Roberto Benigni
Birthday: 1952-10-27 | Place of Birth: Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, ItalyRoberto 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Mister Geppetto
as Self
as Himself
as Leopoldo
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - (archival audio)
as Narrator (voice)
as Roberto Benigni
as Attilio de Giovanni
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
as Self - La Voce della Luna
as Pinocchio
as Self (archive footage)
as Lucius Detritus
as Guido
as Roberto Benigni
as Loris
as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
as Cab Driver Rome
