Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

🎂 27th October 1952 (73 yrs) 📍 Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy

Known For

Life Is Beautiful

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.

Roberto Benigni

Movies Featuring Roberto Benigni

Pietro - A man in the wind

Pietro - A man in the wind (2025)

No Image

The Singing Priest (2025)

as Dr. John
Il sogno

Il sogno (2025)

Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà

Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà (2023)

as Self
Francesco Il Cantico

Francesco Il Cantico (2022)

as Self - Host
I magnifici 4 della risata

I magnifici 4 della risata (2022)

We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words (2021)

as Self
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me

Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me (2020)

as Self
Pinocchio

Pinocchio (2019)

as Mister Geppetto
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana

Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana (2019)

as Self
Untouchable

Untouchable (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer

Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer (2019)

as Himself
Evviva Giuseppe

Evviva Giuseppe (2017)

as Himself
La voce di Fantozzi

La voce di Fantozzi (2017)

as Sé stesso
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary (2017)

as Self
Cinque mondi

Cinque mondi (2016)

as Self
The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh (2016)

as Self
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema (2014)

as Self (archive footage)
La più bella del mondo

La più bella del mondo (2012)

as Himself
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni

Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni (2012)

Close Up

Close Up (2012)

as Self (archive footage)
To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love (2012)

as Leopoldo
No Image

Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After (2012)

as Self - (archival audio)
La commedia di Amos Poe

La commedia di Amos Poe (2010)

as Narrator (voice)
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings

Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings (2010)

as Self
The Tiger and the Snow

The Tiger and the Snow (2005)

as Attilio de Giovanni
Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)

as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Caterina in the Big City

Caterina in the Big City (2003)

as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)

as Self
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003)

as Self - La Voce della Luna
Cesare Zavattini

Cesare Zavattini (2003)

as Self
Pinocchio

Pinocchio (2002)

as Pinocchio
The Magic of Fellini

The Magic of Fellini (2002)

as Self (archive footage)
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli

La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli (2001)

as Self
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)

as Lucius Detritus
Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

as Guido
TuttoBenigni 95/96

TuttoBenigni 95/96 (1996)

as Roberto Benigni
The Monster

The Monster (1994)

as Loris
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy (1993)

as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
Son of the Pink Panther

Son of the Pink Panther (1993)

as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Night on Earth

Night on Earth (1991)

as Cab Driver Rome
Johnny Stecchino

Johnny Stecchino (1991)

as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
The Voice of the Moon

The Voice of the Moon (1990)

as Ivo Salvini
Towards the Moon with Fellini

Towards the Moon with Fellini (1990)

as Himself
The Little Devil

The Little Devil (1988)

as Giuditta
Down by Law

Down by Law (1986)

as Roberto
Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes (1986)

as Roberto
Nothing Left to Do But Cry

Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)

as Saverio
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984)

as Self
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'

FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' (1983)

as Lo sceicco Beige
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni

Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni (1983)

as Himself
You Upset Me

You Upset Me (1983)

as Benigno
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! (1982)

as The anonymous childhood friend / Self
The Soup

The Soup (1981)

as Il maestro
In the Pope's Eye

In the Pope's Eye (1980)

as self
Il resto del Pap'occhio

Il resto del Pap'occhio (1980)

as self
The Days Are Numbered

The Days Are Numbered (1979)

as Il professore
Seeking Asylum

Seeking Asylum (1979)

as Roberto
Womanlight

Womanlight (1979)

as Bartender at Clapsy's
Luna

Luna (1979)

as Upholsterer
Tigers in Lipstick

Tigers in Lipstick (1979)

as The Principal
Cinématon

Cinématon (1978)

as N°801
Ladra di sogni

Ladra di sogni (1978)

No Image

Il parolaio (1978)

as Cliente
Vita da Cioni

Vita da Cioni (1978)

Berlinguer: I Love You

Berlinguer: I Love You (1977)

as Mario Cioni
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli

Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli (N/A)