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Roberto Benigni
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…
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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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- 2025
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2025
The Singing Priest
Movie Dr. John
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2025
The Dream
Movie
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2023
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Movie Self
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2022
Francesco - The Canticle
Movie Self - Host
- 2022
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2021
We Are Cinema
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Movie Self
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2020
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Movie Self
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2019
Pinocchio
Movie Mister Geppetto
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2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Movie Self
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2019
Untouchable
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Movie Himself
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2017
Evviva Giuseppe
Movie Himself
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2017
La voce di Fantozzi
Movie Sé stesso
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2017
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Movie Self
More credits
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2016
Cinque mondi
Movie Self
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2016
The Last Laugh
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2014
The Ten Commandments
TV show Himself
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2014
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2012
The Most Beautiful in the World
Movie Himself
- 2012
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2012
Close Up
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2012
To Rome with Love
Movie Leopoldo
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2012
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
Movie Self - (archival audio)
- 2011
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2010
La commedia di Amos Poe
Movie Narrator (voice)
- 2010
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2008
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
TV show Roberto Benigni
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2007
I Vicerè
Movie Thanks
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2007
The Graham Norton Show
TV show Self
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2006
Collezione di risate
TV show
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2005
Rockpolitik
TV show Self
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2005
The Tiger and the Snow
Movie Attilio de Giovanni
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2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
Movie Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
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2003
Caterina in the Big City
Movie Self
- 2003
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2003
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Movie Self - La Voce della Luna
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2003
Cesare Zavattini
Movie Self
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2002
Pinocchio
Movie Pinocchio
