Personal Info
Birthday
October 27, 1952
Place of Birth
Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
Known For
Acting
Roberto Benigni
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.
Directed Movies (10)
Acting Filmography (86)
8.8
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
Movie2025
No Backdrop
10.0
The Singing Priest
Movie2025
10.0
The Dream
Movie2025
6.0
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Movie2023
0.0
Francesco - The Canticle
Movie2022
7.0
I magnifici 4 della risata
Movie2022
9.5
We Are Cinema
Movie2021
9.2
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Movie2021
7.2
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Movie2020
6.6
Pinocchio
Movie2019
7.6
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Movie2019
6.5
Untouchable
Movie2019
No Backdrop
0.0
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Movie2019
6.5
Evviva Giuseppe
Movie2017
7.7
La voce di Fantozzi
Movie2017
7.7
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Movie2017
6.5
Cinque mondi
Movie2016
7.0
The Last Laugh
Movie2016
7.0
The Ten Commandments
TV Series2014
0.0
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Movie2014
9.0
The Most Beautiful in the World
Movie2012
0.0
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
Movie2012
No Backdrop
9.5
Close Up
Movie2012
5.8
To Rome with Love
Movie2012
8.0
The Biggest Show After the Weekend
TV Series2011
No Backdrop
0.0
La commedia di Amos Poe
Movie2010
No Backdrop
2.2
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
Movie2010
10.0
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
TV Series2008
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
TV Series2007
0.0
Collezione di risate
TV Series2006
8.0
Rockpolitik
TV Series2005
6.7
The Tiger and the Snow
Movie2005
6.9
Coffee and Cigarettes
Movie2004
6.5
Caterina in the Big City
Movie2003
7.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Movie2003
6.2
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Movie2003
No Backdrop
0.0
Cesare Zavattini
Movie2003
5.8
Pinocchio
Movie2002
No Backdrop
3.5
The Magic of Fellini
Movie2002
No Backdrop
0.0
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
Movie2001
9.1
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
TV Series2001
6.0
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Movie1999
No Backdrop
4.3
Beckmann
TV Series1999
3.6
Vivement dimanche
TV Series1998
8.4
Life Is Beautiful
Movie1997
No Backdrop
8.7
HARDtalk
TV Series1997
7.5
TuttoBenigni 95/96
Movie1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV Series1996
7.0
The Monster
Movie1994
No Backdrop
7.5
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Movie1993
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV Series1993
4.6
Son of the Pink Panther
Movie1993
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV Series1992
7.5
Night on Earth
Movie1991
7.3
Johnny Stecchino
Movie1991
6.7
The Voice of the Moon
Movie1990
No Backdrop
0.0
Towards the Moon with Fellini
Movie1990
6.7
The Little Devil
Movie1988
7.0
Coffee and Cigarettes
Movie1987
7.3
Down by Law
Movie1986
7.7
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Movie1984
6.5
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Movie1984
6.6
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Movie1983
7.8
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
Movie1983
6.6
You Upset Me
Movie1983
6.8
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
Movie1982
0.0
Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani
TV Series1981
7.0
The Soup
Movie1981
No Backdrop
5.4
Wetten, dass..?
TV Series1981
6.7
In the Pope's Eye
Movie1980
5.0
Il resto del Pap'occhio
Movie1980
5.0
The Days Are Numbered
Movie1979
6.0
Seeking Asylum
Movie1979
5.8
Womanlight
Movie1979
6.3
Luna
Movie1979
4.4
Tigers in Lipstick
Movie1979
4.9
Cinématon
Movie1978
No Backdrop
0.0
Ladra di sogni
Movie1978
No Backdrop
0.0
Il parolaio
Movie1978
7.5
Vita da Cioni
Movie1978
No Backdrop
0.0
Il comizio
Movie1978
6.7
Berlinguer: I Love You
Movie1977
8.0
Onda Libera
TV Series1976
7.0
The Oscars
TV Series1953
7.9
Sanremo Music Festival
TV Series1951
No Backdrop
0.0
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
MovieN/A