Giuseppe "Pino" Colizzi (born 12 November 1937) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Pino Colizzi
Colizzi in Italian Graffiti (1973)
Born
Giuseppe Colizzi

(1937-11-12) 12 November 1937 (age 87)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • dubbing director
Years active1960–2015
SpouseManuela Andrei (divorced)
Children2, including Chiara Colizzi

Biography

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Born in Rome, Colizzi started his career on stage at 17 years old,[1] then he graduated at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and in 1960 he got his first major role, playing the title role in an Italian TV adaptation of Tom Jones.[2] His career became more intense between the 1970s and the early 1980s, when he starred in a number of successful TV-series and genre films.[3] In 1977 he was cast as Jobab in Franco Zeffirelli's TV series Jesus of Nazareth, also dubbing the main character, portrayed by Robert Powell, in the Italian version. Since the 1980s, Colizzi focused on his activities as a voice actor and dubbing director.[4]

Colizzi was a successful voice-over artist, having regularly dubbed over the voices of Jack Nicholson, James Caan, Richard Dreyfuss, Omar Sharif and Franco Nero, also dubbing Michael Douglas (a role which he shared with Oreste Rizzini) in a select number of his films. Some of Colizzi's most popular dubbing contributions include Superman (played by Christopher Reeve) in the Italian dub of the first three films of the Superman film series until being replaced by Sergio Di Stefano in the fourth film. He also dubbed Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, Sonny and Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, and Hooper in Jaws.[5] He was the Italian voice of the title character in Disney's animated film Robin Hood, Julius Caesar in Asterix the Gaul and a sportscaster in one of Goofy's shorts, Tennis Racquet. Colizzi also supervised the dubbing process for all of Franco Zeffirelli's films.[6]

In 1999, he performed alongside Maggie Smith, Cher and Judi Dench in Tea with Mussolini and kept acting in cinema until the 2010s, when he decided to focus his career on literature.

From his relationship with ex-wife Manuela Andrei, Colizzi has two children, including the voice actress Chiara Colizzi.

Filmography

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Cinema

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Voice work

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Dubbing roles

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Animation

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Live action

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References

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  1. ^ "Colizzi - Mame". spettacolo.mam-e.it.
  2. ^ "Pino Colizzi". MYmovies. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
  4. ^ Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 881150466X.
  5. ^ Intervista a PINO COLIZZI (2012) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
  6. ^ "Pino Colizzi's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Con lui cavalca la morte (1967) - Giuseppe Vari". allmovie.com.
  8. ^ "The Beyond (1981) - Lucio Fulci". allmovie.com.
  9. ^ "The House by the Cemetery (1981) - Lucio Fulci". allmovie.com.
  10. ^ "Robin Hood Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Superman Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Superman II Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Superman III Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  14. ^ "The Godfather Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  15. ^ "The Godfather Part II Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Jaws Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Black Rain Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Mars Attacks! Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Close Encounters of the Third Kind Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Apocalypse Now Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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