Roberto Benigni
Acting
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.
Born: October 27, 1952
Place of Birth: Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
Known For
Il sogno
Roberto Benigni's show dedicated to the history of Europe and the European Union.
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
Close Up
More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and 2002. Presented the first time in 2012 (ten years after the last shooting) in Napoli Film Festival and in 2013 at the Art Institute of California in Santa Ana. An anthropological experiment on the facial expressions of famous people showing the human being aspect. All original footage from Mel Gibson to Peter Jackson, from George Lucas to Catherine Deneuve, from Michael Douglas to Giancarlo Giannini and many others.
We Are Cinema
An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
A complete and never-before-seen portrait of the life of a young girl from Pula (Istria) who quickly became one of the most famous and beloved actresses of Italian and international cinema, told through the words of her unpublished letters and diaries, photographs, homemade films in 8 mm, and new interviews with her relatives, friends, and collaborators.
La più bella del mondo
Using a lectern on which the Constitution is placed, Benigni begins to read each article praising and exalting its beauty, declaring to the Italians that he has decided to write these principles to constitute a rebirth from the disastrous end of the Second World War.
Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta
Alberto Angela leads the dissemination program dedicated to history, art and culture. A historical, archaeological, informative story, with the presence of some protagonists of the Italian cultural or artistic scene.
Pietro - A man in the wind
Roberto Benigni's monologue dedicated to the life of St. Peter: a unique event held in the heart of Vatican City to celebrate the Jubilee.
Life Is Beautiful
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Gianni Morandi tells the story behind the scenes of the Ariston Theater, revealing the great work and the most secret and unpublished emotions of the Sanremo Festival.
Filmography
as Self - Host
as Self (archive footage)
as Mister Geppetto
as Self (archive footage)
as Himself
as Sé stesso
as Self
as Self
as Himself
as Self (archive footage)
as Himself
as Self (archive footage)
as Leopoldo
as Narrator (voice)
as Roberto Benigni
as Self
as Self
as Attilio de Giovanni
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
as Self
as Self - La Voce della Luna
as Self
as Pinocchio
as Self (archive footage)
as Lucius Detritus
as Self
as Self
as Guido
as Roberto Benigni
as Self
as Loris
as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
as Self - Guest
as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
as Cab Driver Rome
as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
as Ivo Salvini
as Himself
as Giuditta
as Roberto
as Roberto
as Saverio
as Himself
as Benigno
as The anonymous childhood friend / Self
as Il maestro
as Self
as self
as self
as Il professore
as Roberto
as Upholsterer
as Bartender at Clapsy's
as The Principal
as N°801
as Mario Cioni
as Mario Cioni
as Self
as Self - Special Guest
as Self - Host