Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1952-10-27 (Age: 74)
Place of Birth
Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
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.
Filmography (68)
Pietro - A man in the wind
2025
The Singing Priest
2025
The dream
2025
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023
Francesco - The canticle
2022
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
We Are Cinema
2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020
Pinocchio
2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019
Untouchable
2019
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
2019
Evviva Giuseppe
2017
