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.
Filmography
Pietro - A man in the wind
Dec 10, 2025
The dream
Mar 19, 2025
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Apr 10, 2023
Francesco - The canticle
Dec 8, 2022
I magnifici 4 della risata
Oct 20, 2022
We Are Cinema
Dec 16, 2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
May 17, 2021
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Sep 28, 2020
Pinocchio
Dec 19, 2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Oct 26, 2019
Untouchable
Jun 20, 2019
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Jan 1, 2019
Evviva Giuseppe
Sep 4, 2017
La voce di Fantozzi
Sep 2, 2017
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
May 9, 2017
Cinque mondi
Oct 10, 2016
The Last Laugh
Apr 18, 2016
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Jul 24, 2014
The most beautiful in the world
Dec 17, 2012
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
Oct 27, 2012
Close Up
Sep 30, 2012
To Rome with Love
Apr 20, 2012
La commedia di Amos Poe
Sep 1, 2010
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
Feb 18, 2010
The Tiger and the Snow
Oct 14, 2005
Coffee and Cigarettes
Mar 12, 2004
Caterina in the Big City
Oct 24, 2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Sep 14, 2003
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Apr 2, 2003
Cesare Zavattini
Jan 1, 2003