Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni is an actor, born 1952.
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…
Movies (27)
- Life Is Beautiful (1997)
- Life Is Beautiful (1997)
- Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar (1999)
- Luna (1979)
- The Monster (1994)
- The Monster (1994)
- Down by Law (1986)
- Night on Earth (1991)
- Pinocchio (2019)
- Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)
- To Rome with Love (2012)
- Close Up (2012)
- The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
- The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
- The Last Laugh (2016)
- Johnny Stecchino (1991)
- Johnny Stecchino (1991)
- The Little Devil (1988)
- The Little Devil (1988)
- Pinocchio (2002)
- Pinocchio (2002)
- Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
- We Are Cinema (2021)
- Tigers in Lipstick (1979)
- The Singing Priest (2025)
- Untouchable (2019)