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Roberto Benigni

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1953-10-27 (70 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 85

Movies 69

self 40

TV Shows 16

Director 1

Roberto Benigni

Biography

Filmography

all 85

Movies 69

self 40

TV Shows 16

Director 1

Creator 1

Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain (2023)

Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà (2023)

Francesco Il Cantico (2022)

I magnifici 4 della risata (2022)

We Are Cinema (2021)

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words (2021)

Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me (2020)

Pinocchio (2019)

Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana (2019)

Untouchable (2019)

Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer (2019)

La voce di Fantozzi (2017)

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary (2017)

Evviva Giuseppe (2017)

Cinque mondi (2016)

The Last Laugh (2016)

Roberto Benigni: The Ten Commandments (2014)

Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema (2014)

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

La più bella del mondo (2012)

La più bella del mondo (2012)

Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni (2012)

Close Up (2012)

To Rome with Love (2012)

Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After (2012)

Silvio Forever (2011)

La commedia di Amos Poe (2010)

Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings (2010)

Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante (2008)

I Vicerè (2007)

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

The Tiger and the Snow (2005)

Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)

Caterina in the Big City (2003)

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003)

Cesare Zavattini (2003)

Pinocchio (2002)

The Magic of Fellini (2002)

La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli (2001)

Ulisse. Il piacere della scoperta (2001)

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar (1999)

Beckmann (1999)

Vivement dimanche (1998)

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

Tuttobenigni 95/96 (1996)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)

Willemsens Woche (1995)

The Monster (1994)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Son of the Pink Panther (1993)

Look to the Sky (1993)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

Night on Earth (1991)

Johnny Stecchino (1991)

The Voice of the Moon (1990)

Towards the Moon with Fellini (1990)

Mystery Train (1989)

The Little Devil (1988)

Down by Law (1986)

Coffee and Cigarettes (1986)

Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema (1985)

Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984)

Roberto Benigni: Tuttobenigni (1983)

You Upset Me (1983)

FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' (1983)

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! (1982)

The Soup (1981)

Wetten, dass..? (1981)

Il Resto del Pap'occhio (1980)

In the Pope's Eye (1980)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1953-10-27 (70 years old)

Birth Name
Roberto Remigio Benigni

Birth Place
Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy

Spouse
Nicoletta Braschi

Relatives
Gianluigi Braschi

Citizenships
Italy

Also Known As
Roberto Remigio Benigni