Roberto Benigni
Born
October 27, 1952 (72 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
Known For
The Singing Priest
Dr. John
2026
Il sogno
2025
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Self
2023
Francesco Il Cantico
Self - Host
2022
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Self
2021
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Self
2020
Pinocchio
Mister Geppetto
2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Self
2019
Untouchable
Self (archive footage)
2019
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Himself
2019
Evviva Giuseppe
Himself
2017
La voce di Fantozzi
Sé stesso
2017
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Self
2017
Cinque mondi
Self
2016
The Last Laugh
Self
2016
I dieci comandamenti
Himself · (2 episodes)
2014
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
La più bella del mondo
2012
La più bella del mondo
Himself
2012
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
2012
To Rome with Love
Leopoldo
2012
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
Self - (archival audio)
2012
Il più grande spettacolo dopo il weekend
(1 episode)
2011
La commedia di Amos Poe
Narrator (voice)
2010
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
Himself
2010
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
Roberto Benigni · (15 episodes)
2008
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Rockpolitik
Self · (1 episode)
2005
The Tiger and the Snow
Attilio de Giovanni
2005
Coffee and Cigarettes
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
2004
Caterina in the Big City
Self
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
2003
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Self - La Voce della Luna
2003
Cesare Zavattini
Self
2003
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
2002
The Magic of Fellini
Self (archive footage)
2002
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
Self
2001
Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta
Self · (1 episode)
2001
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
Lucius Detritus
1999
Beckmann
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Vivement dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Life Is Beautiful
Guido
1997
TuttoBenigni 95/96
Roberto Benigni
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Willemsens Woche
Self · (1 episode)
1995
The Monster
Loris
1994
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Narrator (voice, Italian version)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
Son of the Pink Panther
Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
1992
Night on Earth
Cab Driver Rome
1991
Johnny Stecchino
Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
1991
The Voice of the Moon
Ivo Salvini
1990
Towards the Moon with Fellini
Himself
1990
The Little Devil
Giuditta
1988
Down by Law
Roberto
1986
Coffee and Cigarettes
Roberto
1986
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Saverio
1984
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Self
1984
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Lo sceicco Beige
1983
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
Himself
1983
You Upset Me
Benigno
1983
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
The anonymous childhood friend / Himself
1982
The Soup
Il maestro
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981
In the Pope's Eye
self
1980
Il resto del Pap'occhio
self
1980
The Days Are Numbered
Il professore
1979
Seeking Asylum
Roberto
1979
Womanlight
Bartender at Clapsy's
1979
Luna
Upholsterer
1979
Tigers in Lipstick
The Principal
1979
Cinématon
N°801
1978
Ladra di sogni
1978
Il parolaio
Cliente
1978
Vita da Cioni
1978
Berlinguer: I Love You
Mario Cioni
1977
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
Onda Libera
Mario Cioni · (4 episodes)
1976
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest · (3 episodes)
1951
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Host · (3 episodes)
1951