Roberto Pedicini
Roberto Pedicini | |
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 Pedicini in 2021 | |
| Born | 18 January 1962 Benevento, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, dubbing director, acting coach |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse | Desirée Noferini (m. ?) |
Roberto Pedicini (born 18 January 1962) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Biography
Born in Benevento, Pedicini and his family moved to Pescara when he was young. At 18 years old, he moved to Rome and entered a career of acting and dubbing. To this day, Pedicini currently serves 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.
In Pedicini's animated roles, he has been the official Italian voice of Goofy since 1999, replacing Vittorio Amandola. He has even dubbed Sylvester the Cat and the Tasmanian Devil from 1996 until 2022 as well as dubbing 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. He has also dubbed characters in video games.[2]
Personal life
Pedicini has previously been married to actress Desirée Noferini who is 25 years his junior.[3]
Filmography
Cinema
- The House of Chicken (2001)
- The Inquiry (2006)[4]
- I peggiori (2017)
Television
- Brivido Giallo (1987/1988) - TV Miniseries: Until Death and Dinner with a Vampire
- Fratelli detective (2011) - TV Series[5]
- Boris Giuliano - Un poliziotto a Palermo (2016) – TV Miniseries
Dubbing roles (incomplete list)
Animation
- Goofy in All Disney Productions (since 1999)
- Sylvester and Taz in Looney Tunes (from 1996 until 2022)
- Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Disney's House of Mouse
- Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
- Timon in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Timon & Pumbaa, The Lion Guard, Disney's House of Mouse
- Launchpad McQuack in Raw Toonage, Darkwing Duck, Disney's House of Mouse, last two episodes of DuckTales
- Moses and God in The Prince of Egypt
- Hopper in A Bug's Life
- Bowler Hat Guy in Meet the Robinsons
- Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol
- Megamind in Megamind
- Jake in Free Birds
- Tui in Moana
- Memphis in Happy Feet
- Kent Powers in Quack Pack
- Moto Moto in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Live action
- Frank Underwood in House of Cards
- Truman Burbank in The Truman Show
- Eugene Simonet in Pay It Forward
- Doc in Baby Driver
- Lester Burnham in American Beauty
- Fletcher Reede in Liar Liar
- Ernie "Chip" Douglas in The Cable Guy
- Riddler in Batman Forever
- Larry Mann in The Big Kahuna
- Roger "Verbal" Kint in The Usual Suspects
- Robert Porter in K-PAX
- Andy Kaufman / Tony Clifton in Man on the Moon
- Count Olaf in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Carl Allen in Yes Man
- David Harken in Horrible Bosses and Horrible Bosses 2
- Quoyle in The Shipping News
- Dick Harper in Fun with Dick and Jane
- Joel Barish in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Steven Russell in I Love You Phillip Morris
- David Gale in The Life of David Gale
- Albert T. Fitzgerald in The United States of Leland
- Wallace in Edison
- Tom Popper in Mr. Popper's Penguins
- Steve Gray in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
- Sal Bertolinni / Colonel Stars and Stripes in Kick-Ass 2
- Lex Luthor in Superman Returns
- Clyde Archibald Northcutt in Fred Claus
- Mickey Rosa in 21
- Lloyd Christmas in Dumb and Dumber To
- Scott Reils in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
- Jack Abramoff in Casino Jack
- Robert Axle in Father of Invention
- Larry Hooper in The Men Who Stare at Goats
- GERTY in Moon
- Sam Rogers in Margin Call
- Richard Nixon in Elvis & Nixon
- Jeff Piccirillo in Kidding
- Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog
- Jango Fett / Clone Troopers in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
- Commander Cody / Clone Troopers in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
- Mitch Leery in Dawson's Creek'–
- Ironhide in Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- John McClane in Die Hard
Video games
- Genie in Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge
- Jonathan Irons in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Various characters in Epic Mickey
References
- ^ "Roberto Pedicini's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Intervista a ROBERTO PEDICINI (2012) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
- ^ "Desirée Noferini: coraggio, riservatezza e… Determinazione!". donnaglamour.it. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Aired on Italian television as a miniseries, but released in a shortened theatrical version worldwide: The Inquiry - Alternative versions
- ^ Fratelli detective - Cast artistico, fiction.mediaset.it
External links
- Roberto Pedicini at IMDb
- Roberto Pedicini discography at Discogs
- Roberto Pedicini at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Roberto Pedicini at Behind The Voice Actors
