Roberto Benigni

Acting

Roberto Benigni

Born October 27, 1952Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy86 credits

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

Pietro - A man in the wind
8.8

Pietro - A man in the wind

Movie

2025

The Singing Priest

The Singing Priest

Movie

2025

The dream
10.0

The dream

Movie

2025

Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
6.0

Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà

Movie

2023

Francesco - The canticle

Francesco - The canticle

Movie

2022

I magnifici 4 della risata
7.0

I magnifici 4 della risata

Movie

2022

Filmography

Pietro - A man in the wind
2025Pietro - A man in the windMovie
The Singing Priest
2025The Singing Priestas Dr. JohnMovie
The dream
2025The dreamMovie
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtàas SelfMovie
Francesco - The canticle
2022Francesco - The canticleas Self - HostMovie
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022I magnifici 4 della risataMovie
We Are Cinema
2021We Are Cinemaas Self (archive footage)Movie
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021Alida Valli: In Her Own Wordsas SelfMovie
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020Paolo Conte, Come Away with Meas SelfMovie
Pinocchio
2019Pinocchioas Mister GeppettoMovie
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italianaas SelfMovie
Untouchable
2019Untouchableas Self (archive footage)Movie
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
2019Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographeras HimselfMovie
Evviva Giuseppe
2017Evviva Giuseppeas HimselfMovie
La voce di Fantozzi
2017La voce di Fantozzias Sé stessoMovie
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessaryas SelfMovie
Cinque mondi
2016Cinque mondias SelfMovie
The Last Laugh
2016The Last Laughas SelfMovie
The ten commandments
2014The ten commandmentsas HimselfTV
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinemaas Self (archive footage)Movie
The most beautiful in the world
2012The most beautiful in the worldas HimselfMovie
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012Opinioni di un clown - Roberto BenigniMovie
Close Up
2012Close Upas Self (archive footage)Movie
To Rome with Love
2012To Rome with Loveas LeopoldoMovie
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2012Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years Afteras Self - (archival audio)Movie
The biggest show after the weekend
2011The biggest show after the weekendTV
La commedia di Amos Poe
2010La commedia di Amos Poeas Narrator (voice)Movie
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
2010Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlingsas SelfMovie
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
2008Roberto Benigni - Tutto Danteas Roberto BenigniTV
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
Rockpolitik
2005Rockpolitikas SelfTV
The Tiger and the Snow
2005The Tiger and the Snowas Attilio de GiovanniMovie
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004Coffee and Cigarettesas Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")Movie
Caterina in the Big City
2003Caterina in the Big Cityas SelfMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Specialas SelfMovie
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003Fellini: I'm a Born Liaras Self - La Voce della LunaMovie
Cesare Zavattini
2003Cesare Zavattinias SelfMovie
Pinocchio
2002Pinocchioas PinocchioMovie
The Magic of Fellini
2002The Magic of Fellinias Self (archive footage)Movie
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
2001La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpellias SelfMovie
Ulisse - The pleasure of discovery
2001Ulisse - The pleasure of discoveryas SelfTV
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
1999Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesaras Lucius DetritusMovie
Beckmann
1999Beckmannas SelfTV
Vivement dimanche
1998Vivement dimancheas SelfTV
Life Is Beautiful
1997Life Is Beautifulas GuidoMovie
HARDtalk
1997HARDtalkTV
TuttoBenigni 95/96
1996TuttoBenigni 95/96as Roberto BenigniMovie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Showas SelfTV
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1995Willemsens Wocheas SelfTV
The Monster
1994The Monsteras LorisMovie
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1993Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasyas Narrator (voice, Italian version)Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Son of the Pink Panther
1993Son of the Pink Pantheras Gendarme Jacques GambrelliMovie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
Night on Earth
1991Night on Earthas Cab Driver RomeMovie
Johnny Stecchino
1991Johnny Stecchinoas Dante Ceccarini / Johnny StecchinoMovie
The Voice of the Moon
1990The Voice of the Moonas Ivo SalviniMovie
Towards the Moon with Fellini
1990Towards the Moon with Fellinias HimselfMovie
The Little Devil
1988The Little Devilas GiudittaMovie
Coffee and Cigarettes
1987Coffee and Cigarettesas RobertoMovie
Down by Law
1986Down by Lawas RobertoMovie
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984Nothing Left to Do But Cryas SaverioMovie
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
1984Farewell to Enrico Berlingueras SelfMovie
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
1983FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'as Lo sceicco BeigeMovie
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
1983Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenignias HimselfMovie
You Upset Me
1983You Upset Meas BenignoMovie
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
1982Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!as The anonymous childhood friend / SelfMovie
The Soup
1981The Soupas Il maestroMovie
Wetten, dass..?
1981Wetten, dass..?as SelfTV
In the Pope's Eye
1980In the Pope's Eyeas selfMovie
Il resto del Pap'occhio
1980Il resto del Pap'occhioas selfMovie
The Days Are Numbered
1979The Days Are Numberedas Il professoreMovie
Seeking Asylum
1979Seeking Asylumas RobertoMovie
Womanlight
1979Womanlightas Bartender at Clapsy'sMovie
Luna
1979Lunaas UpholstererMovie
Tigers in Lipstick
1979Tigers in Lipstickas The PrincipalMovie
Cinématon
1978Cinématonas N°801Movie
Ladra di sogni
1978Ladra di sogniMovie
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1978Il parolaioas ClienteMovie
Vita da Cioni
1978Vita da CioniMovie
Berlinguer: I Love You
1977Berlinguer: I Love Youas Mario CioniMovie
Onda Libera
1976Onda Liberaas Mario CioniTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Sanremo Music Festival
1951Sanremo Music Festivalas Self - Special GuestTV
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
—Roberto Benigni - Inno Di MameliMovie
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—TuttoDanteCreatorTV