Roberto Benigni
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His first experiences as theatre actor began in 1972, in Prato. Benigni became famous in Italy in the 1970s for a shocking TV series called Televacca. His first film was 1977's Berlinguer ti voglio bene.
Benigni's first movie as director was Tu mi turbi (You upset me, 1983). With the very popular comic actor Massimo Troisi, in 1984 he played in Non ci resta che piangere ("Nothing left to do but cry"). In Night on Earth, (1991) he plays a cabbie in Rome. Later, he also starred in the first of Jarmusch's series of short films, Coffee and Cigarettes (2003).
In 1993, he starred in Son of the Pink Panther .
A serious role was in Federico Fellini's last movie, La voce della luna (1989). The former years Benigni had started a long-lasting collaboration with screenwriter Vincenzo Cerami, for a series of films which scored great success in Italy: Il piccolo diavolo ("The little devil", with Walter Matthau), Johnny Stecchino ("Johnny Toothpick"), and Il Mostro ("The Monster").
Benigni is probably best known for his 1997 tragicomedy Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella). In 1998, the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and Benigni personally won two of them: Best Foreign Language Film (awarded to the director) and Best Actor.
Public Name: Roberto Benigni
Birth Name: Roberto Benigni
Date of Birth: October 27, 1952
Place of Birth: Misericordia
Filmography
- Tigre e la neve, La, 2005
- Coffee and Cigarettes, 2003
- Ultimo del paradiso, L', 2002 (TV)
- Pinocchio, 2002
- Astérix et Obélix contre César, 1999
- Vita è bella, La, 1997
- Mostro, Il, 1994
- Son of the Pink Panther, 1993
- Night on Earth, 1991
- Johnny Stecchino, 1991
- Voce della luna, La, 1990
- Piccolo diavolo, Il, 1988
- Down by Law, 1986
- Coffee and Cigarettes, 1986
- Non ci resta che piangere, 1985
- Effetti personali, 1983
- 'F.F.S.S.', cioè:... che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?, 1983
- Tu mi turbi, 1983
- Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!, 1982 (TV)
- Minestrone, Il, 1981
- Pap'occhio, Il, 1980
- Chiedo asilo, 1979
- Luna, La, 1979
- Clair de femme, 1979
- Giorni cantati, I, 1979
- Letti selvaggi, 1979
- "Ma che cos'è questo amore", 1979 (mini) TV Series
- Berlinguer ti voglio bene, 1977
- “Onda libera", 1976 (mini) TV Series
- "Sorelle Materassi, Le", 1972 (mini) TV Series
Awards
- Razzie Award Worst Actor "Pinocchio" 2002
- European Film Academy Award European Achievement in World Cinema 2000
- American Comedy Award Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture "Life Is Beautiful" 1999
- Australian Film Institute Award Best Foreign Film "Life Is Beautiful" 1999
- BAFTA Award Best Actor "Life Is Beautiful" 1999
- German Film Award Best Foreign Film "Life Is Beautiful" 1999
- Goya Best European Film "Life Is Beautiful" 1999
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix "La Vita e Bella/Life Is Beautiful" 1998
- Cesar Best Foreign Film "La Vita E Bella/Life Is Beautiful" 1998
- Chicago Film Critics Award Best Foreign-Language Film "Life Is Beautiful" 1998
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award Best Foreign Language Film "Life Is Beautiful" 1998
- David di Donatello Prize Best Actor "La Vita e Bella/Life Is Beautiful" 1998
- David di Donatello Prize Best Director "La Vita e Bella/Life Is Beautiful" 1998
- David di Donatello Prize Best Screenplay "La Vita e Bella/Life Is Beautiful" 1998
- European Film Academy Award Best Picture "Life Is Beautiful/La Vita e Bella" 1998
- European Film Academy Award Best Actor "Life Is Beautiful/La Vita e Bella" 1998
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award Best Foreign Film "Life Is Beautiful" 1998
- Lumiere de Paris Best Foreign Film "Life Is Beautiful" 1998
- National Board of Review Award Special Achievement in Filmmaking "Life Is Beautiful/La Vita e Bella" 1998
- Online Film Critics Award Best Foreign Film "Life Is Beautiful" 1998
- Oscar Best Actor "Life Is Beautiful" 1998
- Prix Moussinac Best Foreign Film Released in France "La Vita e Bella/Life Is Beautiful" 1998
- San Diego Film Critics Award Best Foreign Language Film "Life Is Beautiful" 1998
- The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role "Life Is Beautiful" 1998
