Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

  • Birthday: 1952-10-27
  • Place of birth: Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
  • Also know as: Roberto Remigio 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.

Filmography

Life Is Beautiful

1997

As Guido

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004

As Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")

Pinocchio

2002

As Pinocchio

The Tiger and the Snow

2005

As Attilio de Giovanni

The Monster

1994

As Loris

Johnny Stecchino

1991

As Johnny Stecchino

In the Pope's Eye

1980

As self

The Little Devil

1988

As Giuditta

Son of the Pink Panther

1993

As Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli

You Upset Me

1983

As Benigno

Seeking Asylum

1979

As Roberto

Berlinguer: I Love You

1977

As Mario Cioni

The Voice of the Moon

1990

As Ivo Salvini

The Soup

1981

As Il maestro

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

2003

As Self - La Voce della Luna

La più bella del mondo

2012

As Himself

Coffee and Cigarettes

1986

As Roberto

Tuttobenigni 95/96

1996

As Roberto Benigni

Il parolaio

1978

As Cliente

Cinque mondi

2016

As Self

La commedia di Amos Poe

2010

As Narrator (voice)

Francesco Il Cantico

2022

As Self - Host

The Magic of Fellini

2002

As Self (archive footage)

To Rome with Love

2012

As Leopoldo

La voce di Fantozzi

2017

As Sé stesso

Pinocchio

2019

As Mister Geppetto

Down by Law

1986

As Roberto

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar

1999

As Lucius Detritus

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!

1982

As The anonymous childhood friend / Himself

Cesare Zavattini

2003

As Self

Close Up

2012

As Self (archive footage)

Womanlight

1979

As Bartender at Clapsy's

Tigers in Lipstick

1979

As The Principal

The Days Are Numbered

1979

As Il professore

Evviva Giuseppe

2017

As Himself

Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

2014

As Self (archive footage)

Night on Earth

1991

As Cab Driver Rome

Luna

1979

As Upholsterer

We Are Cinema

2021

As Self (archive footage)

Untouchable

2019

As Himself (archive footage)

The Last Laugh

2016

As Self

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

As Self (archive footage)

Cinématon

1978

As N°801

Production

Mystery Train

1989

As Thanks

I Vicerè

2007

As Thanks

Look to the Sky

1993

As Thanks

Life Is Beautiful

1997

As Director

Pinocchio

2002

As Director

The Tiger and the Snow

2005

As Director

The Monster

1994

As Director

Johnny Stecchino

1991

As Director

The Little Devil

1988

As Director

You Upset Me

1983

As Director

Tuttobenigni 95/96

1996

As Director

Francesco Il Cantico

2022

As Producer

Life Is Beautiful

1997

As Screenplay

Pinocchio

2002

As Screenplay

The Tiger and the Snow

2005

As Author

Johnny Stecchino

1991

As Screenplay

The Little Devil

1988

As Story

Seeking Asylum

1979

As Writer

Berlinguer: I Love You

1977

As Screenplay

The Little Devil

1988

As Screenplay

Coffee and Cigarettes

1986

As Writer

Pinocchio

2002

As Story

The Monster

1994

As Screenplay

The Monster

1994

As Story

Nothing Left to Do But Cry

1984

As Screenplay

Johnny Stecchino

1991

As Story

Life Is Beautiful

1997

As Story

You Upset Me

1983

As Story

You Upset Me

1983

As Screenplay

Francesco Il Cantico

2022

As Writer

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