Mino Caprio
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Mino Caprio | |
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| Born | Guglielmo Caprio 17 November 1955 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, dubbing director, theatre director |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Children | 2 |
Guglielmo "Mino" Caprio (born 17 November 1955) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Biography
A former law professor with a degree in Jurisprudence and a theatre actor and director since the mid-'70s, Caprio has often played the part of a priest in his film and television roles.[2] He is typically known for dubbing voices of celebrities and cartoon characters, providing the official Italian dub voice for celebrities like Martin Short and Mark Williams and characters such as Arthur Weasley in Harry Potter and Peter Griffin in Family Guy. Caprio is also the current Italian voice of Kermit the Frog, and has voiced it in every Muppets movie to date.[3]
In 2012, he took over as the Italian voice of Grandpa Simpson in The Simpsons as well as the Italian voice of Professor Farnsworth in Futurama, replacing Mario Milita and Sergio Graziani respectively. He has also dubbed over C-3PO in the Star Wars franchise since 1999.
Filmography
Film
- The Big Score (2016)
- La verità sta in cielo (2016)
- My Family Jumble (2017)
- A.N.I.M.A. (2019)
- Shortcut (2020)
Television
- Un commissario a Roma (1993)
- A Good Season (2014)
- Che Dio ci aiuti (2014)
- Un passo dal cielo (2019)
- The Ladies' Paradise (2020)
Dubbing roles
Animation
- Peter Griffin in Family Guy
- Kermit the Frog in The Muppet Movie, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, The Great Muppet Caper, Muppets From Space, Kermit's Swamp Years, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted
- C-3PO in Star Wars: Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Movie, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Forces of Destiny, in Star Wars Resistance
- Pleakley in Lilo & Stitch, Stitch! The Movie, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, Leroy & Stitch, Lilo & Stitch: The Series
- Griffin the Invisible Man in Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2, in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- Wheezy in Toy Story 2, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
- Marvin the Martian and Barnyard Dawg in The Looney Tunes Show
- Moe Syszlak (Season 1-Season 7) / Grampa Simpson (Season 23 and on) in The Simpsons
- Smokey and Steamer in The Polar Express
- Pesto in Animaniacs
- Boomhauer in King of the Hill
- Grandpa Pig in Peppa Pig
- Flem in Cow and Chicken
- Cyborg in Teen Titans Go!
- Professor Farnsworth in Futurama (seasons 6-7)
- Professor Zündapp in Cars 2
- Richard Watterson in The Amazing World of Gumball
- Abe the Anteater in The Caribou Kitchen
- Bob Belcher in Bob's Burgers (season 10 onwards)
- Tutter in Bear in the Big Blue House
- Brain in Igor
- Principal Purdy in Mr. Peabody & Sherman
- Lars in 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
- Carl Murphy in Monsters vs. Aliens
- Larry in The Wild
- Merchant in Aladdin
- Vinnie Raton in ChalkZone
Live action
- Arthur Weasley in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- C-3PO in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Yin Yang in The Expendables, The Expendables 2, The Expendables 3
- Franck Eggelhoffer in Father of the Bride, Father of the Bride Part II
- Marv Merchants in Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- Ted in Ted, Ted 2
- Thimbletack in The Spiderwick Chronicles
- Jack Frost in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
- Ned Perry in Three Fugitives
- Martin Harvey in Captain Ron
- Richard Kempster in Jungle 2 Jungle
- Lionel Dillard in Mumford
- Rudy Blatnoyd in Inherent Vice
- Albert Stark in A Million Ways to Die in the West
- Robert Romano in ER
- Rom in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
References
- ^ "Mino Caprio's dubbing contributions" (in Italian). Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Marco Bonardelli (17 March 2020). Luci della ribalta - "Don Matteo 12" e "Il Paradiso delle Signore" - Intervista a Mino Caprio. YouTube.com (in Italian).
- ^ Intervista a MINO CAPRIO (2015) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
External links
- Mino Caprio at IMDb
- Mino Caprio at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Mino Caprio at Behind The Voice Actors
