Acting
Community Rating
6.8
1 Ratist review
Born
October 27, 1952 (age 73)
Born in
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.
Pietro - A man in the wind
2025
The Singing Priest
Dr. John
2025
The dream
2025
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Self
2023
Francesco - The canticle
Self - Host
2022
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Self
2021
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Self
2020
Pinocchio
Mister Geppetto
2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Self
2019
Untouchable
Self (archive footage)
2019
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Himself
2019
Evviva Giuseppe
Himself
2017
La voce di Fantozzi
Sé stesso
2017
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Self
2017
Cinque mondi
Self
2016
The Last Laugh
Self
2016
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2014
The most beautiful in the world
Himself
2012
