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Roberto Benigni

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Roberto Benigni

Born Oct 27, 1952 · 73 years92 titles 72 movies · 20 TV
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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.

Also known as

Roberto Remigio Benigni · 羅貝托·貝尼尼 · روبرتو بنینی

Born

Oct 27, 1952

Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

88

Acting credits

10

Directing

16

Writing

8

Other crew

Most critically rated

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Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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1951 1 title(s)

1953 1 title(s)

1976 1 title(s)

1977 1 title(s)

1978 5 title(s)

1979 5 title(s)

1980 2 title(s)

1981 3 title(s)

1982 1 title(s)

1983 3 title(s)

1984 2 title(s)

1986 1 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

1988 1 title(s)

1989 1 title(s)

1990 2 title(s)

1991 2 title(s)

1992 1 title(s)

1993 4 title(s)

1994 1 title(s)

1995 1 title(s)

1996 2 title(s)

1997 2 title(s)

1998 1 title(s)

1999 2 title(s)

2001 2 title(s)

2002 2 title(s)

2003 4 title(s)

2004 1 title(s)

2005 2 title(s)

2006 1 title(s)

2007 2 title(s)

2008 1 title(s)

2010 2 title(s)

2011 1 title(s)

2012 5 title(s)

2014 2 title(s)

2016 2 title(s)

2017 3 title(s)

2019 4 title(s)

2020 1 title(s)

2021 2 title(s)

2022 2 title(s)

2023 1 title(s)

2025 3 title(s)

Undated 2 title(s)