Actor

Roberto Benigni

1977–presentb. 1952ComedyDocumentaryDramaFantasy

Comic Visionary

Also directed 10 films ↗Also wrote 15 screenplays ↗

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Known For

68 acting credits

as Guido

Life Is Beautiful

as Guido

1997

Life Is Beautiful

as Saverio

Nothing Left to Do But Cry

as Saverio

1984

Nothing Left to Do But Cry

Filmography

2025The Singing PriestDr. John10.0 2025The dream10.0 2025Pietro - A man in the wind8.8 2023Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtàSelf6.0 2022Francesco - The canticleSelf - Host 2022I magnifici 4 della risata7.0 2021We Are Cinema

About

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.

As Director

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1997Life Is Beautiful 2005The Tiger and the Snow 2002Pinocchio 1994The Monster 1991Johnny Stecchino 1984Nothing Left to Do But Cry

As Screenwriter

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1997Life Is Beautiful 2002Pinocchio 1991Johnny Stecchino 1988The Little Devil 1979Seeking Asylum 1977Berlinguer: I Love You

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