Roberto Benigni
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
The Singing Priest
as Dr. John
Francesco - The canticle
as Self - Host
Pinocchio
as Mister Geppetto
To Rome with Love
as Leopoldo
La commedia di Amos Poe
as Narrator (voice)
The Tiger and the Snow
as Attilio de Giovanni
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Pinocchio
as Pinocchio
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
as Lucius Detritus
Life Is Beautiful
as Guido
TuttoBenigni 95/96
as Roberto Benigni
The Monster
as Loris
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
Son of the Pink Panther
as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Night on Earth
as Cab Driver Rome
Johnny Stecchino
as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
The Voice of the Moon
as Ivo Salvini
The Little Devil
as Giuditta
Down by Law
as Roberto
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Roberto
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
as Saverio
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
as Lo sceicco Beige
You Upset Me
as Benigno
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
as The anonymous childhood friend / Self
The Soup
as Il maestro
The Days Are Numbered
as Il professore
Seeking Asylum
as Roberto
Luna
as Upholsterer
Womanlight
as Bartender at Clapsy's
Crew Credits
Francesco - The canticle
Producer
The Tiger and the Snow
Director
Pinocchio
Director
Life Is Beautiful
Director
TuttoBenigni 95/96
Director
The Monster
Director
Johnny Stecchino
Director
The Little Devil
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes
Writer
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Director
You Upset Me
Director
Seeking Asylum
Writer
Berlinguer: I Love You
Screenplay