Oreste Baldini (born 8 July 1962) is an Italian actor, voice actor and dubbing director.[1] After entering the film industry as a child performing in The Godfather Part II and The Flower in His Mouth, he later found a successful career as a voice actor in both animated and live action films.
Oreste Baldini | |
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| Born | 8 July 1962 |
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| Years active | 1974–present |
| Relatives | Antonella Baldini (sister) Nanni Baldini (brother) Rita Baldini (sister) |
Biography
editBorn in Milan and the brother of voice actors Antonella, Rita and Nanni, Oreste Baldini made his international screen debut at twelve years of age in 1974, portraying Vito Corleone as a child in the opening scenes of The Godfather Part II, also acting in the film The Flower in His Mouth the following year.[2]
Besides performing some other film and television roles, Baldini later found success as a voice actor, dubbing characters into the Italian language and voicing Italian animated characters. He regularly dubs John Cusack in Italian and has dubbed Ken Jeong, Noah Taylor, David Arquette, Ludacris, Tim Roth, Seth Rogen, and Johnny Depp in some of their movies. Baldini's Italian voice dubbing roles include King Julien XIII in the Madagascar films,[3] Shaggy Rogers in Scooby-Doo, Courage in Courage the Cowardly Dog, Sideshow Mel in The Simpsons, Quackerjack in Darkwing Duck, George McFly in Back to the Future, Dewey Riley in the Scream saga, Tej Parker in the Fast & Furious franchise, and Leslie Chow in The Hangover films. Baldini works at C.D. Cine Dubbing, LaBibi.it, Dubbing Brothers, Pumaisdue, and other Italian dubbing studios.
Baldini is also a sculptor and painter, showcasing in Rome, Milan, Tokyo and New York. In 2019 some works of his appeared at the Museo nazionale etrusco di Villa Giulia in the exhibition Acqua ("Water"), focused on environmentalism,[4] followed by Bastabuste ("Stop plastic bags") in 2021 with the painting Dantenostrum. Inferni in terra, a 40-meters tribute to Dante Alighieri.[5] He has designed sets for theatre plays.[6]
Filmography
editCinema
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II | Vito Corleone, aged nine | |
| 1975 | The Flower in His Mouth | Nicola Bellocampo | |
| 1998 | Kinekiller | Spectator | Short film |
| 2008 | Diari del Novecento | Arthur Schnitzler, Zino Zini | Documentary[7] |
| 2014 | Nicolas Noël, La magie de la poussière d'étoiles | Greisille | [8] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Come stanno bene insieme | TV miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 2005 | Il capitano | TV series | |
| 2011 | Fratelli detective | TV series, 1 episode |
Voice work
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | I Roteò e la magia dello specchio | Knight | Animated film |
| 2007 | Bentornato Pinocchio | The Cat | Animated film |
| 2016 | Ukon il Samurai | Voice-over | Documentary[9] |
| 2018 | Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa | Storyteller | Animated film |
| 2019 | The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily | Palace Guards | Animated film |
| 2021–present | Pinocchio and Friends | Mastro Ciliegia | Animated series |
| 2023 | A Greyhound of a Girl | Dr. Patel | Animated film |
Dubbing
editFilms (Animation, Italian dub)
editFilms (Live action, Italian dub)
editTelevision (Animation, Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! | Fred Jones | Main cast (2nd edition) | |
| 1991–1992 | Darkwing Duck | Quackerjack | Recurring role | [33] |
| 1996 | Animaniacs | Daffy Duck | 1 episode | |
| Ned Flat | 1 episode | |||
| Howie Tern | 1 episode | |||
| Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | "Old Weird" Harold Simmons | Main cast | ||
| 1997 | Freakazoid! | Lord Bravery | 4 episodes | |
| 1999 | Mumble Bumble | Greens the Frog | Main cast | |
| 2000–2004 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Courage | Main cast | |
| 2004–2006 | Sonic X | Knuckles | Main cast | |
| Watch My Chops | Corneil | Main cast | ||
| 2004–2008 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Shaggy Rogers | Main cast | |
| 2005 | MegaMan NT Warrior | Skullman | Recurring role | |
| 2005–2012 | The Fairly OddParents | Mark Chang | Recurring role (season 8) | |
| Norm the Genie | 2 episodes | |||
| 2005–present | The Simpsons | Sideshow Mel | Recurring role (season 15+) | [34] |
| Professor Frink | Recurring role (season 33+) | |||
| Luigi Risotto | Recurring role (season 34+) | |||
| Various characters | Recurring role | |||
| 2007–2008 | Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! | Shaggy Rogers | Main cast | [35] |
| 2009 | Stuart Little: The Animated Series | Stuart Little | Main cast | |
| 2009–2013 | The Penguins of Madagascar | King Julien XIII | Main cast | |
| 2010–present | Futurama | Walt | Recurring role (season 6+) | [36] |
| Various characters | Recurring role | |||
| 2011–2013 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Shaggy Rogers | Main cast | |
| 2012 | Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games | TV special | ||
| Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays | TV special | |||
| 2013 | Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow | TV special | ||
| Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace | TV special | |||
| 2014 | Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals | TV special | ||
| 2015 | Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie | TV special | ||
| Lego Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror | TV film | |||
| 2015–2017 | Sonic Boom | Knuckles | Main cast | |
| 2015–2018 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Shaggy Rogers | Main cast | |
| 2016–present | Robot Chicken | Various characters | Main cast | [37] |
| 2017 | DuckTales | Quackerjack | 1 episode | |
| 2017–2018 | Big Hero 6: The Series | Robert "Obake" Aken | Recurring role | |
| 2019 | Sadie Sparks | Cornelius | Recurring role | |
| 2019–2021 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Shaggy Rogers | Main cast | |
| 2024–present | Hazbin Hotel | Vox | Recurring role |
Television (Live action, Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Original actor | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–1990 | Whiz Kids | Richie Adler | Main cast | Matthew Labyorteaux | |
| 1990–2000 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Steve Sanders | Main cast | Ian Ziering | |
| 1995–2005 | JAG | Bud Roberts | Main cast | Patrick Labyorteaux | |
| 2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Luc Fromage | TV film | Matthew Lillard | |
| 2002–2009 | Without a Trace | Martin Fitzgerald | Main cast | Eric Close | |
| 2004–2009 | Stargate Atlantis | Dr. Radek Zelenka | Recurring role | David Nykl | |
| 2005–2007 | The War at Home | David "Dave" Gold | Main cast | Michael Rapaport | |
| 2009–2012 | CSI: Miami | Walter Simmons | Main cast (seasons 8–10) | Omar Benson Miller | |
| 2010–2017 | 30 Rock | Tracy Jordan | Main cast (seasons 4–7) | Tracy Morgan | |
| 2011 | CHAOS | Michael Dorset | Main cast | Eric Close | |
| 2013–2014 | Game of Thrones | Locke | 8 episodes | Noah Taylor | |
| 2014–2016 | The Musketeers | Louis XIII | Main cast | Ryan Gage | |
| 2016–2018 | The Walking Dead | Simon | 13 episodes | Steven Ogg | |
| 2018–2019 | Deep State | Nathan Miller | Main cast | Walton Goggins | |
| 2019–2020 | After Life | Julian Kane | Main cast (season 1) | Tim Plester |
Video games (Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Simpsons Game | Sideshow Mel | [38] |
| 2009 | Up | Dug | |
| 2011 | Kinect: Disneyland Adventures | White Rabbit | |
| 2012 | DreamWorks Madagascar 3: The Video Game | King Julien XIII | |
| 2022 | MultiVersus | Shaggy Rogers |
References
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- ^ "Oreste Baldini". MYmovies. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Madagascar, animali e i doppiatori italiani del film". nospoiler.it. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Dal Padrino con Coppola al doppiaggio italiano: Oreste Baldini ora è lo scultore protagonista della mostra 'Acqua'". repubblica.it (in Italian). 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Dante, 'Inferni in terra', opera pittorica lunga quaranta metri firmata Oreste Baldini". adnkronos.com. 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Oreste Baldini e l'arte della scenografia". repubblica.it (in Italian). 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Diari del Novecento (2008), di Stefano Grossi - Cinemaitaliano.info" (in Italian).
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- ^ "Darkwing Duck Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "The Simpsons Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Futurama" (in Italian).
- ^ "Robot Chicken Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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External links
edit- Oreste Baldini at IMDb
- Oreste Baldini at AllMovie
- Oreste Baldini at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Oreste Baldini at Behind The Voice Actors
