Tour between 2008 and 2009 with performances in San Francisco, Boston and Chicago. Benigni was feted in San Francisco at a special reception held by the National Italian American Foundation in his honour on 24 May 2009. Following his U.S. premiere Benigni performed his last presentation on 16 June 2009, in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he was awarded Honorary Citizenship of the City of Buenos Aires in a ceremony held at the Legislative Palace in homage to the notable Italian diaspora and culture in Argentina. In other media Benigni is also a singer-songwriter. Among his recorded performances are versions of Paolo Conte's songs. Honors In 1999, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him. Honorary degrees In addition to numerous film awards, Benigni has garnered honorary degrees from universities worldwide: 1999 – Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel. 2002 – Honorary Doctorate in Letters from the University of Bologna, Italy. 2003 – Honorary Degree in Psychology from the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. 2007 – Honorary Doctorate in Letters from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. 2007 – Honorary Degree in Modern Philology from the University of Florence, Italy. 2008 – Honorary Doctorate in Letters from the University of Malta. 2008 – Honorary Degree in Communication Arts from the Touro University Rome, Zagarolo, Italy. 2012 – Honorary Degree in Modern Philology from the University of Calabria, Italy. 2012 – Honorary Doctorate in Letters from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. 2015 – Honorary Doctorate in Laws from the University of Toronto, Canada. Influence The Europe List, the largest survey on European culture, established that the top three films in European culture are Benigni's Life Is Beautiful Donnersmarck's The Lives of Others Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations Bibliography References External links Roberto Benigni's English fansite site. Roberto Benigni – A Biography The Official Site of the Tour TuttoDante 1952 births Living people 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian writers 20th-century Italian male writers 21st-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian writers 21st-century Italian male writers Best Actor Academy Award winners Best Actor BAFTA Award winners César Award winners César Honorary Award recipients David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners Directors of Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners European Film Award for Best Actor winners Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit