Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

Age 73 — born October 27, 1952·Manciano 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.

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35Credits5 TV · 30 films
1976–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedRoberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
7.4 Average ratingacross 33 titles

Top TV shows 5best Roberto Benigni shows

  1. 1Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante posterRoberto Benigni - Tutto DanteRoberto Benigni · 15 eps · 200810.0
  2. 2Onda Libera posterOnda LiberaMario Cioni · 4 eps · 19768.0
  3. 3The Ten Commandments posterThe Ten CommandmentsCreator · 20147.0
  4. 4Collezione di risate posterCollezione di risate1 ep · 2006
  5. 5TuttoDanteCreator

Top movies 30best Roberto Benigni movies

  1. 1The Singing Priest posterThe Singing PriestDr. John · 202510.0
  2. 2The Dream posterThe Dream202510.0
  3. 3Pietro - A Man in the Wind posterPietro - A Man in the Wind20258.8
  4. 4Life Is Beautiful posterLife Is BeautifulGuido · 1997 · Comedy8.4
  5. 5Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni posterRoberto Benigni: TuttoBenigniWriter · Screenplay · 19837.8
  6. 6Nothing Left to Do But Cry posterNothing Left to Do But CrySaverio · 19847.7
  7. 7La voce di Fantozzi posterLa voce di FantozziSé stesso · 20177.7
  8. 8Night on Earth posterNight on EarthCab Driver Rome · 19917.5
  9. 9Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy posterPeter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev FantasyNarrator (voice, Italian version) · 19937.5
  10. 10Vita da Cioni posterVita da Cioni19787.5
  11. 11TuttoBenigni 95/96 posterTuttoBenigni 95/96Roberto Benigni · 19967.5
  12. 12Johnny Stecchino posterJohnny StecchinoDante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino · 19917.3
  13. 13Mystery Train posterMystery TrainThanks · 19897.3
  14. 14Down by Law posterDown by LawRoberto · 19867.3
  15. 15The Soup posterThe SoupIl maestro · 19817.0
  16. 16Coffee and Cigarettes posterCoffee and CigarettesRoberto · 19877.0
  17. 17I magnifici 4 della risata posterI magnifici 4 della risata20227.0
  18. 18The Monster posterThe MonsterLoris · 19947.0
  19. 19Coffee and Cigarettes posterCoffee and CigarettesRoberto (segment "Strange to Meet You") · 20046.9
  20. 20Berlinguer: I Love You posterBerlinguer: I Love YouMario Cioni · 19776.7
  21. 21The Tiger and the Snow posterThe Tiger and the SnowAttilio de Giovanni · 20056.7
  22. 22The Voice of the Moon posterThe Voice of the MoonIvo Salvini · 19906.7
  23. 23The Little Devil posterThe Little DevilGiuditta · 19886.7
  24. 24You Upset Me posterYou Upset MeBenigno · 19836.6
  25. 25Pinocchio posterPinocchioMister Geppetto · 20196.6
  26. 26FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' posterFF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'Lo sceicco Beige · 19836.6
  27. 27Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer posterFarewell to Enrico BerlinguerDirector · 19846.5
  28. 28Look to the Sky posterLook to the SkyThanks · 19936.5
  29. 29Luna posterLunaUpholsterer · 19796.2
  30. 30I Vicerè posterI VicerèThanks · 20076.1

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