Roberto Benigni
Acting
- Born:
- 1952-10-27
- Place of birth:
- Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Last Fellini
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
The Singing Priest
The Dream
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Francesco - The Canticle
I magnifici 4 della risata
We Are Cinema
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Pinocchio
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Untouchable
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Evviva Giuseppe
La voce di Fantozzi
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Cinque mondi
The Last Laugh
The Ten Commandments
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
The Most Beautiful in the World
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
Close Up
To Rome with Love
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
The Biggest Show After the Weekend
La commedia di Amos Poe
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
The Graham Norton Show
Collezione di risate
Rockpolitik
The Tiger and the Snow
Coffee and Cigarettes
Caterina in the Big City
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Cesare Zavattini
Pinocchio
The Magic of Fellini
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Beckmann
Vivement dimanche
Life Is Beautiful
HARDtalk
TuttoBenigni 95/96
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Willemsens Woche
The Monster
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Son of the Pink Panther
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Night on Earth
Johnny Stecchino
The Voice of the Moon
Towards the Moon with Fellini
The Little Devil
Coffee and Cigarettes
Down by Law
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
You Upset Me
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani
The Soup
Wetten, dass..?
In the Pope's Eye
Il resto del Pap'occhio
The Days Are Numbered
Seeking Asylum
Womanlight
Luna
Tigers in Lipstick
Cinématon
Ladra di sogni
Il parolaio
Vita da Cioni
Il comizio
Berlinguer: I Love You
Onda Libera
The Oscars
Sanremo Music Festival
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli