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
I Vicerè
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
Che tempo che fa
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
Look to the Sky
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Night on Earth