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