Roberto Benigni
Known for ActingBorn 1952-10-27Manciano 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
Life Is Beautiful
1997 · as Guido
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999 · as Lucius Detritus
Night on Earth
1991 · as Cab Driver Rome
Pinocchio
2019 · as Mister Geppetto
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004 · as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Luna
1979 · as Upholsterer
The Monster
1994 · as Loris
Son of the Pink Panther
1993 · as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Untouchable
2019 · as Self (archive footage)
To Rome with Love
2012 · as Leopoldo
Pinocchio
2002 · as Pinocchio
The Last Laugh
2016 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Close Up
2012 · as Self (archive footage)
Down by Law
1986 · as Roberto
Johnny Stecchino
1991 · as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
Womanlight
1979 · as Bartender at Clapsy's
Tigers in Lipstick
1979 · as The Principal
The Tiger and the Snow
2005 · as Attilio de Giovanni