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Roberto Benigni

Acting • 1952-10-27 • 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.

Known For

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful

1997

To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love

2012

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004

Johnny Stecchino

Johnny Stecchino

1991

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

2019

Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar

Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar

1999

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Filmography

2026
The Last FelliniFilm
2025
Pietro - A Man in the WindFilm
★ 8.8
2025
The Singing PriestFilm
Dr. John
★ 10.0
2025
The DreamFilm
★ 10.0
2023
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtàFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2022
I magnifici 4 della risataFilm
★ 7.0
2022
Francesco - The CanticleFilm
Self - Host
2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own WordsFilm
Self
★ 9.2
2021
We Are CinemaFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.5
2020
Paolo Conte, Come Away with MeFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2019
PinocchioFilm
Mister Geppetto
★ 6.6
2019
UntouchableFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italianaFilm
Self
★ 7.6
2019
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, CinematographerFilm
Himself
2017
La voce di FantozziFilm
Sé stesso
★ 7.7
2017
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But NecessaryFilm
Self
★ 7.7
2017
Evviva GiuseppeFilm
Himself
★ 6.5
2016
The Last LaughFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
2016
Cinque mondiFilm
Self
★ 6.5
2014
The Ten CommandmentsTV
Himself • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
2014
Red Chairs - Parma and the CinemaFilm
Self (archive footage)
2012
To Rome with LoveFilm
Leopoldo
★ 5.8
2012
Close UpFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.5
2012
The Most Beautiful in the WorldFilm
Himself
★ 9.0
2012
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years AfterFilm
Self - (archival audio)
★ 6.0
2012
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto BenigniFilm
2011
The Biggest Show After the WeekendTV
★ 8.0
2010
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines SchmetterlingsFilm
Self
★ 2.2
2010
La commedia di Amos PoeFilm
Narrator (voice)
2008
Roberto Benigni - Tutto DanteTV
Roberto Benigni • 15 episodes
★ 10.0
2007
The Graham Norton ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2006
Collezione di risateTV
2005
The Tiger and the SnowFilm
Attilio de Giovanni
★ 6.7
2005
RockpolitikTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
2004
Coffee and CigarettesFilm
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
★ 6.9
2003
Caterina in the Big CityFilm
Self
★ 6.5
2003
Fellini: I'm a Born LiarFilm
Self - La Voce della Luna
★ 6.2
2003
Che tempo che faTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary SpecialFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2003
Cesare ZavattiniFilm
Self
2002
PinocchioFilm
Pinocchio
★ 5.7
2002
The Magic of FelliniFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 3.5
2001
Ulisse - The Pleasure of DiscoveryTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 9.0
2001
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e ScarpelliFilm
Self
1999
Asterix and Obelix Take On CaesarFilm
Lucius Detritus
★ 6.0
1999
BeckmannTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.5
1998
Vivement dimancheTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 3.6
1997
Life Is BeautifulFilm
Guido
★ 8.4
1997
HARDtalkTV
★ 8.7
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.1
1996
TuttoBenigni 95/96Film
Roberto Benigni
★ 7.5
1995
Willemsens WocheTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 9.0
1994
The MonsterFilm
Loris
★ 6.9
1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1993
Son of the Pink PantherFilm
Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
★ 4.6
1993
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev FantasyFilm
Narrator (voice, Italian version)
★ 7.5
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
★ 5.3
1991
Night on EarthFilm
Cab Driver Rome
★ 7.5
1991
Johnny StecchinoFilm
Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
★ 7.3
1990
The Voice of the MoonFilm
Ivo Salvini
★ 6.7
1990
Towards the Moon with FelliniFilm
Himself
1988
The Little DevilFilm
Giuditta
★ 6.7
1987
Coffee and CigarettesFilm
Roberto
★ 6.9
1986
Down by LawFilm
Roberto
★ 7.4
1984
Nothing Left to Do But CryFilm
Saverio
★ 7.7
1984
Farewell to Enrico BerlinguerFilm
Self
★ 6.5
1983
You Upset MeFilm
Benigno
★ 6.7
1983
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'Film
Lo sceicco Beige
★ 6.6
1983
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigniFilm
Himself
★ 7.8
1982
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!Film
The anonymous childhood friend / Self
★ 6.8
1981
Wetten, dass..?TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1981
The SoupFilm
Il maestro
★ 7.0
1981
Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italianiTV
Dante Alighieri • 3 episodes
1980
In the Pope's EyeFilm
self
★ 6.6
1980
Il resto del Pap'occhioFilm
self
★ 5.0
1979
LunaFilm
Upholsterer
★ 6.3
1979
WomanlightFilm
Bartender at Clapsy's
★ 5.7
1979
Seeking AsylumFilm
Roberto
★ 5.9
1979
Tigers in LipstickFilm
The Principal
★ 4.4
1979
The Days Are NumberedFilm
Il professore
★ 5.0
1978
CinématonFilm
N°801
★ 4.9
1978
Vita da CioniFilm
★ 7.5
1978
Il comizioFilm
1978
Il parolaioFilm
Cliente
1978
Ladra di sogniFilm
1977
Berlinguer: I Love YouFilm
Mario Cioni
★ 6.7
1976
Onda LiberaTV
Mario Cioni • 4 episodes
★ 8.0
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 7.1
1951
Sanremo Music FestivalTV
Self - Special Guest • 3 episodes
★ 7.9
1951
Sanremo Music FestivalTV
Self - Host • 3 episodes
★ 7.9