Roberto Benigni
Acting
🎂 1952-10-27
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.
Cast credits(86)
Self
2007
1992
Self
1981
Self
1999
Guido
1997
Self - Guest
1993
Self
1998
Self
1953
Self - Special Guest
1951
Self - Host
1951
Self
2001
Lucius Detritus
1999
Pinocchio
2002
Loris
1994
Self (archive footage)
2014
Self
1996
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
2004
Mister Geppetto
2019
Self
2023
Cab Driver Rome
1991
Leopoldo
2012
Self (archive footage)
2021
Giuditta
1988
Self
2016
Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
1993
Self
2003
Bartender at Clapsy's
1979
Upholsterer
1979
Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
1991
Self (archive footage)
2012
Roberto
1986
Self
2020
Attilio de Giovanni
2005
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Principal
1979
self
1980
Ivo Salvini
1990
Self
2021
Self - La Voce della Luna
2003
The anonymous childhood friend / Himself
1982
Benigno
1983
Saverio
1984
Self
2003
Mario Cioni
1977
Lo sceicco Beige
1983
N°801
1978
Narrator (voice, Italian version)
1993
Roberto
1986
Self
1984
Dr. John
2026
Self
2019
Self (archive footage)
2002
Self
1995
Self
2005
Sé stesso
2017
Self
2003
2011
Himself
2014
Mario Cioni
1976
Il maestro
1981
Roberto Benigni
2008
Himself
2017
Self (archive footage)
2014
Self
2001
Self
2017
Himself
2012
Himself
1990
Roberto
1979
2025
Narrator (voice)
2010
Self - (archival audio)
2012
Self
2016
self
1980
1978
Himself
1983
2022
Il professore
1979
2012
Roberto Benigni
1996
Himself
2010
Himself
2019
Self - Host
2022
2012
Cliente
1978
1978
Directing (11)
Writing (29)
Screenplay
1997
Story
1997
Screenplay
2002
Story
2002
Screenplay
1994
Story
1994
Story
1988
Screenplay
1988
Screenplay
1991
Story
1991
Writer
2005
Story
1983
Screenplay
1983
Story
1984
Screenplay
1984
Screenplay
1977
Story
1977
Writer
1986
Writer
1976
Writer
1979
Writer
1983
Idea
1983
Story
1983
Screenplay
1983
Writer
1996
Idea
1996
Story
1996
Screenplay
1996
Writer
2022
