Roberto Benigni
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-10-27 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
Roberto Benigni
Biography
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
Acting
(2026)
The Singing Priest: Fr Rob Galea
as Dr. John
(2025)
(2023)
(2022)
(2022)
Francesco Il Cantico
as Self - Host
(2021)
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
(2020)
(2019)
Pinocchio
as Mister Geppetto
(2019)
Untouchable
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
(2019)
(2017)
La voce di Fantozzi
as Sé stesso
(2017)
Evviva Giuseppe
as Himself
(2017)
(2016)
The Last Laugh
as Self
(2016)
Cinque mondi
as Self
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
(2012)
To Rome with Love
as Leopoldo
(2012)
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
(2012)
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
as Self - (archival audio)
(2012)
(2012)
(2012)
La più bella del mondo
as Himself
(2010)
(2010)
La commedia di Amos Poe
as Narrator (voice)
(2005)
The Tiger and the Snow
as Attilio de Giovanni
(2004)
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
(2003)
Caterina in the Big City
as Self
(2003)
(2003)
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
as Self - La Voce della Luna
(2003)
Cesare Zavattini
as Self
(2002)
Pinocchio
as Pinocchio
(2002)
The Magic of Fellini
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
(1999)
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
as Lucius Detritus
(1997)
Life Is Beautiful
as Guido
(1996)
Tuttobenigni 95/96
as Roberto Benigni
(1994)
The Monster
as Loris
(1993)
Son of the Pink Panther
as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
(1993)
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
(1991)
Night on Earth
as Cab Driver Rome
(1991)
Johnny Stecchino
as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
(1990)
The Voice of the Moon
as Ivo Salvini
(1990)
Towards the Moon with Fellini
as Himself
(1988)
The Little Devil
as Giuditta
(1986)
Down by Law
as Roberto
(1986)
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Roberto
(1984)
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
as Saverio
(1984)
(1983)
You Upset Me
as Benigno
(1983)
(1983)
Roberto Benigni: Tuttobenigni
as Himself
(1982)
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
as The anonymous childhood friend / Himself
(1981)
The Soup
as Il maestro
(1980)
In the Pope's Eye
as self
(1980)
Il resto del Pap'occhio
as self
(1979)
Luna
as Upholsterer
(1979)
Womanlight
as Bartender at Clapsy's
(1979)
Tigers in Lipstick
as The Principal
(1979)
Seeking Asylum
as Roberto
(1979)
The Days Are Numbered
as Il professore
(1978)
Cinématon
as N°801
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
Il parolaio
as Cliente
(1977)
Berlinguer: I Love You
as Mario Cioni
Crew
(2022)
Francesco Il Cantico
Writer, Producer
(2007)
I Vicerè
Thanks
(2005)
The Tiger and the Snow
Director, Writer
(2002)
Pinocchio
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1997)
Life Is Beautiful
Screenplay, Director, Story
(1996)
Tuttobenigni 95/96
Director
(1994)
The Monster
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story
(1993)
Look to the Sky
Thanks
(1991)
Johnny Stecchino
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1989)
Mystery Train
Thanks
(1988)
The Little Devil
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1986)
Coffee and Cigarettes
Writer
(1984)
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1984)
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Director
(1983)
You Upset Me
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1979)
Seeking Asylum
Writer
(1977)
Berlinguer: I Love You
Screenplay, Story