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Roberto Benigni

Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director (born 1952)

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Roberto Benigni is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director born in 1952 who has become one of Italy's most prominent entertainers. He is widely known for his work in film, combining acting, writing, and directing to create distinctive contributions to cinema.

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Born: 1952
Works: 23

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Io un po' Pinocchio
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Silver Level
Mi Dante
Mi Dante
Lettera a Dante

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Film & TV

Acting · 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), 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…

Known for

The Singing Priest — Dr. John2025
The Dream2025
Pietro - A Man in the Wind2025
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà — Self2023
Francesco - The Canticle — Self - Host2022
I magnifici 4 della risata2022

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Roberto Remigio Benigni (/bəˈniːnjiː/ bə-NEE-nyee, Italian: [roˈbɛrto beˈniɲɲi]; born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing, and starring in the Holocaust comedy drama film Life Is Beautiful (1997), for which he received the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best International Feature Film. Benigni was the first actor to win the Best Actor Academy Award for a non-English language performance.

Benigni made his acting debut in 1977's Berlinguer, I Love You, which he also wrote, and which was directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. Benigni's directorial debut was the 1983 anthology film Tu mi turbi, which was also the acting debut of his wife, Nicoletta Braschi. He continued directing and also starring in the comedic films Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984), The Little Devil (1988), Johnny Stecchino (1991), The Monster (1994), the award-winning film Life Is Beautiful (1997), Pinocchio (2002, as the title character), and The Tiger and the Snow (2005).