Summary
Fabrizio Vidale (born 2 February 1970) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Fabrizio Vidale | |
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 Vidale attending the Lucca Comics & Games convention in 2015 | |
| Born | 2 February 1970 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, radio presenter |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Franco Latini Piera Vidale |
| Relatives | Laura Latini (paternal half-sister) Ilaria Latini (paternal half-sister) |
Biography edit
Vidale is the son of historic voice actor Franco Latini and actress Piera Vidale. He is also the half-brother of Latini's two daughters Laura and Ilaria Latini, who are also voice actresses. Vidale is the official Italian voice of Jack Black. He also dubbed Marlon Wayans, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith and Chris Rock in some of their films. He 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 was 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 edit
Vidale has two daughters who are also voice actresses. His father Franco Latini died of a stroke on his 21st birthday.
Filmography edit
Cinema edit
- 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
- The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2003)[3][4]
Dubbing roles edit
Animation edit
- Jacques von Hämsterviel in Stitch! The Movie, Leroy & Stitch, Lilo & Stitch: The Series
- Mr. Weenie in Open Season, Open Season 2, Open Season 3
- Piglet in Winnie the Pooh (1989-2003)
- Pedro in Rio, Rio 2
- Nelson Muntz (2nd voice), Carl Carlson (1st voice) in The Simpsons
- Speedy Gonzales in Looney Tunes (1996-2006)
- B.O.B in Monsters vs. Aliens, Monsters vs Aliens: The Series
- Maui in Moana
- Gunter in Sing
- Tip in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
- King Candy in Wreck-It Ralph
- Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales
- Barry B. Benson in Bee Movie
- Cubert Farnsworth in Futurama
- Pepé the King Prawn in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
- Dipsy (1st voice) in Teletubbies
- Brainy Smurf (2nd voice) in The Smurfs
- Young Copper in The Fox and the Hound
- Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol
- Fife in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
- Detective Bill Stork in Hoodwinked!
- Dr. Schadenfreude's Igor in Igor
- Hackus in The Smurfs 2
- Owen in Total Drama
- Curley in Soul
- Kyle Broflovski (1st voice) in South Park
- Flynn in Ice Age: Continental Drift
- Ross in The Angry Birds Movie
- Paris in Gnomeo & Juliet
- Uncle Ubb in The Lorax
- Sergei in The Secret Life of Pets 2
- Ducky in Toy Story 4
- Félix Madrigal in Encanto
- Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Biclops in ChalkZone
- Lucifer in Hazbin Hotel
Live action edit
- James Rhodes in Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel
- Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- James Rhodes in Iron Man
- Shorty Meeks in Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2
- Marion Moseby in The Suite Life on Deck, The Suite Life Movie
- Black Doug in The Hangover, The Hangover Part III
- R. L. Stine / Slappy the Dummy in Goosebumps, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
- Barry Judd in High Fidelity
- Dewey Finn in School of Rock
- Carl Denham in King Kong
- Ignacio in Nacho Libre
- Miles Dumont in The Holiday
- Malcolm in Margot at the Wedding
- Jerry McLean in Be Kind Rewind
- Jeff Portnoy in Tropic Thunder
- Zed in Year One
- Lemuel Gulliver in Gulliver's Travels
- Jack Black in The Muppets
- Bernie Tiede in Bernie
- Daniel Gregory Landsman in The D Train
- Sheldon Oberon in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Jumanji: The Next Level
- Jonathan Barnavelt in The House with a Clock in Its Walls
- Bagger Vance in The Legend of Bagger Vance
- Calvin Simms in Little Man
- Gawain MacSam in The Ladykillers
- Marcus Copeland in White Chicks
- Wallace A. Weems in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
- Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain
- Marion Moseby in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
- Bald-Headed Man in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Steven Jacobs in Rise of the Planet of the Apes
References edit
- ^ "Fabrizio Vidale's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sergio Perugini (November 2011). Testimoni di fede, trionfatori di audience. Effata Editrice IT, 2011. ISBN 978-88-7402-732-3.
- ^ Aldo Grasso (28 January 2003). ""Il Papa buono", storia fatta per commuovere". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
External links edit
Media related to Fabrizio Vidale at Wikimedia Commons
- Fabrizio Vidale at IMDb
- Fabrizio Vidale at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Fabrizio Vidale at Behind The Voice Actors