Roberto Pedicini
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Roberto Pedicini | |
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 Pedicini in 2021 | |
| Born | 18 January 1962 Benevento, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, acting coach,[1] dialogue coach,[2] dubbing director |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse | Desirée Noferini (m. ?) |
Roberto Pedicini (born 18 January 1962) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[3]
Biography[edit]
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 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.
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
| 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[8] | nurse | TV Series |
| 2016 | Boris Giuliano - Un poliziotto a Palermo | Umberto Madia | TV Miniseries |
Cinema[edit]
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The House of Chicken | Alex's boss |
| 2006 | The Inquiry[9] | Vulpes |
| 2017 | I peggiori | Commissioner |
| 2018 | Humanism! - A New Comedy[10] |
Documentaries[edit]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2014 | It's Better in Italian[11] |
| 2020 | All'ombra del microfono[12] |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | La Fenice | Paul Bryan feat. Roberto Pedicini |
| 2018 | Faccio quello che voglio | Fabio Rovazzi |
Voice work[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Gesù, un mondo senza confini[13] | 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[14] | 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[edit]
Animation[edit]
- Sylvester and Taz in Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies,[15] and Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales[16] 1995 Italian redubs, Space Jam, Tweety's High-Flying Adventure, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas, The Looney Tunes Show, New Looney Tunes,[17] Looney Tunes Cartoons,[18] Space Jam: A New Legacy
- Goofy in Disney productions since 1999
- 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, last two episodes of DuckTales, Disney's House of Mouse
- Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Disney's House of Mouse
- Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
- Genie in Aladdin (animated TV series), Disney's House of Mouse
- Stan Taylor, City Inspector, Roy Snyder (episode 13x08) and Ricky Gervais (episode 22x14) in The Simpsons[19]
- Patrick Swayze, Goofy and John McClane / Bruce Willis in Family Guy (season 8)[20]
- Moses and God in The Prince of Egypt
- Vega in Street Fighter II V[21]
- Hopper in A Bug's Life
- Alucard in Hellsing[22]
- 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[edit]
- Ironhide in Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Boba Fett in The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett
- Clarke Garrison, Mick Savage and Anthony Armando in The Bold and the Beautiful
- Guru Maurice Pitka and Val Kilmer in The Love Guru
- Larry Johnson and Player #1 in Space Jam[23]
- Vince and Anton LaVey in American Horror Story
- Lucas 'Luke' Duke (seasons 5+) and Cletus Hogg (season 5) in The Dukes of Hazzard
- Various roles in Law & Order
- Howling Mad Murdock in The A-Team
- Paul Snider in Star 80
- The Motorcycle Boy in Rumble Fish
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Amadeus (first Italian dub)
- Steel robot in Wonder Woman (TV series)
- 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
- Narrator Wild Grass
- Wallace in Edison
- Bar Tender / Doctor in Shadow (2009 Italian film)
- 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
- 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
- Richard Nixon in Elvis & Nixon
- Jeff Piccirillo in Kidding
- John McClane in Die Hard
- Mitch Leery in Dawson's Creek
Video games[edit]
- Goofy in Goofy's Fun House, Disney Golf, Disney Think Fast, Kinect: Disneyland Adventures,[24] Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, Disney Illusion Island
- Genie in Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge, Kinect: Disneyland Adventures[24]
- Taz in Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters,[25] Taz: Wanted
- Sylvester and Taz in Looney Tunes: Back in Action[26]
- Hopper in A Bug's Life[27]
- Timon in The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure[28]
- Jonathan Irons in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Leonidas in Assassin's Creed Odyssey[29]
- Boba Fett in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor[30]
References[edit]
- ^ Alessandro Delfino. "ROBERTO PEDICINI: LA VOCE SUADENTE DEL DOPPIAGGIO". voci.fm (in Italian).
- ^ "Fame - Saranno famosi (Fame Italian voice cast)". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
- ^ "Roberto Pedicini's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Angelo Astrei (26 September 2019). "[VIDEO] Intervista a Roberto Pedicini: "Appartengo al mondo del suono più che a quello della parola"". SenzaFiltro (in Italian).
- ^ Claudio Carella. "Roberto Pedicini - La voce prende forma". vario.it (in Italian).
- ^ Intervista a ROBERTO PEDICINI (2012) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it (in Italian)
- ^ It's Better in Italian (2015) - IMDB
- ^ Fratelli detective - Cast artistico, fiction.mediaset.it
- ^ Aired on Italian television as a miniseries, but released in a shortened theatrical version worldwide: The Inquiry - Alternative versions
- ^ "Humanism - A New Comedy". cinemaitaliano.info.
- ^ It's Better in Italian (2015) - IMDB
- ^ All'ombra del microfono (2020), di Edoardo Conti - Cinemaitaliano.info
- ^ "Gesù, un mondo senza confini". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
- ^ It's Better in Italian (2015) - IMDB
- ^ "Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies Italian voice cast". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
- ^ "Zona animazione - Bugs Bunny: Le pazze storie di natale". antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
- ^ "New Looney Tunes Italian voice cast". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
- ^ "Looney Tunes Cartoons Italian voice cast". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
- ^ "IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - ZONA ANIMAZIONE: "I Simpson" - The Simpsons Italian voice cast". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
- ^ "IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - ZONA ANIMAZIONE: "I Griffin" - Family Guy Italian voice cast". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
- ^ "Street Fighter II V Italian voice cast". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
- ^ "Hellsing Italian voice cast". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
- ^ "IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - ZONA ANIMAZIONE: "Space Jam" - Space Jam Italian voice cast" (in Italian).
- ^ a b "Kinect: Disneyland Adventures". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
- ^ "Bugs Bunny e Taz in viaggio nel tempo". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
- ^ "Looney Tunes Back in Action". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
- ^ "A Bug's Life". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
- ^ "Il Re Leone - La Grande Avventura di Simba". antoniogenna.net.
- ^ "Assasin's Creed Odissey". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
- ^ "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
External links[edit]
- Roberto Pedicini at IMDb
- Roberto Pedicini discography at Discogs
- Roberto Pedicini at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Roberto Pedicini at Behind The Voice Actors
