Screenwriter

Roberto Benigni

1977–presentb. 1952ComedyFantasyDramaDocumentary

Comic Visionary

Also directed 10 films ↗Also starred in films ↗

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The Screenplays

15 total writing credits

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Life Is Beautiful

1997

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Nothing Left to Do But Cry

1984

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Full Writing Credits

2022Francesco - The canticleWriter 2005The Tiger and the SnowWriter6.7 2002PinocchioScreenplay5.8 1997Life Is BeautifulScreenplay8.4 1996TuttoBenigni 95/96Writer7.5 1994The MonsterScreenplay7.0

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.