Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Pietro - A Man in the Wind ★ 8.8 Pietro - A Man in the Wind 2025 The Singing Priest ★ 10.0 The Singing Priest 2025 The Dream ★ 10.0 The Dream 2025 Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà ★ 6.0 Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà 2023 Francesco - The Canticle Francesco - The Canticle 2022 I magnifici 4 della risata ★ 7.0 I magnifici 4 della risata 2022 We Are Cinema ★ 9.5 We Are Cinema 2021 Alida Valli: In Her Own Words ★ 9.2 Alida Valli: In Her Own Words 2021 Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me ★ 7.2 Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me 2020 Pinocchio ★ 6.6 Pinocchio 2019 Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana ★ 7.6 Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana 2019 Untouchable ★ 6.5 Untouchable 2019 Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer 2019 Evviva Giuseppe ★ 6.5 Evviva Giuseppe 2017 La voce di Fantozzi ★ 7.7 La voce di Fantozzi 2017 Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary ★ 7.7 Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary 2017 Cinque mondi ★ 6.5 Cinque mondi 2016 The Last Laugh ★ 7.0 The Last Laugh 2016 The Ten Commandments ★ 7.0 The Ten Commandments 2014 Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema 2014 The Most Beautiful in the World ★ 9.0 The Most Beautiful in the World 2012 Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni 2012 Close Up ★ 9.5 Close Up 2012 To Rome with Love ★ 5.8 To Rome with Love 2012 Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After ★ 6.0 Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After 2012 The Biggest Show After the Weekend ★ 8.0 The Biggest Show After the Weekend 2011 La commedia di Amos Poe La commedia di Amos Poe 2010 Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings ★ 2.2 Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings 2010 Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante ★ 10.0 Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante 2008 The Graham Norton Show ★ 7.2 The Graham Norton Show 2007 Collezione di risate Collezione di risate 2006 Rockpolitik ★ 8.0 Rockpolitik 2005 The Tiger and the Snow ★ 6.7 The Tiger and the Snow 2005 Coffee and Cigarettes ★ 6.9 Coffee and Cigarettes 2004 Caterina in the Big City ★ 6.5 Caterina in the Big City 2003 Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special ★ 7.4 Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special 2003 Fellini: I'm a Born Liar ★ 6.1 Fellini: I'm a Born Liar 2003 Cesare Zavattini Cesare Zavattini 2003 Pinocchio ★ 5.8 Pinocchio 2002 The Magic of Fellini ★ 3.5 The Magic of Fellini 2002 La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli 2001 Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery ★ 9.0 Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery 2001 Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar ★ 6.0 Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar 1999 Beckmann ★ 4.3 Beckmann 1999 Vivement dimanche ★ 3.6 Vivement dimanche 1998 Life Is Beautiful ★ 8.4 Life Is Beautiful 1997 HARDtalk ★ 8.7 HARDtalk 1997 TuttoBenigni 95/96 ★ 7.5 TuttoBenigni 95/96 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ★ 4.1 The Rosie O'Donnell Show 1996 Willemsens Woche ★ 9.0 Willemsens Woche 1995 The Monster ★ 7.0 The Monster 1994 Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy ★ 7.5 Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ★ 7.3 Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993 Son of the Pink Panther ★ 4.6 Son of the Pink Panther 1993 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ★ 5.4 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992 Night on Earth ★ 7.5 Night on Earth 1991 Johnny Stecchino ★ 7.3 Johnny Stecchino 1991 The Voice of the Moon ★ 6.7 The Voice of the Moon 1990 Towards the Moon with Fellini Towards the Moon with Fellini 1990 The Little Devil ★ 6.7 The Little Devil 1988 Coffee and Cigarettes ★ 7.0 Coffee and Cigarettes 1987 Down by Law ★ 7.3 Down by Law 1986 Nothing Left to Do But Cry ★ 7.7 Nothing Left to Do But Cry 1984 Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer ★ 6.5 Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer 1984 FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' ★ 6.6 FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' 1983 Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni ★ 7.8 Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni 1983 You Upset Me ★ 6.6 You Upset Me 1983 Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! ★ 6.8 Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! 1982 The Soup ★ 7.0 The Soup 1981 Wetten, dass..? ★ 5.4 Wetten, dass..? 1981 In the Pope's Eye ★ 6.7 In the Pope's Eye 1980 Il resto del Pap'occhio ★ 5.0 Il resto del Pap'occhio 1980 The Days Are Numbered ★ 5.0 The Days Are Numbered 1979 Seeking Asylum ★ 6.0 Seeking Asylum 1979 Womanlight ★ 5.8 Womanlight 1979 Luna ★ 6.2 Luna 1979 Tigers in Lipstick ★ 4.4 Tigers in Lipstick 1979 Cinématon ★ 4.9 Cinématon 1978 Ladra di sogni Ladra di sogni 1978 Il parolaio Il parolaio 1978