Acting
Roberto Benigni
Oct 27, 1952 (73 years) 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
8.4
Life Is Beautiful
Guido
6.0
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Lucius Detritus
5.8
To Rome with Love
Leopoldo
7.5
Night on Earth
Cab Driver Rome
6.6
Pinocchio
Mister Geppetto
6.9
Coffee and Cigarettes
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
7.7
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Saverio
7.4
Down by Law
Roberto
7.1
The Oscars
Self
6.7
The Tiger and the Snow
Attilio de Giovanni
7.3
Johnny Stecchino
Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
5.7
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
6.9
The Monster
Loris
6.7
The Little Devil
Giuditta
4.6
Son of the Pink Panther
Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Filmography
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
The Last Fellini
2026
8.8
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
2025
10.0
The Singing Priest
2025 · Dr. John
10.0
The Dream
2025
6.0
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023 · Self
7.0
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
Francesco - The Canticle
2022 · Self - Host
9.2
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021 · Self
9.5
We Are Cinema
2021 · Self (archive footage)
7.2
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020 · Self
6.6
Pinocchio
2019 · Mister Geppetto
6.5
Untouchable
2019 · Self (archive footage)
7.6
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019 · Self
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
2019 · Himself
7.7
La voce di Fantozzi
2017 · Sé stesso
7.7
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017 · Self
6.5
Evviva Giuseppe
2017 · Himself
7.0
The Last Laugh
2016 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.5
Cinque mondi
2016 · Self
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014 · Self (archive footage)
5.8
To Rome with Love
2012 · Leopoldo
9.5
Close Up
2012 · Self (archive footage)
9.0
The Most Beautiful in the World
2012 · Himself
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012
2.2
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
2010 · Self
La commedia di Amos Poe
2010 · Narrator (voice)
10.0
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
2008 · Roberto Benigni
6.1
I Vicerè
2007 · Thanks
Collezione di risate
2006