Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
27 Oktober 1952 (73)
Place of birth
Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
Also known as
Roberto Remigio Benigni · 羅貝托·貝尼尼 · روبرتو بنینی
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.
Bekannt für
8.4
Film
Life Is Beautiful
Guido
1997
6.5
Film
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Self
1984
7.5
Film
Night on Earth
Cab Driver Rome
1991
5.8
Film
To Rome with Love
Leopoldo
2012
6.9
Film
Coffee and Cigarettes
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
2004
4.6
Film
Son of the Pink Panther
Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
1993
7.3
Film
Down by Law
Roberto
1986
6.0
Film
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Lucius Detritus
1999
6.5
Film
Untouchable
Self (archive footage)
2019
0.0
Film
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Himself
2019
6.2
Film
Luna
Upholsterer
1979
10.0
Film
The Singing Priest
Dr. John
2025
6.6
Film
Pinocchio
Mister Geppetto
2019
8.0
Series
Onda Libera
Mario Cioni
1976–
9.5
Film
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
7.0
Series
The Ten Commandments
Himself
2014
6.5
Film
Cinque mondi
Self
2016
7.7
Film
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Self
2017
9.2
Film
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Self
2021
10.0
Film
The Dream
2025
7.2
Film
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Self
2020
10.0
Series
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
Roberto Benigni
2008
7.6
Film
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Self
2019
7.7
Film
La voce di Fantozzi
Sé stesso
2017
8.8
Film
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
2025
6.5
Film
Evviva Giuseppe
Himself
2017
7.0
Film
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
Acting credits 27 titles
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
8.8
2025
The Dream
10.0
2025
The Singing Priest
as Dr. John
10.0
2025
I magnifici 4 della risata
7.0
2022
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
9.5
2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
as Self
9.2
2021
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
as Self
7.2
2020
Pinocchio
as Mister Geppetto
6.6
2019
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
as Himself
0.0
2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
as Self
7.6
2019
Untouchable
as Self (archive footage)
6.5
2019
La voce di Fantozzi
as Sé stesso
7.7
2017
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
as Self
7.7
2017
Evviva Giuseppe
as Himself
6.5
2017
Cinque mondi
as Self
6.5
2016
The Ten Commandments
as Himself
7.0
2014
To Rome with Love
as Leopoldo
5.8
2012
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
as Roberto Benigni
10.0
2008
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
6.9
2004
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
as Lucius Detritus
6.0
1999
Life Is Beautiful
as Guido
8.4
1997
Son of the Pink Panther
as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
4.6
1993
Night on Earth
as Cab Driver Rome
7.5
1991
Down by Law
as Roberto
7.3
1986
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
as Self
6.5
1984
Luna
as Upholsterer
6.2
1979
Onda Libera
as Mario Cioni
8.0
1976–