Francesco Vairano
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_-_Francesco_Vairano.jpg) Vairano attending the Lucca Comics & Games convention in 2015 | |
| Born | January 11, 1944 Naples, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, dialogue writer, dubbing director |
| Years active | 1969–present |
Francesco Vairano (born January 11, 1944) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Biography
Born in Naples, Vairano began his career in the late 1960s working as a theatre actor. He also made a small appearance on television in 1977 and again in 1988. He is generally well known to the Italian public as a voice dubber. He is best known for providing the Italian voices of Severus Snape from the Harry Potter film franchise and Gollum from both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Vairano is also known for dubbing Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in The Muppets. He even often or occasionally dubs actors such as Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, Alan Rickman, Ian McDiarmid and Andy Serkis. In December 2016, he announced that he would be temporarily retiring from voice dubbing and would only make rare comebacks.[2][3]
Filmography
Television
- Non stop (1977)
- La TV delle ragazze (1988)
Dubbing roles
Animation
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in The Muppet Movie
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in The Great Muppet Caper
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (Charity collector) in The Muppet Christmas Carol
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (Dr. Livesey) in Muppet Treasure Island
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in Muppets From Space
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in The Muppets
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in Muppets Most Wanted
- Tom / Droopy in Tom and Jerry: The Movie
- Dr. Finkelstein in The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Huy in The Prince of Egypt
- Mr. Ping in Kung Fu Panda
- Mr. Ping in Kung Fu Panda 2
- Mr. Ping in Kung Fu Panda 3
- Merlin in Shrek the Third
- Rumpelstiltskin in Shrek Forever After
- Oscar the Grouch in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
- Berkeley Beetle in Thumbelina
- George Merry in The Pagemaster
- Second Ancestor in Mulan
- Second Ancestor in Mulan II
- Madame Gasket in Robots
- Boingo in Hoodwinked!
- Rat in Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
- Tiger in Over the Hedge
Live action
- Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
- Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Gollum in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Gollum in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Gollum in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Gollum in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Gollum in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin
- Luis Molina in Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Palpatine / Darth Sidious in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
- Palpatine / Darth Sidious in Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
- Hans in My Own Private Idaho
- Moreno the innkeeper in Pinocchio (English version)
References
- ^ "Francesco Vairano's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ https://www.raiplayradio.it/audio/2020/02/Hollywood-Party---Berlinale--3-165f676c-5f22-4a3d-a1b5-2e120d4d3323.html
- ^ https://i.imgur.com/cyDSWZb.png
External links
Media related to Francesco Vairano at Wikimedia Commons
- Francesco Vairano at IMDb
- Francesco Vairano at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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