Birthday: Oct 27, 1952
Place of Birth: Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy

Roberto Benigni

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

Movie	Cast	Year
Night on Earth	Cab Driver Rome	1991
Coffee and Cigarettes	Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")	2004
Life Is Beautiful	Guido	1997
Down by Law	Roberto	1986
Pinocchio	Pinocchio	2002
The Tiger and the Snow	Attilio de Giovanni	2005
Womanlight	Bartender at Clapsy's	1979
Francesco Il Cantico	Self - Host	2022
La più bella del mondo		2012
The Monster	Loris	1994
Johnny Stecchino	Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino	1991
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar	Lucius Detritus	1999
The Magic of Fellini	Self (archive footage)	2002
Nothing Left to Do But Cry	Saverio	1984
In the Pope's Eye	self	1980
The Little Devil	Giuditta	1988
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà	Self	2023
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'	Lo sceicco Beige	1983
Close Up	Self (archive footage)	2012
Son of the Pink Panther	Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli	1993
The Days Are Numbered	Il professore	1979
Untouchable	Himself (archive footage)	2019
Tigers in Lipstick	The Principal	1979
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli	Self	2001
To Rome with Love	Leopoldo	2012
You Upset Me	Benigno	1983
Seeking Asylum	Roberto	1979
Berlinguer: I Love You	Mario Cioni	1977
Il resto del Pap'occhio	self	1980
The Voice of the Moon	Ivo Salvini	1990
The Soup	Il maestro	1981
La più bella del mondo	Himself	2012
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar	Self - La Voce della Luna	2003
The Last Laugh	Self	2016
Roberto Benigni: Tuttobenigni	Himself	1983
Luna	Upholsterer	1979
Cinématon	N°801	1978
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer	Himself	2019
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!	The anonymous childhood friend / Himself	1982
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings	Himself	2010
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer	Self	1984
We Are Cinema	Self (archive footage)	2021
I magnifici 4 della risata		2022
Coffee and Cigarettes	Roberto	1986
Tuttobenigni 95/96	Roberto Benigni	1996
Caterina in the Big City	Self	2003
Il parolaio	Cliente	1978
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary	Self	2017
Evviva Giuseppe	Himself	2017
La voce di Fantozzi	Sé stesso	2017
Pinocchio	Mister Geppetto	2019
Cinque mondi	Self	2016
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After	Self - (archival audio)	2012
And the Oscar Goes To...	Self (archive footage)	2014
La commedia di Amos Poe	Narrator (voice)	2010
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni		2012
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana	Self	2019
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words	Self	2021
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me		2020
Towards the Moon with Fellini	Himself	1990
Vita da Cioni		1978
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema	Self (archive footage)	2014
Cesare Zavattini	Self	2003
Ladra di sogni		1978
The Singing Priest: Fr Rob Galea	Dr. John	2026
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special	Self	2003
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli		1970
Series	Cast	Year
The Rosie O'Donnell Show	Self	1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno		1992
Ulisse. Il piacere della scoperta	Self	2001
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest	1993
The Oscars	Self	1953
I dieci comandamenti	Himself	2014
Wetten, dass..?	Self	1981
The Graham Norton Show	Self	2007
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante	Roberto Benigni	2008
Sanremo Music Festival	Self - Special Guest	1951
Sanremo Music Festival	Self - Host	1951
Onda Libera	Mario Cioni	1976
Beckmann	Self	1999
Willemsens Woche	Self	1995
Rockpolitik	Self	2005
Vivement dimanche	Self	1998

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