
October 27, 1952 · 73 years old
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 Ger…

When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.

The lives of some visitors and residents of Rome and the romances, adventures and predicaments they get into.

A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.

An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.

In all of Roman territory, the village where Asterix and Obelix live is the only enclave that has not yet been dominated by the empire, thanks to the magic potion of the druid Panoramix. But Commander Detritus has a plan to change...

Old woodcarver Geppetto's puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by band...

A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.

A kindhearted but bumbling idiot who likes to steal bananas, is passed off for a snitch hiding from the mob.

After a series of bizarre actions, Loris is mistaken for a serial killer. Jessica, a policewoman in undercover, will try to induce him to commit a murder.

In the 80s, two friends misteriously wake up in the XV century and clumsly try to intermingle with the society of the time.

Charles Dreyfus encounters Jacques Gambrelli, who reminds him painfully of Inspector Clouseau, the man who drove him insane. With good reason: Gambrelli is Clouseau's son.

After the sudden death of his father and a move to Italy, 14-year-old Joe loses his way and gets addicted to heroin.

During an exorcism, father Maurice meets a little devil named Giuditta, who refuses to return to hell and decides to discover the world.

Renzo Arbore has a vision of Don Gabriel, who came to bring an Annunciation by the Vatican: the Pope has decided to hire him for the nascent Vatican state television.