Roberto Benigni
Acting
Born 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
1997 · Movie
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
1999 · Movie
Close Up
2012 · Movie
Night on Earth
1991 · Movie
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004 · Movie
We Are Cinema
2021 · Movie
Down by Law
1986 · Movie
Luna
1979 · Movie
Pinocchio
2019 · Movie
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021 · Movie
The dream
2025 · Movie
The Monster
1994 · Movie
The Last Laugh
2016 · Movie
The Tiger and the Snow
2005 · Movie
Johnny Stecchino
1991 · Movie
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984 · Movie
The most beautiful in the world
2012 · Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003 · Movie
To Rome with Love
2012 · Movie
The Voice of the Moon
1990 · Movie
Pietro - A man in the wind
2025 · Movie
Untouchable
2019 · Movie
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019 · Movie
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017 · Movie
The Soup
1981 · Movie
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
1983 · Movie
Caterina in the Big City
2003 · Movie
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020 · Movie
The Little Devil
1988 · Movie
La voce di Fantozzi
2017 · Movie
Pinocchio
2002 · Movie
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1993 · Movie
Vita da Cioni
1978 · Movie
Son of the Pink Panther
1993 · Movie
Coffee and Cigarettes
1987 · Movie
TuttoBenigni 95/96
1996 · Movie
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
1984 · Movie
You Upset Me
1983 · Movie
In the Pope's Eye
1980 · Movie
Cinématon
1978 · Movie
Berlinguer: I Love You
1977 · Movie
Evviva Giuseppe
2017 · Movie
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003 · Movie
Womanlight
1979 · Movie
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022 · Movie
Cinque mondi
2016 · Movie
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
1982 · Movie
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
1983 · Movie
Tigers in Lipstick
1979 · Movie
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023 · Movie
Seeking Asylum
1979 · Movie
Il resto del Pap'occhio
1980 · Movie
The Days Are Numbered
1979 · Movie
The Magic of Fellini
2002 · Movie
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
2010 · Movie
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014 · Movie
Cesare Zavattini
2003 · Movie
The Singing Priest
2025 · Movie
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
2001 · Movie
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
2019 · Movie