People
Roberto Benigni
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.
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Pietro - A man in the wind | 2025-12-10 |
| The Singing Priest as Dr. John | 2025-10-23 |
| The dream | 2025-03-19 |
| Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà as Self | 2023-04-10 |
| Francesco - The canticle as Self - Host | 2022-12-08 |
| I magnifici 4 della risata | 2022-10-20 |
| We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage) | 2021-12-16 |
| Alida Valli: In Her Own Words as Self | 2021-05-17 |
| Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me as Self | 2020-09-28 |
| Pinocchio as Mister Geppetto | 2019-12-19 |
| Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana as Self | 2019-10-26 |
| Untouchable as Self (archive footage) | 2019-06-20 |
| Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer as Himself | 2019-01-01 |
| Evviva Giuseppe as Himself | 2017-09-04 |
| La voce di Fantozzi as Sé stesso | 2017-09-02 |
| Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary as Self | 2017-05-09 |
| Cinque mondi as Self | 2016-10-10 |
| The Last Laugh as Self | 2016-04-18 |
| Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema as Self (archive footage) | 2014-07-24 |
| The most beautiful in the world as Himself | 2012-12-17 |
| Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni | 2012-10-27 |
| Close Up as Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
| To Rome with Love as Leopoldo | 2012-04-20 |
| Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After as Self - (archival audio) | 2012-04-02 |
| La commedia di Amos Poe as Narrator (voice) | 2010-09-01 |
| Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings as Self | 2010-02-18 |
| The Tiger and the Snow as Attilio de Giovanni | 2005-10-14 |
| Coffee and Cigarettes as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You") | 2004-03-12 |
| Caterina in the Big City as Self | 2003-10-24 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self | 2003-09-14 |
| Fellini: I'm a Born Liar as Self - La Voce della Luna | 2003-04-02 |
| Cesare Zavattini as Self | 2003-01-01 |
| Pinocchio as Pinocchio | 2002-10-11 |
| The Magic of Fellini as Self (archive footage) | 2002-01-27 |
| La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli as Self | 2001-11-21 |
| Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar as Lucius Detritus | 1999-02-03 |
| Life Is Beautiful as Guido | 1997-12-20 |
| TuttoBenigni 95/96 as Roberto Benigni | 1996-12-31 |
| The Monster as Loris | 1994-10-22 |
| Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy as Narrator (voice, Italian version) | 1993-12-26 |
| Son of the Pink Panther as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli | 1993-08-27 |
| Night on Earth as Cab Driver Rome | 1991-12-12 |
| Johnny Stecchino as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino | 1991-10-24 |
| The Voice of the Moon as Ivo Salvini | 1990-03-05 |
| Towards the Moon with Fellini as Himself | 1990-03-01 |
| The Little Devil as Giuditta | 1988-07-01 |
| Down by Law as Roberto | 1986-09-20 |
| Coffee and Cigarettes as Roberto | 1986-01-01 |
| Nothing Left to Do But Cry as Saverio | 1984-12-20 |
| Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer as Self | 1984-09-08 |
| FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' as Lo sceicco Beige | 1983-12-16 |
| Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni as Himself | 1983-09-29 |
| You Upset Me as Benigno | 1983-02-12 |
| Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! as The anonymous childhood friend / Self | 1982-01-21 |
| The Soup as Il maestro | 1981-02-20 |
| Il resto del Pap'occhio as self | 1980-09-19 |
| In the Pope's Eye as self | 1980-09-19 |
| The Days Are Numbered as Il professore | 1979-12-01 |
| Seeking Asylum as Roberto | 1979-10-24 |
| Womanlight as Bartender at Clapsy's | 1979-08-29 |
| Luna as Upholsterer | 1979-08-29 |
| Tigers in Lipstick as The Principal | 1979-03-16 |
| Cinématon as N°801 | 1978-12-20 |
| Ladra di sogni | 1978-05-27 |
| Il parolaio as Cliente | 1978-02-03 |
| Vita da Cioni | 1978-01-01 |
| Berlinguer: I Love You as Mario Cioni | 1977-10-06 |




