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==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Benevento]] from humble parents, Pedicini and his family moved to [[Pescara]] when he was young. Still a teenager, he made most of his living as a wandering [[street performance|street performer]], singing while accompanying himself with the guitar,<ref>{{Cite web|author=Angelo Astrei|url=https://www.informazionesenzafiltro.it/video-intervista-a-roberto-pedicini/|title=[VIDEO] Intervista a Roberto Pedicini: "Appartengo al mondo del suono più che a quello della parola"|website=SenzaFiltro|date=September 26, 2019|language=it}}</ref> and gained experience as a radio host.<ref>{{cite web|author=Claudio Carella|url=
Born in [[Benevento]] from humble parents, Pedicini and his family moved to [[Pescara]] when he was young. Still a teenager, he made most of his living as a wandering [[street performance|street performer]], singing while accompanying himself with the guitar,<ref>{{Cite web|author=Angelo Astrei|url=https://www.informazionesenzafiltro.it/video-intervista-a-roberto-pedicini/|title=[VIDEO] Intervista a Roberto Pedicini: "Appartengo al mondo del suono più che a quello della parola"|website=SenzaFiltro|date=September 26, 2019|language=it}}</ref> and gained experience as a radio host.<ref>{{cite web|author=Claudio Carella|url=
https://www.vario.it/component/k2/144-vario-magazine/1564-roberto-pedicini-la-voce-prende-forma.html|title= Roberto Pedicini - La voce prende forma|website=vario.it|language=it}}</ref> In 1980, he moved to Rome and entered a career of acting and dubbing. He was soon cast as a voice actor in many roles, while his onscreen acting debut happened 8 years later, in [[Lamberto Bava]]'s [[horror cinema|horror]] [[Television show|cable series]] ''[[Brivido Giallo]]''.
https://www.vario.it/component/k2/144-vario-magazine/1564-roberto-pedicini-la-voce-prende-forma.html|title= Roberto Pedicini - La voce prende forma|website=vario.it|language=it}}</ref> In 1980, he moved to [[Rome]] and entered a career of acting and dubbing. He was soon cast as a voice actor in many roles, while his onscreen acting debut happened 8 years later, in [[Lamberto Bava]]'s [[horror cinema|horror]] [[Television show|cable series]] ''[[Brivido Giallo]]''.


Pedicini is best known as a voice dubber, serving as the official Italian voice actor of [[Kevin Spacey]] and [[Jim Carrey]]; he also regularly dubs [[Woody Harrelson]], [[Javier Bardem]], [[Ralph Fiennes]], [[Temuera Morrison]] and [[Ricky Gervais]] in most of their movies. He has also provided voice acting work for the radio industry and some audiobooks.
Pedicini is best known as a voice dubber, serving as the official Italian voice actor of [[Jim Carrey]] and [[Kevin Spacey]]; he also regularly dubs [[Woody Harrelson]], [[Javier Bardem]], [[Ralph Fiennes]], [[Temuera Morrison]] and [[Ricky Gervais]] in most of their movies. He has also provided voice acting work for the radio industry and some audiobooks.


In Pedicini's animated roles, he has been the official Italian voice of [[Goofy]] since 1999, replacing [[Vittorio Amandola]], and has dubbed both [[Sylvester the Cat]] and the [[Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|Tasmanian Devil]] from 1996 until 2022, as well as [[Timon and Pumbaa|Timon]] in most of his cartoons, Phoebus in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', Hopper in ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' and [[Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)|Gaston]] in ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', also voicing Scarpa in the Italian animated film ''[[La freccia azzurra]]'', known in English as ''How the Toys Saved Christmas''. He has even dubbed characters in video games.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJUzI340Xnw Intervista a ROBERTO PEDICINI (2012) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it] (in Italian)</ref>
In Pedicini's animated roles, he has dubbed both [[Sylvester the Cat]] and the [[Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|Tasmanian Devil]] from 1996 until 2022 and has been the official Italian voice of [[Goofy]] since 1999 (replacing [[Vittorio Amandola]]), as well as [[Timon and Pumbaa|Timon]] in most of his cartoons, Phoebus in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', Hopper in ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' and [[Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)|Gaston]] in ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', also voicing Scarpa in the Italian animated film ''[[La freccia azzurra]]'', known in English as ''How the Toys Saved Christmas''. He has even dubbed characters in video games.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJUzI340Xnw Intervista a ROBERTO PEDICINI (2012) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it] (in Italian)</ref>


In 2015, Pedicini took part in Jordan Ledy's documentary about the Italian dubbing industry, ''It's Better in Italian'',<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3993714/ It's Better in Italian (2015) - IMDB]</ref> and performed [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s off-screen voice in ''[[S Is for Stanley]]''. Since 2018 he has announced the [[David di Donatello]] awards ceremony.
In 2015, Pedicini took part in Jordan Ledy's documentary about the Italian dubbing industry, ''It's Better in Italian'',<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3993714/ It's Better in Italian (2015) - IMDB]</ref> and performed [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s off-screen voice in ''[[S Is for Stanley]]''. Since 2018 he has announced the [[David di Donatello]] awards ceremony.

Revision as of 22:44, 12 April 2024

Roberto Pedicini
Pedicini in 2021
Born (1962-01-18) 18 January 1962 (age 62)
Benevento, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, acting coach,[1] dialogue coach,[2] dubbing director
Years active1980–present
SpouseDesirée Noferini (m. ?)

Roberto Pedicini (born 18 January 1962) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[3]

Biography

Born in Benevento from humble parents, Pedicini and his family moved to Pescara when he was young. Still a teenager, he made most of his living as a wandering street performer, singing while accompanying himself with the guitar,[4] and gained experience as a radio host.[5] In 1980, he moved to Rome and entered a career of acting and dubbing. He was soon cast as a voice actor in many roles, while his onscreen acting debut happened 8 years later, in Lamberto Bava's horror cable series Brivido Giallo.

Pedicini is best known as a voice dubber, serving as the official Italian voice actor of Jim Carrey and Kevin Spacey; he also regularly dubs Woody Harrelson, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Temuera Morrison and Ricky Gervais in most of their movies. He has also provided voice acting work for the radio industry and some audiobooks.

In Pedicini's animated roles, he has dubbed both Sylvester the Cat and the Tasmanian Devil from 1996 until 2022 and has been the official Italian voice of Goofy since 1999 (replacing Vittorio Amandola), as well as Timon in most of his cartoons, Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hopper in A Bug's Life and Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, also voicing Scarpa in the Italian animated film La freccia azzurra, known in English as How the Toys Saved Christmas. He has even dubbed characters in video games.[6]

In 2015, Pedicini took part in Jordan Ledy's documentary about the Italian dubbing industry, It's Better in Italian,[7] and performed Stanley Kubrick's off-screen voice in S Is for Stanley. Since 2018 he has announced the David di Donatello awards ceremony.

Personal life

Pedicini has previously been married to actress Desirée Noferini who is 25 years his junior.[8]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1988 Brivido Giallo: Until Death Luca TV film
1989 Brivido Giallo: Dinner with a Vampire a director TV film
2006 Father Matthew Bonetti TV Series, episode 5x09
2008 The Teacher Alvaro Roncati TV Series, episode 1x07
2011 Fratelli detective[9] nurse TV Series
2016 Boris Giuliano - Un poliziotto a Palermo Umberto Madia TV Miniseries

Cinema

Year Title Role(s)
2001 The House of Chicken Alex's boss
2006 The Inquiry[10] Vulpes
2017 I peggiori Commissioner
2018 Humanism! - A New Comedy[11]

Documentaries

Year Title
2014 It's Better in Italian[12]
2020 All'ombra del microfono[13]

Music videos

Year Title Artist
2016 La Fenice Paul Bryan feat. Roberto Pedicini
2018 Faccio quello che voglio Fabio Rovazzi

Voice work

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Gesù, un mondo senza confini[14] Gesù (Jesus) Animated film
1996 La freccia azzurra (English title: How the Toys Saved Christmas) Scarpa Animated film
2006 Olè Narrator Comedy
2006 Really SSSupercool: Chapter Two Narrator Comedy
2006 La tomba Narrator Horror film
2015 S Is for Stanley[15] Stanley Kubrick Documentary
2015 21 gradi Voice-over Web-series
2019 The Beth Avalanche - In the footsteps of Pietro Giani Voice-over Docu-film
2019 Adrian High commissioner Animated series
2020 Essere Colapesce Voice-over Short film

Dubbing

Animation

Live action

Video games

References

  1. ^ Alessandro Delfino. "ROBERTO PEDICINI: LA VOCE SUADENTE DEL DOPPIAGGIO". voci.fm (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Fame - Saranno famosi (Fame Italian voice cast)". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Roberto Pedicini's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. ^ Angelo Astrei (26 September 2019). "[VIDEO] Intervista a Roberto Pedicini: "Appartengo al mondo del suono più che a quello della parola"". SenzaFiltro (in Italian).
  5. ^ Claudio Carella. "Roberto Pedicini - La voce prende forma". vario.it (in Italian).
  6. ^ Intervista a ROBERTO PEDICINI (2012) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it (in Italian)
  7. ^ It's Better in Italian (2015) - IMDB
  8. ^ "Desirée Noferini: coraggio, riservatezza e… Determinazione!". donnaglamour.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  9. ^ Fratelli detective - Cast artistico, fiction.mediaset.it
  10. ^ Aired on Italian television as a miniseries, but released in a shortened theatrical version worldwide: The Inquiry - Alternative versions
  11. ^ "Humanism - A New Comedy". cinemaitaliano.info.
  12. ^ It's Better in Italian (2015) - IMDB
  13. ^ All'ombra del microfono (2020), di Edoardo Conti - Cinemaitaliano.info
  14. ^ "Gesù, un mondo senza confini". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  15. ^ It's Better in Italian (2015) - IMDB
  16. ^ "Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies Italian voice cast". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  17. ^ "Zona animazione - Bugs Bunny: Le pazze storie di natale". antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  18. ^ "New Looney Tunes Italian voice cast". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  19. ^ "Looney Tunes Cartoons Italian voice cast". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  20. ^ "IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - ZONA ANIMAZIONE: "I Simpson" - The Simpsons Italian voice cast". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  21. ^ "IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - ZONA ANIMAZIONE: "I Griffin" - Family Guy Italian voice cast". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  22. ^ "IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - ZONA ANIMAZIONE: "Space Jam" - Space Jam Italian voice cast" (in Italian).
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