Acting
Roberto Benigni
Born Oct 27, 1952 · 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.
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Acting
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
The Last Fellini
2026
Documentary
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
2025
Documentary
The Singing Priest
2025
Drama · Music
The Dream
2025
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023
Documentary
Francesco - The Canticle
2022
Comedy
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
Documentary
We Are Cinema
2021
Documentary · TV Movie
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021
Documentary
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020
Documentary
Pinocchio
2019
Drama · Family · Fantasy
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019
Documentary
Untouchable
2019
Documentary
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
2019
Documentary
Evviva Giuseppe
2017
Documentary
La voce di Fantozzi
2017
Documentary
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017
Documentary
Cinque mondi
2016
Documentary
The Last Laugh
2016
Documentary
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014
Documentary
The Most Beautiful in the World
2012
Documentary
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012
Documentary
Close Up
2012
Documentary
To Rome with Love
2012
Comedy · Romance
The Biggest Show After the Weekend
2011
Talk · Comedy
La commedia di Amos Poe
2010
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
2010
Documentary
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
2008
Collezione di risate
2006
The Tiger and the Snow
2005
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
Comedy · Drama
Caterina in the Big City
2003
Comedy · Drama
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
Comedy · TV Movie · Documentary
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003
Documentary
Cesare Zavattini
2003
Documentary
Pinocchio
2002
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
The Magic of Fellini
2002
Documentary
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
2001
Documentary
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999
Family · Adventure · Comedy
Life Is Beautiful
1997
Comedy · Drama
HARDtalk
1997
Talk
TuttoBenigni 95/96
1996
Comedy
The Monster
1994
Comedy
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1993
Family · Music
Son of the Pink Panther
1993
Comedy · Crime
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Talk · Comedy
Night on Earth
1991
Comedy · Drama
Johnny Stecchino
1991
Comedy
The Voice of the Moon
1990
Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy
Towards the Moon with Fellini
1990
Documentary
The Little Devil
1988
Comedy · Fantasy
Coffee and Cigarettes
1987
Comedy
Down by Law
1986
Crime · Drama · Comedy
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984
Comedy · Fantasy
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
1984
Documentary
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
1983
Comedy
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
1983
Comedy · Documentary
You Upset Me
1983
Comedy
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
1982
Comedy · TV Movie
Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani
1981
Comedy · Talk
The Soup
1981
Comedy
In the Pope's Eye
1980
Comedy
Il resto del Pap'occhio
1980
Comedy
The Days Are Numbered
1979
Drama
Seeking Asylum
1979
Comedy · Drama
Womanlight
1979
Drama
Luna
1979
Drama
Tigers in Lipstick
1979
Comedy
Cinématon
1978
Documentary
Ladra di sogni
1978
Il parolaio
1978
Vita da Cioni
1978
Comedy
Il comizio
1978
Comedy
Berlinguer: I Love You
1977
Comedy
Onda Libera
1976
Directed
Written
Francesco - The Canticle
2022
Comedy
Coffee and Cigarettes
1987
Comedy
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
1983
Comedy · Documentary
Seeking Asylum
1979
Comedy · Drama
Il comizio
1978
Comedy