Roberto Benigni
Known for: Acting
Born: October 27, 1952
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
72 movies · 20 TV shows, newest first
8.8
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
2025
10.0
The Singing Priest
2025
10.0
The Dream
2025
6.0
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023
NR
Francesco - The Canticle
2022
7.0
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
9.5
We Are Cinema
2021
9.2
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021
7.2
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020
6.6
Pinocchio
2019
7.6
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019
6.5
Untouchable
2019
NR
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
2019
6.5
Evviva Giuseppe
2017
7.7
La voce di Fantozzi
2017
7.7
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017
6.5
Cinque mondi
2016
7.0
The Last Laugh
2016
7.0
The Ten Commandments
2014
NR
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014
9.0
The Most Beautiful in the World
2012
NR
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012
9.5
Close Up
2012
5.8
To Rome with Love
20126.0
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
2012
8.0
The Biggest Show After the Weekend
2011
NR
La commedia di Amos Poe
2010
2.2
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
2010
10.0
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
2008
6.1
I Vicerè
2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
NR
Collezione di risate
2006
8.0
Rockpolitik
2005
6.7
The Tiger and the Snow
2005
6.9
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
6.5
Caterina in the Big City
2003
7.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
6.2
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003
NR
Cesare Zavattini
2003
5.7
Pinocchio
2002
3.5
The Magic of Fellini
2002
NR
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
2001
9.2
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
2001
6.0
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999
4.5
Beckmann
1999
3.6
Vivement dimanche
1998
8.4
Life Is Beautiful
1997
8.7
HARDtalk
1997
7.5
TuttoBenigni 95/96
1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
19969.0
Willemsens Woche
1995
7.0
The Monster
1994
7.5
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1993
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
4.6
Son of the Pink Panther
1993
6.5
Look to the Sky
1993
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
7.5
Night on Earth
1991
7.3
Johnny Stecchino
1991
6.7
The Voice of the Moon
1990
NR
Towards the Moon with Fellini
1990
7.3
Mystery Train
1989
6.7
The Little Devil
1988
6.9
Coffee and Cigarettes
1987
7.4
Down by Law
1986
7.7
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984
6.5
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
1984
6.6
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
1983
7.8
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
1983
6.6
You Upset Me
1983
6.8
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
1982
NR
Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani
1981
7.0
The Soup
1981
5.6
Wetten, dass..?
1981
6.6
In the Pope's Eye
1980
5.0
Il resto del Pap'occhio
1980
5.0
The Days Are Numbered
1979
6.0
Seeking Asylum
1979
5.8
Womanlight
1979
6.3
Luna
1979
4.4
Tigers in Lipstick
1979
4.9
Cinématon
1978
NR
Ladra di sogni
1978
NR
Il parolaio
1978
7.5
Vita da Cioni
1978
NR
Il comizio
1978
6.7
Berlinguer: I Love You
1977
8.0
Onda Libera
1976
7.0
The Oscars
1953
7.9
Sanremo Music Festival
1951
NR
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
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