Roberto Benigni
Actor
- Born
- October 27, 1952 (age 73) · Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
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
December 20, 1997
To Rome with Love
April 20, 2012
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
February 3, 1999
Pinocchio
December 19, 2019
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
December 20, 1984
Night on Earth
December 12, 1991
Coffee and Cigarettes
March 12, 2004
Johnny Stecchino
October 24, 1991
Down by Law
September 20, 1986
Pinocchio
October 11, 2002
The Monster
October 22, 1994
The Tiger and the Snow
October 14, 2005
Acting70
- 2026The Last Fellini
- 2025Pietro - A Man in the Wind
- 2025The Singing Priest as Dr. John
- 2025The Dream
- 2023Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà as Self
- 2022Francesco - The Canticle as Self - Host
- 2022I magnifici 4 della risata
- 2021We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Alida Valli: In Her Own Words as Self
- 2020Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me as Self
- 2019