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Giorgio Lopez

Giorgio Lopez

Italian voice actor (1947–2021)

Giorgio Lopez (16 February 1947 – 10 August 2021) was an Italian actor, voice actor, and theatre director.[1]

Not to be confused with George Lopez.
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Biography

Born in Naples, Lopez began his career during the late 1960s. Remembered for his work as a stage actor,[2] director and playwright, he was also widely known as a voice actor, being the official Italian voice of Danny DeVito, John Cleese, also regularly voicing Dustin Hoffman since the death of Ferruccio Amendola in 2001.[3]

Lopez had also dubbed the voices of characters portrayed by Groucho Marx, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Bob Hoskins. His character roles include Garrick Ollivander in the Harry Potter films, Geoffrey Butler in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, King Harold in the Shrek movies, Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid, Gene in DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, Baby Herman as a grown-up in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, J. Audubon Woodlore in Hooked Bear, Bootle Beetle in named character short and The Greener Yard in the 1991 redubbing, Scrooge McDuck from 1996 until 2020, replacing Gigi Angelillo, and many characters in Matt Groening's Futurama (of which Lopez served as a dubbing director and dialogue writer for the Italian-dubbed version) and The Simpsons.

From 2005 to 2011 Lopez directed his brother Massimo in the theatre one-man-show Ciao Frankie (Goodbye, Frankie), dedicated to Frank Sinatra, featuring songs, gags and impressions, which was also performed at the Colony Theatre in Miami.

Personal life

Lopez was the father of voice actors Gabriele and Andrea Lopez. He was also the older brother of actor and Trio member Massimo Lopez.

Death

Cardiopathic and diabetic,[4] Lopez died in Rome on the morning of 10 August 2021, at the age of 74.[5][6]

Filmography

  • Madre coraggio e i suoi figli - TV play (1970)[7]
  • Giulio Cesare TV play (1971)[8]
  • 8 settembre - TV play (1971)[9]
  • A piacer vostro - TV play[10]
  • Professione fantasma - TV series (1998)
  • Father Matthew - TV series, season 3, episode 10 (2002)

Voice work

Animation

Dubbing

Animation

Live action

References

  1. [1]
    "Giorgio Lopez's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Si è spento Giorgio Lopez" (in Italian).
  3. [3]
    Intervista a GIORGIO LOPEZ (2012) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
  4. [4]
    min 53 seconds Giorgio Lopez ospite a Il Doppiattore on YouTube
  5. [5]
    "È morto Giorgio Lopez, doppiatore di Dustin Hoffmann e adorato fratello di Massimo". today.it. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. [6]
    "È morto il doppiatore Giorgio Lopez, fratello di Massimo: era la voce italiana di Danny DeVito e Dustin Hoffman" (in Italian). Corriere. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. [7]
    A stage production of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children, directed by Luigi Squarzina and broadcast on television "Madre Courage e i suoi figli".
  8. [8]
    A stage production of William Shakespeare's Julius Cesar, directed by Luigi Squarzina and broadcast on television "Giulio Cesare - Luigi Squarzina".
  9. [9]
    "8 settembre".
  10. [10]
    A stage performance of William Shakespeare's As You Like It, directed by Antonio Calenda and hosted on RAI 2, Italy's second national channel, "Teatro 1978-1979". teche.rai.it.
  11. [11]
    "Pinocchio". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
  12. [12]
    "The Simpsons Italian voice cast" (in Italian). Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  13. [13]
    "Futurama Italian voice cast" (in Italian). Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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