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Contents 1 father in concentration camp 2 Pope 3 Asterix and Obelix take on Caesar 4 Son of the Pink Panther' 5 Writer

[edit] father in concentration camp

Why was his father in a concentration camp? Was he jewish, roma, communist, suspected to be gay? Has he talked about the reason? I'mjust curious really. If Benigi does have Jewish roots or Roma it would be worth having a mention in the article though.

• no, he was simply a war prisoner... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.140.17.100 (talk) 20:45, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pope

Is there a reference for the Pope being called something impolite by Benigni? I can't find it anywhere online...--211.30.91.106 11:00, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

it wasn't unpolite, believe me...

[edit] Asterix and Obelix take on Caesar

Benigni also was one of the main characters in Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar as Detritus, a corrupted Roman tax collector who wants to kill the Caesar and claim the throne of the Roman Empire.

I watched the movie a few years ago, recognized Benigni's face, and saw his name in the opening credits. Gotta watch the movie, it's so funny and cool XDDD 201.128.248.147 09:15, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Hi, I'm an italian boy and I wanted to say that Roberto never used the expression "Woytilaccio" to insult the pope, because in Florence and in Toscana they use the "-accio" to express love, while in the rest of Italy "-accio" has a negative connotation (for example: "ragazzaccio" means "bad boy").

[edit] Son of the Pink Panther'

Roberto Benigni was also the son of the pink panther in The Son of the Pink Panther.

The problem is the Filmography section seems to be listing mostly the films he directed. However, there are several movies listed (including The Son of the Pink Panther) that he acted in but did not direct. Filmography should either include all of his films (30 as actor and 9 as director) or should be restricted to the films he directed and say that explicitly, so somebody like me doesn't come along and add Down by Law. Rickterp 15:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Writer

Surprised it was ommitted, I added "writer" to the first line.

Also, doesn't he share writing credits with Cerami for La Vita è bella? See first line of "Life is Beautiful and beyond" section.

Thanks, Abigail trotsky 17:27, 2 November 2006 (UTC)