro - A man in the wind
Character:
Release Date:10/12/2025
Il sogno
Character:
Release Date:19/03/2025
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Character:Self
Release Date:10/04/2023
Francesco Il Cantico
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:08/12/2022
I magnifici 4 della risata
Character:
Release Date:20/10/2022
We Are Cinema
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/12/2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Character:Self
Release Date:17/05/2021
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/2020
Pinocchio
Character:Mister Geppetto
Release Date:19/12/2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Character:Self
Release Date:26/10/2019
Untouchable
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/06/2019
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2019
Evviva Giuseppe
Character:Himself
Release Date:04/09/2017
La voce di Fantozzi
Character:Sé stesso
Release Date:02/09/2017
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Character:Self
Release Date:09/05/2017
Cinque mondi
Character:Self
Release Date:10/10/2016
The Last Laugh
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2016
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/07/2014
La più bella del mondo
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/12/2012
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
Character:
Release Date:27/10/2012
Close Up
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/09/2012
To Rome with Love
Character:Leopoldo
Release Date:20/04/2012
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
Character:Self - (archival audio)
Release Date:02/04/2012
La commedia di Amos Poe
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/09/2010
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
Character:Self
Release Date:18/02/2010
The Tiger and the Snow
Character:Attilio de Giovanni
Release Date:14/10/2005
Coffee and Cigarettes
Character:Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Release Date:12/03/2004
Caterina in the Big City
Character:Self
Release Date:24/10/2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:14/09/2003
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Character:Self - La Voce della Luna
Release Date:02/04/2003
Cesare Zavattini
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2003
Pinocchio
Character:Pinocchio
Release Date:11/10/2002
The Magic of Fellini
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/01/2002
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
Character:Self
Release Date:21/11/2001
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
Character:Lucius Detritus
Release Date:03/02/1999
Life Is Beautiful
Character:Guido
Release Date:20/12/1997
TuttoBenigni 95/96
Character:Roberto Benigni
Release Date:31/12/1996
The Monster
Character:Loris
Release Date:22/10/1994
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Character:Narrator (voice, Italian version)
Release Date:26/12/1993
Son of the Pink Panther
Character:Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Release Date:27/08/1993
Night on Earth
Character:Cab Driver Rome
Release Date:12/12/1991
Johnny Stecchino
Character:Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
Release Date:24/10/1991
The Voice of the Moon
Character:Ivo Salvini
Release Date:05/03/1990
Towards the Moon with Fellini
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/03/1990
The Little Devil
Character:Giuditta
Release Date:01/07/1988
Down by Law
Character:Roberto
Release Date:20/09/1986
Coffee and Cigarettes
Character:Roberto
Release Date:01/01/1986
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Character:Saverio
Release Date:20/12/1984
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Character:Self
Release Date:08/09/1984
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Character:Lo sceicco Beige
Release Date:16/12/1983
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
Character:Himself
Release Date:29/09/1983
You Upset Me
Character:Benigno
Release Date:12/02/1983
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
Character:The anonymous childhood friend / Self
Release Date:21/01/1982
The Soup
Character:Il maestro
Release Date:20/02/1981
In the Pope's Eye
Character:self
Release Date:19/09/1980
Il resto del Pap'occhio
Character:self
Release Date:19/09/1980
The Days Are Numbered
Character:Il professore
Release Date:01/12/1979
Seeking Asylum
Character:Roberto
Release Date:24/10/1979
Womanlight
Character:Bartender at Clapsy's
Release Date:29/08/1979
Luna
Character:Upholsterer
Release Date:29/08/1979
Tigers in Lipstick
Character:The Principal
Release Date:16/03/1979
Cinématon
Character:N°801
Release Date:20/12/1978
Ladra di sogni
Character:
Release Date:27/05/1978
Il parolaio
Character:Cliente
Release Date:03/02/1978
Vita da Cioni
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1978
Berlinguer: I Love You
Character:Mario Cioni
Release Date:06/10/1977
Television Appearances
I dieci comandamenti
Character:Himself
Il più grande spettacolo dopo il weekend
Character:
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
Character:Roberto Benigni
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Rockpolitik
Character:Self
Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta
Character:Self
Beckmann
Character:Self
Vivement dimanche
Character:Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self
Willemsens Woche
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
Onda Libera
Character:Mario Cioni
The Oscars
Character:Self
Sanremo Music Festival
Character:Self - Special Guest
Sanremo Music Festival
Character:Self - Host
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