Actor
Roberto Benigni
74 years · Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy · 69 films
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.
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Filmography 68
The Last Fellini
2026 · Actor
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
2025 · Actor
The Singing Priest
2025 · Dr. John
The Dream
2025 · Actor
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023 · Self
Francesco - The Canticle
2022 · Self - Host, Producer
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022 · Actor
We Are Cinema
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021 · Self
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020 · Self
On Tubi TV
Pinocchio
2019 · Mister Geppetto
On Kanopy
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019 · Self
Untouchable
2019 · Self (archive footage)
On Hulu
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
2019 · Himself
Evviva Giuseppe
2017 · Himself
La voce di Fantozzi
2017 · Sé stesso
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017 · Self
Cinque mondi
2016 · Self
The Last Laugh
2016 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
On Plex
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014 · Self (archive footage)
The Most Beautiful in the World
2012 · Himself
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012 · Actor
Close Up
2012 · Self (archive footage)
To Rome with Love
2012 · Leopoldo