Oreste Rizzini

Oreste Rizzini (27 March 1940 – 18 March 2008) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Oreste Rizzini
Born(1940-03-27)27 March 1940
Milan, Italy
Died18 March 2008(2008-03-18) (aged 67)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, dialogue writer, dubbing director
Years active1960–2008
Spouse(s)Viviana Toniolo (m. ?-?)
Fiorina Piscopo (m. ?-2008)
Children2

Biography

Born in Milan, Rizzini began his career working as an actor on stage in the early 1960s alongside figures such as Vittorio Gassman, Mariangela Melato and Luca Ronconi, also working for the radio industry where he came to establish himself as a performer, impressionist, host and author. As a voice actor, Rizzini was well known for dubbing the voice of Michael Douglas in many of his films, also providing the Italian voices of Bill Murray in the Ghostbusters films, Danny Trejo in Spy Kids, Paul Hogan in almost all his roles and Michael Caine, Gene Hackman, Rade Šerbedžija in some of their films. In his animated roles, he voiced Lord Farquaad in the Italian dub of Shrek as well as King Randor and Skeletor in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He narrated the documentary film Succede in Quarantotto or Italy After the War released in 1994.[2][3]

Death

Rizzini died of a stomach cancer in Rome on 18 March 2008, aged 67.[4] He was later interred in a cemetery in Capalbio.

Filmography

Film

Television

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

References
  1. "Oreste Rizzini's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. Italy After the War - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - The New York Times
  3. Italy After the War Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Movie Italy After the War
  4. "È morto l'attore e doppiatore Oreste Rizzini". Antoniogenna.net. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  5. Directed by Luigi Squarzina, "1971-1972". teche.rai.it.
  6. Directed by Giulio Bosetti and Ottavio Spadaro, "Teatro 1973-1974".
  7. Directed by Jonathan Miller, "Teatro 1986-1988". teche.rai.it.
  8. Directed by David Jones, "Teatro 1986-1988". teche.rai.it.
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