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Roberto Benigni
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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.
BODY OF WORK
Roberto Benigni's Filmography
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The Last Fellini
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
The Singing Priest
as Dr. John
The Dream
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
as Self
Francesco - The Canticle
as Self - Host
I magnifici 4 della risata
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
as Self
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
as Self
Pinocchio
as Mister Geppetto
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
as Self
Untouchable
as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
as Himself
Evviva Giuseppe
as Himself
La voce di Fantozzi
as Sé stesso
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
as Self
Cinque mondi
as Self
The Last Laugh
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
The Most Beautiful in the World
as Himself
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
To Rome with Love
as Leopoldo
No Poster
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
as Self - (archival audio)
La commedia di Amos Poe
as Narrator (voice)
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
as Self
The Tiger and the Snow
as Attilio de Giovanni
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Caterina in the Big City
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
as Self - La Voce della Luna
Cesare Zavattini
as Self
Pinocchio
as Pinocchio
The Magic of Fellini
as Self (archive footage)
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
as Self
Asterix and Obelix Take On 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
Towards the Moon with Fellini
as Himself
The Little Devil
as Giuditta
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Roberto
Down by Law
as Roberto
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
as Saverio
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
as Self
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
as Lo sceicco Beige
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
as Himself
You Upset Me
as Benigno
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
as The anonymous childhood friend / Self
The Soup
as Il maestro
In the Pope's Eye
as self
Il resto del Pap'occhio
as self
The Days Are Numbered
as Il professore
Seeking Asylum
as Roberto
Luna
as Upholsterer
Womanlight
as Bartender at Clapsy's
Tigers in Lipstick
as The Principal
Cinématon
as N°801
Ladra di sogni
Il parolaio
as Cliente
Il comizio
Vita da Cioni
Berlinguer: I Love You
as Mario Cioni
