Roberto Benigni

Known for ActingBorn 1952-10-27 (age 73)Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Singing Priest

The Dream

Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante

We Are Cinema

Close Up

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery

The Most Beautiful in the World

Pietro - A Man in the Wind

Willemsens Woche

HARDtalk

Life Is Beautiful

The Biggest Show After the Weekend

Rockpolitik

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary

La voce di Fantozzi

Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana

Onda Libera

Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni

Nothing Left to Do But Cry

TuttoBenigni 95/96

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

Night on Earth

Sanremo Music Festival

Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me

Vita da Cioni

The Graham Norton Show

Johnny Stecchino

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

I magnifici 4 della risata

Down by Law

Mystery Train

The Last Laugh

The Ten Commandments

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Coffee and Cigarettes

The Monster

The Soup

The Tiger and the Snow

Coffee and Cigarettes

Pinocchio

Untouchable

Evviva Giuseppe

Cinque mondi

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!

The Voice of the Moon

The Little Devil

Caterina in the Big City