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 late 1960s.
Known for
Acting88
movieThe Singing Priest
2025
Dr. John
movieFrancesco - The Canticle
2022
Self - Host
movieWe Are Cinema
2021
Self (archive footage)
moviePinocchio
2019
Mister Geppetto
movieUntouchable
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieEvviva Giuseppe
2017
Himself
movieLa voce di Fantozzi
2017
Sé stesso
movieThe Last Laugh
2016
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvThe Ten Commandments
2014
Himself
movieRed Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014
Self (archive footage)
movieClose Up
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieTo Rome with Love
2012
Leopoldo
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
2012
Self - (archival audio)
movieLa commedia di Amos Poe
2010
Narrator (voice)
tvRoberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
2008
Roberto Benigni
movieThe Tiger and the Snow
2005
Attilio de Giovanni
movieCoffee and Cigarettes
2004
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
movieFellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003
Self - La Voce della Luna
moviePinocchio
2002
Pinocchio
movieThe Magic of Fellini
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieAsterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999
Lucius Detritus
tvBeckmann
1999
Self
movieTuttoBenigni 95/96
1996
Roberto Benigni
movieThe Monster
1994
Loris
moviePeter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1993
Narrator (voice, Italian version)
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieSon of the Pink Panther
1993
Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
movieNight on Earth
1991
Cab Driver Rome
movieJohnny Stecchino
1991
Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
movieThe Voice of the Moon
1990
Ivo Salvini
movieThe Little Devil
1988
Giuditta
movieDown by Law
1986
Roberto
movieFF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
1983
Lo sceicco Beige
movieYou Upset Me
1983
Benigno
movieMorto Troisi, viva Troisi!
1982
The anonymous childhood friend / Self
movieThe Soup
1981
Il maestro
movieThe Days Are Numbered
1979
Il professore
movieSeeking Asylum
1979
Roberto
movieWomanlight
1979
Bartender at Clapsy's
movieLuna
1979
Upholsterer
movieTigers in Lipstick
1979
The Principal
movieCinématon
1978
N°801
movieBerlinguer: I Love You
1977
Mario Cioni
tvOnda Libera
1976
Mario Cioni
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvSanremo Music Festival
1951
Self - Special Guest / Self - Host
Writing16
moviePinocchio
2002
Screenplay, Story
movieLife Is Beautiful
1997
Screenplay, Story
movieTuttoBenigni 95/96
1996
Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
movieThe Monster
1994
Story, Screenplay
movieJohnny Stecchino
1991
Screenplay, Story
movieThe Little Devil
1988
Story, Screenplay
movieNothing Left to Do But Cry
1984
Story, Screenplay
movieRoberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
1983
Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
movieYou Upset Me
1983
Screenplay, Story
movieSeeking Asylum
1979
Writer
movieIl comizio
1978
Screenplay
movieBerlinguer: I Love You
1977
Screenplay, Story
tvOnda Libera
1976
Writer
Directing10
movieThe Tiger and the Snow
2005
Director
moviePinocchio
2002
Director
movieLife Is Beautiful
1997
Director
movieTuttoBenigni 95/96
1996
Director, Stage Director
movieThe Monster
1994
Director
movieJohnny Stecchino
1991
Director
movieThe Little Devil
1988
Director
movieYou Upset Me
1983
Director
Creator3
tvThe Ten Commandments
2014
Creator
TuttoDante
Creator
Crew3
Production2
movieThe Monster
1994
Producer