Roberto 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.
Known For
Acting

1991
asCab Driver Rome

2004
asRoberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")

1997
asGuido

1986
asRoberto

2002
asPinocchio

2005
asAttilio de Giovanni

1979
asBartender at Clapsy's

2022
asSelf - Host

2012
as
1994
asLoris

1991
asDante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino

1999
asLucius Detritus

2002
asSelf (archive footage)

1984
asSaverio

1980
asself

1988
asGiuditta

2023
asSelf

1983
asLo sceicco Beige

2012
asSelf (archive footage)

1993
asGendarme Jacques Gambrelli

1979
asIl professore

2019
asHimself (archive footage)

1979
asThe Principal

2001
asSelf

2012
asLeopoldo

1983
asBenigno

1979
asRoberto

1977
asMario Cioni

1980
asself

1990
asIvo Salvini

1981
asIl maestro

2012
asHimself

2003
asSelf - La Voce della Luna

2016
asSelf

1983
asHimself

1979
asUpholsterer

1978
asN°801

2019
asHimself

1982
asThe anonymous childhood friend / Himself

2010
asHimself

1984
asSelf

2021
asSelf (archive footage)

2022
as
1986
asRoberto

1996
asRoberto Benigni

2003
asSelf

1978
asCliente

2017
asSelf

2017
asHimself

2017
asSé stesso

2019
asMister Geppetto

2016
asSelf

2012
asSelf - (archival audio)

2014
asSelf (archive footage)

2010
asNarrator (voice)

2012
as
2019
asSelf

2021
asSelf

2020
as
1990
asHimself

1978
as
2014
asSelf (archive footage)

2003
asSelf

1978
as
2026
asDr. John

2003
asSelf
as
2025
as
asSelf
as
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
asSelf
asHimself
asSelf
asSelf
asRoberto Benigni
asSelf - Special Guest
asSelf - Host
asMario Cioni
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asProduction

2022
as
1994
asCrew
Directing

1997
as
2005
as
2002
as
1994
as
1991
as
1984
as
1988
as
1983
as
1984
as
1996
as