Roberto Benigni
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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
Credits
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
as Guido
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar (1999)
as Lucius Detritus
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Pinocchio (2019)
as Mister Geppetto
Night on Earth (1991)
as Cab Driver Rome
To Rome with Love (2012)
as Leopoldo
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Down by Law (1986)
as Roberto
Luna (1979)
as Upholsterer
The Monster (1994)
as Loris
Untouchable (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Pinocchio (2002)
as Pinocchio
Johnny Stecchino (1991)
as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
as Attilio de Giovanni
The Last Laugh (2016)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)
as Self
Cinque mondi (2016)
as Self
The Little Devil (1988)
as Giuditta
Womanlight (1979)
as Bartender at Clapsy's
Close Up (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Tigers in Lipstick (1979)
as The Principal
We Are Cinema (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)
as Saverio
The Voice of the Moon (1990)
as Ivo Salvini
Caterina in the Big City (2003)
as Self
The Singing Priest (2025)
as Dr. John
Seeking Asylum (1979)
as Roberto
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003)
as Self - La Voce della Luna
Cesare Zavattini (2003)
as Self
In the Pope's Eye (1980)
as self
You Upset Me (1983)
as Benigno
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! (1982)
as The anonymous childhood friend / Self
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me (2020)
as Self
Coffee and Cigarettes (1987)
as Roberto
Il comizio (1978)
Actor
Cinématon (1978)
as N°801
The Magic of Fellini (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words (2021)
as Self
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary (2017)
as Self
The Days Are Numbered (1979)
as Il professore
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings (2010)
as Self
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana (2019)
as Self
Evviva Giuseppe (2017)
as Himself
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984)
as Self
Berlinguer: I Love You (1977)
as Mario Cioni
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' (1983)
as Lo sceicco Beige
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli (2001)
as Self
The Soup (1981)
as Il maestro
I magnifici 4 della risata (2022)
Actor
La voce di Fantozzi (2017)
as Sé stesso
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy (1993)
as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After (2012)
as Self - (archival audio)
Vita da Cioni (1978)
Actor
Il resto del Pap'occhio (1980)
as self
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni (1983)
as Himself
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer (2019)
as Himself
Francesco - The Canticle (2022)
as Self - Host
Il parolaio (1978)
as Cliente
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni (2012)
Actor
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà (2023)
as Self
Towards the Moon with Fellini (1990)
as Himself
La commedia di Amos Poe (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli (—)
Actor
The Most Beautiful in the World (2012)
as Himself
The Dream (2025)
Actor
TuttoBenigni 95/96 (1996)
as Roberto Benigni
Pietro - A Man in the Wind (2025)
Actor
Ladra di sogni (1978)
Actor