Wenn du gerade bei Film/Serie in Komödie, Drama unterwegs bist, taucht Roberto Benigni ziemlich oft in den Credits auf. Hier bekommst du einen schnellen Überblick — plus ein paar gute Einstiege.
Wenn die offizielle Bio dünn ist: kein Stress — die Highlights und die Filmografie-Auswahl weiter unten helfen meistens mehr beim Einstieg.
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.