Roberto Benigni
Actor · Director · WriterRoberto 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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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR69
The Singing Priest
2025
Dr. John
The Dream
2025
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
2025
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023
Self
Francesco - The Canticle
2022
Self - Host
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
We Are Cinema
2021
Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021
Self
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020
Self
Untouchable
2019
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
2019
Himself
Pinocchio
2019
Mister Geppetto
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019
Self
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017
Self
Evviva Giuseppe
2017
Himself
La voce di Fantozzi
2017
Sé stesso
The Last Laugh
2016
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cinque mondi
2016
Self
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014
Self (archive footage)
Close Up
2012
Self (archive footage)
To Rome with Love
2012
Leopoldo
The Most Beautiful in the World
2012
Himself
- Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
2012
Self - (archival audio)
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
2010
Self
La commedia di Amos Poe
2010
Narrator (voice)
The Tiger and the Snow
2005
Attilio de Giovanni
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003
Self - La Voce della Luna
Caterina in the Big City
2003
Self
Cesare Zavattini
2003
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
Self
Pinocchio
2002
Pinocchio
The Magic of Fellini
2002
Self (archive footage)
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
2001
Self
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999
Lucius Detritus
Life Is Beautiful
1997
Guido
TuttoBenigni 95/96
1996
Roberto Benigni
The Monster
1994
Loris
Son of the Pink Panther
1993
Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1993
Narrator (voice, Italian version)
Night on Earth
1991
Cab Driver Rome
Johnny Stecchino
1991
Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
The Voice of the Moon
1990
Ivo Salvini
Towards the Moon with Fellini
1990
Himself
The Little Devil
1988
Giuditta
Coffee and Cigarettes
1987
Roberto
Down by Law
1986
Roberto
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984
Saverio
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
1984
Self
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
1983
Lo sceicco Beige
You Upset Me
1983
Benigno
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
1983
Himself
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
1982
The anonymous childhood friend / Self
The Soup
1981
Il maestro
In the Pope's Eye
1980
self
Il resto del Pap'occhio
1980
self
Womanlight
1979
Bartender at Clapsy's
The Days Are Numbered
1979
Il professore
Tigers in Lipstick
1979
The Principal
Seeking Asylum
1979
Roberto
Luna
1979
Upholsterer
Cinématon
1978
N°801
- Il parolaio
Il parolaio
1978
Cliente
Vita da Cioni
1978
Ladra di sogni
1978
Il comizio
1978
Berlinguer: I Love You
1977
Mario Cioni
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
DIRECTOR10
The Tiger and the Snow
2005
Director
Pinocchio
2002
Director
Life Is Beautiful
1997
Director
TuttoBenigni 95/96
1996
Director, Stage Director
The Monster
1994
Director
Johnny Stecchino
1991
Director
The Little Devil
1988
Director
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984
Director
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
1984
Director
You Upset Me
1983
Director
WRITER15
Francesco - The Canticle
2022
Writer
The Tiger and the Snow
2005
Writer
Pinocchio
2002
Screenplay, Story
Life Is Beautiful
1997
Screenplay, Story
TuttoBenigni 95/96
1996
Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
The Monster
1994
Story, Screenplay
Johnny Stecchino
1991
Screenplay, Story
The Little Devil
1988
Story, Screenplay
Coffee and Cigarettes
1987
Writer
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984
Story, Screenplay
You Upset Me
1983
Screenplay, Story
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
1983
Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
Seeking Asylum
1979
Writer
Il comizio
1978
Screenplay
Berlinguer: I Love You
1977
Screenplay, Story
