Roberto Benigni

Known for: Acting

Born: 1952-10-27 (age 73)

From: 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.

Filmography (88)

MOVIE★ 8.8
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
2025
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Singing Priest
2025
as Dr. John
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Dream
2025
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023
as Self
MOVIE
Francesco - The Canticle
2022
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 7.0
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
MOVIE★ 9.5
We Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.2
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Pinocchio
2019
as Mister Geppetto
MOVIE★ 7.6
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Untouchable
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
2019
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.5
Evviva Giuseppe
2017
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.7
La voce di Fantozzi
2017
as Sé stesso
MOVIE★ 7.7
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Cinque mondi
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV★ 7.0
The Ten Commandments
2014
as Himself
MOVIE
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Most Beautiful in the World
2012
as Himself
MOVIE
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012
MOVIE★ 9.5
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.8
To Rome with Love
2012
as Leopoldo
MOVIE★ 6.0
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
2012
as Self - (archival audio)
TV★ 8.0
The Biggest Show After the Weekend
2011
MOVIE
La commedia di Amos Poe
2010
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 2.2
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
2010
as Self
TV★ 10.0
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
2008
as Roberto Benigni
TV★ 7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TV
Collezione di risate
2006
TV★ 8.0
Rockpolitik
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Tiger and the Snow
2005
as Attilio de Giovanni
MOVIE★ 6.9
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
MOVIE★ 6.5
Caterina in the Big City
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003
as Self - La Voce della Luna
MOVIE
Cesare Zavattini
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
Pinocchio
2002
as Pinocchio
MOVIE★ 3.5
The Magic of Fellini
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
2001
as Self
TV★ 9.0
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999
as Lucius Detritus
TV★ 4.3
Beckmann
1999
as Self
TV★ 3.6
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.4
Life Is Beautiful
1997
as Guido
TV★ 8.7
HARDtalk
1997
MOVIE★ 7.5
TuttoBenigni 95/96
1996
as Roberto Benigni
TV★ 4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
TV★ 9.0
Willemsens Woche
1995
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Monster
1994
as Loris
MOVIE★ 7.5
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1993
as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
TV★ 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 4.6
Son of the Pink Panther
1993
as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
TV★ 5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MOVIE★ 7.5
Night on Earth
1991
as Cab Driver Rome
MOVIE★ 7.3
Johnny Stecchino
1991
as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Voice of the Moon
1990
as Ivo Salvini
MOVIE
Towards the Moon with Fellini
1990
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Little Devil
1988
as Giuditta
MOVIE★ 7.0
Coffee and Cigarettes
1987
as Roberto
MOVIE★ 7.3
Down by Law
1986
as Roberto
MOVIE★ 7.7
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984
as Saverio
MOVIE★ 6.5
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
1984
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
1983
as Lo sceicco Beige
MOVIE★ 7.8
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
1983
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.6
You Upset Me
1983
as Benigno
MOVIE★ 6.8
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
1982
as The anonymous childhood friend / Self
TV
Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani
1981
as Dante Alighieri
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Soup
1981
as Il maestro
TV★ 5.4
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
In the Pope's Eye
1980
as self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Il resto del Pap'occhio
1980
as self
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Days Are Numbered
1979
as Il professore
MOVIE★ 6.0
Seeking Asylum
1979
as Roberto
MOVIE★ 5.8
Womanlight
1979
as Bartender at Clapsy's
MOVIE★ 6.3
Luna
1979
as Upholsterer
MOVIE★ 4.4
Tigers in Lipstick
1979
as The Principal
MOVIE★ 4.9
Cinématon
1978
as N°801
MOVIE
Ladra di sogni
1978
MOVIE
Il parolaio
1978
as Cliente
MOVIE★ 7.5
Vita da Cioni
1978
MOVIE
Il comizio
1978
MOVIE★ 6.7
Berlinguer: I Love You
1977
as Mario Cioni
TV★ 8.0
Onda Libera
1976
as Mario Cioni
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self
TV★ 7.9
Sanremo Music Festival
1951
as Self - Special Guest
MOVIE
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
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