Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/27/1952
Place of Birth
Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
Also Known As
Roberto Remigio Benigni 羅貝托·貝尼尼روبرتو بنینی
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...
Known For
Life Is Beautiful
as Guido
Luna
as Upholsterer
The Monster
as Loris
Johnny Stecchino
as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
Pinocchio
as Pinocchio
Tigers in Lipstick
as The Principal
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
as Lucius Detritus
Cesare Zavattini
as Self
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
as Self
The Soup
as Il maestro
The Tiger and the Snow
as Attilio de Giovanni
In the Pope's Eye
as self
Down by Law
as Roberto
The Little Devil
as Giuditta
The Voice of the Moon
as Ivo Salvini
Night on Earth
as Cab Driver Rome
To Rome with Love
as Leopoldo
Untouchable
as Self (archive footage)
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
as Self
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
as Self