Roberto Benigni

Born: 1952-10-27

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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as Guido
Released: 1997-12-20

A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy...

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Luna

as Upholsterer
Released: 1979-08-29

While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship...

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Pinocchio

as Mister Geppetto
Released: 2019-12-19

In this live-action adaptation of the beloved fairytale, old woodcarver Geppetto fashions a...

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Down by Law

as Roberto
Released: 1986-09-20

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

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The Tiger and the Snow

as Attilio de Giovanni
Released: 2005-10-14

Love and injury in time of war. Attilio de Giovanni teaches poetry in Italy. He has a romantic...

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Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar

as Lucius Detritus
Released: 1999-02-03

Set in 50 B.C., Asterix and Obelix are living in a small but well-protected village in Gaul,...

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Night on Earth

as Cab Driver Rome
Released: 1991-12-12

An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable...

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Pinocchio

as Pinocchio
Released: 2002-10-11

Roberto Benigni adapts the classic children's tale by Carlo Collodi for the big-budget...

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Son of the Pink Panther

as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Released: 1993-08-27

The illegitimate son of Inspector Clouseau is on the case of the kidnapped Princess Yasmin.

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Coffee and Cigarettes

as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Released: 2004-03-12

Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film...

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Johnny Stecchino

as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
Released: 1991-10-24

Good hearted but not very wordly-wise, Dante is happy driving the school bus for a group of...

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To Rome with Love

as Leopoldo
Released: 2012-04-20

Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a...

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The Monster

as Loris
Released: 1994-10-22

A vicious serial sex killer is on the loose, and landscape gardener and shop-window outfitter...

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Nothing Left to Do But Cry

as Saverio
Released: 1984-12-20

Two 20th-century friends accidentally stumble into the year 1492, where they meet a charming...

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Caterina in the Big City

as Self
Released: 2003-10-24

When her social-climbing father is relocated from small-town North to his native Rome,...

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And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-02-01

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...

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The Little Devil

as Giuditta
Released: 1988-07-01

Father Maurice, a priest living in a residential college for priests in Rome, is called out one...

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Coffee and Cigarettes

as Roberto
Released: 1986-01-01

In a vignette called "Strange to meet you," Roberto sits at a small table in a coffee bar. Five...

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Untouchable

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 2019-06-20

The inside story of the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein reveals how, over decades, he acquired...

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You Upset Me

as Benigno
Released: 1983-02-12

The first movie directed by Roberto Benigni in four surreal short stories: "Durante Cristo"...

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The Voice of the Moon

as Ivo Salvini
Released: 1990-03-05

A parable on the whisperings of the soul that only madmen and vagabonds are capable of hearing....

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The Last Laugh

as Self
Released: 2016-04-18

Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to...

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Tigers in Lipstick

as The Principal
Released: 1979-03-16

8 comic sketches set in Italy, with 4 of the most famous European sex symbols of the 70's...

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Berlinguer: I Love You

as Mario Cioni
Released: 1977-10-06

A young poet falls in love with a sophisticated woman who hates poetry. But the poet wants to...

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In the Pope's Eye

as self
Released: 1980-09-19

The Pope is disturbed by the fact that today's youth are not as spiritually inclined as they...

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Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

as Self - La Voce della Luna
Released: 2003-04-02

A look at Fellini's creative process. In extensive interviews, Fellini talks a bit about his...

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We Are Cinema

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-12-16

An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.

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Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà

as Self
Released: 2023-04-10

Gianni Morandi tells the story behind the scenes of the Ariston Theater, revealing the great...

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Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

as Self
Released: 1984-09-08

A film of Enrico Berlinguer's funeral in Rome, briefly tracing his career as leader of the...

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Seeking Asylum

as Roberto
Released: 1979-10-24

A new teacher introduces radical ideas at a nursery school and it leads to various reactions...

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Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

as Self
Released: 2021-05-17

A complete and never-before-seen portrait of the life of a young girl from Pula (Istria) who...

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La voce di Fantozzi

as Sé stesso
Released: 2017-09-02

The docufilm tells the story of Paolo Villaggio's genius through the most iconic Italian...

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Close Up

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2012-09-30

More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press...

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Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me

as uncredited
Released: 2020-09-28

Documentary follows the life and work of Italian singer and composer Paolo Conte.

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Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!

as The anonymous childhood friend / Himself
Released: 1982-01-21

The fake report about Troisi's death, with the direction of Troisi himself with Lello Arena and...

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Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana

as Self
Released: 2019-10-26

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The Soup

as Il maestro
Released: 1981-02-20

Rome, 1960. Four different people meet each other at the Olympics. They follow the games and...

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Cinématon

as N°801
Released: 1978-12-20

Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the...

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Roberto Benigni: Tuttobenigni

as Himself
Released: 1983-09-29

A young Roberto Benigni in one of his first public show in Florence at Parco delle Cascine.

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

as Self
Released: 2003-09-14

Conan O'Brien celebrates ten years of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in this one-hour special....

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Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary

as Self
Released: 2017-05-09

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary is a trip through the auteur's singular cosmos - at once...

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Womanlight

as Bartender at Clapsy's
Released: 1979-08-29

Having both suffered extreme losses, a man and a woman try to form a relationship.

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Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-07-24

The relations between Parma and cinema were so strong for almost the whole of the twentieth...

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Il resto del Pap'occhio

as self
Released: 1980-09-19

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Cinque mondi

as Self
Released: 2016-10-10

Roberto Benigni, Bernardo Bertolucci, Gabriele Salvatores, Paolo Sorrentino and Giuseppe...

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Vita da Cioni

as uncredited
Released: 1978-01-01

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Tuttobenigni 95/96

as Roberto Benigni
Released: 1996-12-31

Benigni, alone on stage, speaks freely about politics, sex and religion.

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Towards the Moon with Fellini

as Himself
Released: 1990-03-01

A rare, comical and up-close behind-the-scenes look at the late Italian director Federico...

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La commedia di Amos Poe

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2010-09-01

A new translation of Dante's Divine Comedy channeling the tools of Edward Muybridge and a...

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Evviva Giuseppe

as Himself
Released: 2017-09-04

The life and work of Giuseppe Bertolucci, as told by his father and brother, friends and colleagues.

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The Magic of Fellini

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2002-01-27

Documentary with interviews and clips of Fellini's movies.

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The Days Are Numbered

as Il professore
Released: 1979-12-01

After a close call on on the highway, Marco--a very famous singer/songwriter in 1968--climbs...

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I magnifici 4 della risata

as uncredited
Released: 2022-10-20

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Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni

as uncredited
Released: 2012-10-27

A documentary about the career of Roberto Benigni with many rare and funny sketches.

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La più bella del mondo

as Himself
Released: 2012-12-17

Using a lectern on which the Constitution is placed, Benigni begins to read each article...

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Cesare Zavattini

as Self
Released: 2003-01-01

Documentary about Italian film screenwriter Cesare Zavattini

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Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer

as Himself
Released: 2019-01-01

A documentary about Tonino Delli Colli, a man of cinema and cinematography, and one of the...

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Francesco Il Cantico

as Self - Host
Released: 2022-12-08

An immersive reading of one of the most iconic texts dedicated to love.

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Ladra di sogni

as uncredited
Released: 1978-05-27

Accompanied by a background of classical music, Benigni dressed in eighteenth-century clothes...

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La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli

as Self
Released: 2001-11-21

Documentary about Italian screenwriting legends Agenore 'Age' Incrocci and Furio Scarpelli.

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La più bella del mondo

as uncredited
Released: 2012-12-17

Using a lectern on which the Constitution is placed, Benigni begins to read each article...

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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Vivement dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1998-09-20

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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Sanremo Music Festival

as Self - Special Guest
First aired: 1951-01-29

The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in...

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Sanremo Music Festival

as Self - Host
First aired: 1951-01-29

The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in...

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Wetten, dass..?

as Self
First aired: 1981-02-14

A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British...

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Beckmann

as Self
First aired: 1999-01-25

Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-05-25

Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-06-10

The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by...

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Ulisse. Il piacere della scoperta

as Self
First aired: 2001-04-07

Alberto Angela leads the dissemination program dedicated to history, art and culture. A...

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I dieci comandamenti

as Himself
First aired: 2014-12-15

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Onda Libera

as Mario Cioni
First aired: 1976-12-19

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Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante

as Roberto Benigni
First aired: 2008-03-27

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Rockpolitik

as Self
First aired: 2005-10-20

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