Fabrizio Vidale

Italian voice actor
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Fabrizio Vidale
Vidale attending the Lucca Comics & Games convention in 2015
Born (1970-02-02) 2 February 1970 (age 54)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, radio presenter
Years active1975–present
Children2
Parent(s)Franco Latini
Piera Vidale
RelativesLaura Latini (paternal half-sister)
Ilaria Latini (paternal half-sister)

Fabrizio Vidale (born 2 February 1970) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Biography

Vidale is the son of actors Franco Latini and Piera Vidale and the half-brother of Latini's two daughters Laura and Ilaria Latini, who are also voice actresses. Active in theatre, film and television, in 2003 Fabrizio Vidale was awarded a Telegatto for his portrayal of Pope John XXIII in the Italian TV film The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII. As a voice actor, Vidale is the official Italian voice dubber of Jack Black and has also dubbed Marlon Wayans, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith and Chris Rock in some of their films and is known for voicing Bilbo Baggins in the Italian version of The Hobbit film franchise as well as War Machine in the Italian dubbed versions of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films.

In Vidale's animated film roles, he voiced Sandokan in an Italian animated series, as well as providing the Italian voice of Piglet in the Winnie the Pooh franchise from 1989 until 2003 when he was replaced by Luca Dal Fabbro. Other Italian dubbing roles included King Candy in Wreck-It Ralph, Maui in Moana and B.O.B in Monsters vs. Aliens.

Personal life

Vidale has two daughters who are also voice actresses. His father Franco Latini died of a stroke on his 21st birthday.

Filmography

Cinema

  • Io zombo, tu zombi, lei zomba (1979)
  • L'estate sta finendo (1987)
  • Ultrà (1991)
  • Donne con le gonne (1991)
  • Un cane sciolto (1991)[2]
  • Fuochi d'artificio (1997)
  • Naja (1997)
  • Il decisionista (1997)
  • Lucky and Zorba (1998) - voice
  • Sandokan - La tigre ruggisce ancora [it] (2001) - voice[3]
  • The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2003)[4][5]
  • Tentacolino (2004) - voice[6]
  • Sandokan - Le due tigri [it] (2008) - voice[3]
  • Pinocchio (2012) - voice[7]

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

References

  1. ^ "Fabrizio Vidale's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ^ Chiti, R.; Poppi, R.; Lancia, E. (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Dizionari Gremese (in Italian). Gremese. pp. 108–9. ISBN 978-88-7742-423-5. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Sandokan - La tigre della Malesia". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  4. ^ Sergio Perugini (November 2011). Testimoni di fede, trionfatori di audience. Effata Editrice IT, 2011. ISBN 978-88-7402-732-3.
  5. ^ Aldo Grasso (28 January 2003). ""Il Papa buono", storia fatta per commuovere". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Tentacolino". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  7. ^ "Pinocchio". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).

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