Roberto Benigni
Born: 1952-10-27
Place of Birth: Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
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
Life Is Beautiful
1997★ 8.4
Luna
1979★ 6.3
Johnny Stecchino
1991★ 7.3
The Monster
1994★ 6.9
To Rome with Love
2012★ 5.8
The Soup
1981★ 6.9
Untouchable
2019★ 6.4
Tigers in Lipstick
1979★ 4.3
Down by Law
1986★ 7.3
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
1999★ 6.0
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021★ 9.2
Pinocchio
2002★ 5.8
Night on Earth
1991★ 7.5
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004★ 6.9
Pinocchio
2019★ 6.6
Cinque mondi
2016★ 6.5
Cesare Zavattini
2003★ 0.0
Son of the Pink Panther
1993★ 4.6
The Little Devil
1988★ 6.7
The Tiger and the Snow
2005★ 6.7
Seeking Asylum
1979★ 5.9
Womanlight
1979★ 5.7
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003★ 6.9
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984★ 7.7
You Upset Me
1983★ 6.6
Cinématon
1978★ 4.3
The Voice of the Moon
1990★ 6.7
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020★ 7.2
The Last Laugh
2016★ 6.9
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
1984★ 6.2
Caterina in the Big City
2003★ 6.5
We Are Cinema
2021★ 9.5
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022★ 7.0
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012★ 0.0
La più bella del mondo
2012★ 9.0
Close Up
2012★ 9.5
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
1982★ 6.8
Il sogno
2025★ 10.0
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
1983★ 7.7
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023★ 8.0
In the Pope's Eye
1980★ 6.6
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
1983★ 6.5
Berlinguer: I Love You
1977★ 6.7
Coffee and Cigarettes
1986★ 6.9
The Magic of Fellini
2002★ 2.8
La voce di Fantozzi
2017★ 7.7
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003★ 6.1
Towards the Moon with Fellini
1990★ 0.0
TuttoBenigni 95/96
1996★ 7.5
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019★ 7.6
Il resto del Pap'occhio
1980★ 5.0
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017★ 7.7
Vita da Cioni
1978★ 7.5
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014★ 0.0
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
2010★ 2.2
Evviva Giuseppe
2017★ 6.5
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
2019★ 0.0
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
2001★ 0.0
Pietro - A man in the wind
2025★ 8.8
Francesco Il Cantico
2022★ 0.0
La commedia di Amos Poe
2010★ 0.0
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
N/A★ 0.0
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1993★ 7.0
The Days Are Numbered
1979★ 4.3
Ladra di sogni
1978★ 0.0