Roberto Benigni

Acting

Born: 1952-10-27

From: Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy

Gender: Male

Popularity: 1.5

Also Known As

Roberto Remigio Benigni 羅貝托·貝尼尼روبرتو بنینی

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.

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Awards & Nominations28 won · 5 nominated

🏆 Won

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

2021

🏆 Won

Honorary Lumière Award

2020

🏆 Won

honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

2007

🏆 Won

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

2005

🏆 Won

European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award

2000

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Actor

Life Is Beautiful

1999

🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

1999

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Life Is Beautiful

1999

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Life Is Beautiful

1999

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Life Is Beautiful

1999

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor

1998

🏆 Won

European Film Award for Best Actor

Life Is Beautiful

1998

🏆 Won

European Film Award for Best Film

Life Is Beautiful

1998

🏆 Won

David di Donatello for Best Actor

Life Is Beautiful

1998

Nominated

European Film Award for Best Actor

Life Is Beautiful

1998

Nominated

European Film Award for Best Film

Life Is Beautiful

1998

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor

1992

🏆 Won

David di Donatello for Best Actor

The Little Devil

1989

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor

1987

🏆 Won

Ciak d'oro - Best Lead Actor

🏆 Won

Globo d'oro for best screenplay

🏆 Won

David di Donatello School Award

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor

🏆 Won

David di Donatello for Best Director

🏆 Won

Ciak d'oro - best supporting actor

🏆 Won

David di Donatello for Best Original Script

🏆 Won

Globo d'oro for Livetime Achievement

🏆 Won

Globo d'oro for best film

🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

🏆 Won

Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject

🏆 Won

David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement

Roberto Benigni

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations28 won · 5 nominated

Acting84 titles

The Singing Priest

The Dream

Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante

Close Up

We Are Cinema

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

The Most Beautiful in the World

Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery

Pietro - A Man in the Wind

HARDtalk

Life Is Beautiful

Onda Libera

Rockpolitik

The Biggest Show After the Weekend

Sanremo Music Festival

Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni

Nothing Left to Do But Cry

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary

La voce di Fantozzi

Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana

Night on Earth

TuttoBenigni 95/96

Vita da Cioni

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

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

Down by Law

Johnny Stecchino

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me

The Graham Norton Show

The Monster

The Soup

The Last Laugh

I magnifici 4 della risata

Coffee and Cigarettes

The Oscars

The Ten Commandments

Coffee and Cigarettes

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!

The Tiger and the Snow

In the Pope's Eye

The Little Devil

Berlinguer: I Love You

The Voice of the Moon

FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'

You Upset Me

Pinocchio

Untouchable

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

Caterina in the Big City

Evviva Giuseppe

Cinque mondi

Luna

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar

Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà

Seeking Asylum

Pinocchio

Womanlight

To Rome with Love

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Wetten, dass..?

The Days Are Numbered

Il resto del Pap'occhio

Cinématon

Son of the Pink Panther

Tigers in Lipstick

Beckmann

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Vivement dimanche

The Magic of Fellini

Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings

Francesco - The Canticle

La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli