Claudio Sorrentino
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Claudio Sorrentino | |
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| Born | 18 July 1945 |
| Died | 16 February 2021 (aged 75) Rome, Italy |
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| Years active | 1950–2021 |
| Spouse |
Manuela Artari
(m. 1968; died 2010) |
Claudio Sorrentino (18 July 1945 – 16 February 2021) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Rome and the second child of Arduino and Anna Sorrentino, Sorrentino began his career at the age of five acting at the "Grand Hotel di Roma", singing the song "O mese de Rose", composed by Roberto Murolo. After his performance, Lilly D'Eramo (Nanni Eramo's wife) asked Claudio's mother to take him and his sisters to a specialized school. At the age of six, he interpreted "Zi Dima" in Luigi Pirandello's opera Giara and "Medoro" in E. De Filippo's Sic Sic. He performed in several theatres in Rome.
Sorrentino later acted in the opera La vita con il padre e la madre with Paolo Stoppa, Lino Morelli and Corrado Pani. During that time, Sorrentino started his career as a voice actor, covering a role in the film L'ultima Carovana.[2]
As a dubbing artist, Sorrentino was the official Italian voice of John Travolta and Mel Gibson.[3] Other actors he dubbed include Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, Willem Dafoe, Ryan O'Neal, Ron Howard, Jeff Bridges, Mickey Rourke and many more. In his animated roles, he voiced Dodger in the Italian dub of Oliver & Company, speaker of Goofy's shorts in Hockey Homicide, Gargamel in The Smurfs, Donald Duck in the Italian TV program Happy Birthday, Mickey Mouse! on Rai 1 and Mickey Mouse from 1978 to 1981.
Personal life
[edit]At the age of 23, Claudio married Manuela Artari, to whom he was married until her death in 2010. He also had three sisters, including voice actress Liliana Sorrentino.
Sorrentino died on 16 February 2021, at the age of 75, after contracting COVID-19 during the pandemic in Italy.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Cinema
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Masoch | Armand |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Vita col padre e con la madre | Whitney | Rai 1 | TV miniseries |
| 1980 | Il fascino dell'insolito | Harry | Rai 2 | TV series |
Voice work
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Momo | Commissioner |
Dubbing
[edit]Films (animation, Italian dub)
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | The White Snake Enchantress | Xu Xian (1970 dubbing) | |
| 1981 | The Fox and the Hound | Dinky | |
| 1988 | Oliver & Company | Dodger |
Films (Live action, Italian dub)
[edit]Television (animation, Italian dub)
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–1981 | Mickey Mouse cartoons | Mickey Mouse | 1978–1981 redubs | |
| 1980 | Mazinger Z | Koji Kabuto | 1980–1999 editions | |
| 1983 | The Smurfs | Gargamel | Recurring role (season 2) | |
| 2000 | The Simpsons | Mel Gibson, John Travolta | 1 episode |
Television (Live action, Italian dub)
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Original actor | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–1981 | Happy Days | Richie Cunningham | Main cast (seasons 1–7) | Ron Howard | |
| 1981–1992 | Dallas | Bobby Ewing | Main cast | Patrick Duffy | |
| 1985 | A.D. | Nero | TV miniseries | Anthony Andrews | |
| 1992–1993 | Step by Step | Frank Lambert | Main cast (season 1) | Patrick Duffy | |
| 1994–1995 | ER | Dr. John 'Tag' Taglieri | 11 episodes | Rick Rossovich | |
| 1996 | Samson and Delilah | Samson | TV miniseries | Eric Thal | |
| 1998 | Merlin | King Vortigern | TV miniseries | Rutger Hauer | |
| Dallas: War of the Ewings | Bobby Ewing | TV film | Patrick Duffy | ||
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland | The Mock Turtle | TV film | Gene Wilder | |
| 2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Robert Shapiro | Main cast | John Travolta |
References
[edit]- ^ "Claudio Sorrentino's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Claudio Sorrentino". MYmovies. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Intervista a CLAUDIO SORRENTINO (2015) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
- ^ "È morto Claudio Sorrentino, 'voce' di Travolta e Mel Gibson". La Repubblica. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Italian)
- Claudio Sorrentino at IMDb
- 1945 births
- 2021 deaths
- Male actors from Rome
- Mass media people from Rome
- Italian male film actors
- Italian male voice actors
- Italian male television actors
- Italian male stage actors
- Italian male child actors
- Italian male radio actors
- Italian television presenters
- Italian voice directors
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Lazio
- 20th-century Italian male actors
- 21st-century Italian male actors