Roberto Benigni
Born October 27, 1952 (Age: 73)
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Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
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.
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.
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Filmography
We Are Cinema
2021
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 69
Pinocchio
2019
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as Mister Geppetto
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Age: 67
The Last Laugh
2016
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as Self
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Age: 63
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012
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as
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Age: 60
Close Up
2012
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 59
To Rome with Love
2012
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as Leopoldo
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Age: 59
No Image
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
2012
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as Self - (archival audio)
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Age: 59
La commedia di Amos Poe
2010
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 57
The Tiger and the Snow
2005
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as Attilio de Giovanni
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Age: 52
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
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as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
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Age: 51
Pinocchio
2002
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as Pinocchio
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Age: 49
The Magic of Fellini
2002
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 49
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
1999
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as Lucius Detritus
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Age: 46
Life Is Beautiful
1997
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as Guido
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Age: 45
TuttoBenigni 95/96
1996
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as Roberto Benigni
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Age: 44
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
1993
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as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
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Age: 41
Son of the Pink Panther
1993
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as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
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Age: 40
Night on Earth
1991
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as Cab Driver Rome
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Age: 39
Johnny Stecchino
1991
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as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
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Age: 38
The Voice of the Moon
1990
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as Ivo Salvini
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Age: 37
Towards the Moon with Fellini
1990
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as Himself
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Age: 37
The Little Devil
1988
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as Giuditta
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Age: 35
Down by Law
1986
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as Roberto
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Age: 33
The Soup
1981
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as Il maestro
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Age: 28
In the Pope's Eye
1980
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as self
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Age: 27
Il resto del Pap'occhio
1980
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as self
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Age: 27
Cinématon
1978
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as N°801
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Age: 26
Ladra di sogni
1978
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Age: 25
No Image
Il parolaio
1978
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as Cliente
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Age: 25
Vita da Cioni
1978
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Age: 25