Acting
Roberto Benigni
IT, EN, DE, FR cinema · 73 credits
Born
27 October 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
Also known as Roberto Remigio Benigni · 羅貝托·貝尼尼 · روبرتو بنینی
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
Filmography
The Singing Priest
as Dr. John
Francesco - The Canticle
as Self - Host, Writer, Producer
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Untouchable
as Self (archive footage)
Pinocchio
as Mister Geppetto
Evviva Giuseppe
as Himself
La voce di Fantozzi
as Sé stesso
The Last Laugh
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cinque mondi
as Self
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
To Rome with Love
as Leopoldo
"La vie est belle" ...quínze ans plus tard!
2012
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
as Self - (archival audio)
La commedia di Amos Poe
as Narrator (voice)
I Vicerè
Thanks
The Tiger and the Snow
as Attilio de Giovanni, Director, Writer
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
as Self - La Voce della Luna
Pinocchio
as Pinocchio, Director, Screenplay, Story
The Magic of Fellini
as Self (archive footage)
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
as Lucius Detritus
Life Is Beautiful
as Guido, Director, Screenplay, Story
TuttoBenigni 95/96
as Roberto Benigni, Director, Stage Director, Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
The Monster
as Loris, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story
Son of the Pink Panther
as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
Night on Earth
as Cab Driver Rome
Johnny Stecchino
as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino, Director, Screenplay, Story
The Voice of the Moon
as Ivo Salvini
The Little Devil
as Giuditta, Director, Story, Screenplay
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Roberto, Writer
Down by Law
as Roberto
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
as Saverio, Director, Story, Screenplay
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
as Self, Director
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
as Lo sceicco Beige
You Upset Me
as Benigno, Director, Story, Screenplay
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
as Himself, Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
as The anonymous childhood friend / Self
The Soup
as Il maestro
Womanlight
as Bartender at Clapsy's
The Days Are Numbered
as Il professore
Tigers in Lipstick
as The Principal
Seeking Asylum
as Roberto, Writer
Luna
as Upholsterer
Cinématon
as N°801
Il parolaio
as Cliente
Il comizio
Actor, Screenplay
Berlinguer: I Love You
as Mario Cioni, Screenplay, Story