Roberto Benigni
Acting
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
2025The Singing Priest
Dr. John
2025The dream
2025Pietro - A man in the wind
2023Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Self
2022Francesco - The canticle
Self - Host
2022I magnifici 4 della risata
2021We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Self
2020Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Self
2019Untouchable
Self (archive footage)
2019Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Himself
2019Pinocchio
Mister Geppetto
2019Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Self
2017Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Self
2017Evviva Giuseppe
Himself
2017La voce di Fantozzi
Sé stesso
2016The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016Cinque mondi
Self
2014Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2012Close Up
Self (archive footage)
2012To Rome with Love
Leopoldo
2012The most beautiful in the world
Himself
2012Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2010Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
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