Fabio Boccanera (born 28 October 1964) is an Italian voice actor.

Biography

Born in

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, Boccanera began his dubbing career as a child and was involved as an actor in a couple of TV miniseries, in one of which he played the main role; he is well known as the Italian dubbed voice of

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. He has also dubbed

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in some of their films, as well as

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. Boccanera has also dubbed characters from many

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productions. He is the younger brother of voice actress Laura Boccanera and the cousin of voice actors Massimo,

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and Riccardo Rossi.

Filmography

* '' L'uomo del tesoro di Priamo'' – TV miniseries (1977) * '' Un paio di scarpe per tanti chilometri'' - TV miniseries (1981) * '' L'amore non basta'' (2008)

Voice work

* ''

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'' - Lesto * ''

Tentacolino ''Tentacolino'', also known as ''In Search of the Titanic'', is a 2004 North Korean animated fantasy film directed by Kim Jun-ok. It is a sequel to the 1999 animated film '' The Legend of the Titanic''. Plot In 1915, Don Juan, Elizabeth, their ...

'' - Don Juan

Dubbing

Animation

*Hefty Smurf (1st voice) in ''

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'' *

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in ''

Little Pollon is a musical Greek mythology-based Japanese anime series, based on the 1977 manga series by Hideo Azuma. ''Olympus no Pollon'' was serialized in ''Princess'' magazine from 1977 to 1979, per the magazine's table-of-contents recorded by the vi ...

'' * Megane (3rd voice) and

Shutaro Mendo The ''Urusei Yatsura'' manga series features a large ensemble cast of characters created by Rumiko Takahashi. It tells the story of Japanese teenager Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien Lum, who believes she is Ataru's wife after he accidentally pr ...

(4th voice) in ''

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'' *Captain Planet in ''

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'' *Mozenrath in ''

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'' *

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in ''

'' *Little Creek in '' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'' *Narrator in ''

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'' *Sitka in ''

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'' *

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(episode 7.13),

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and H. Jon Benjamin in ''

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'' * Prince Sancho in '' El Cid: The Legend'' *Victor Van Dort in ''

Corpse Bride ''Corpse Bride'' (also known as ''Tim Burton's Corpse Bride'') is a 2005 stop-motion-animated fantasy musical film, directed by Mike Johnson (in his directorial debut) and Tim Burton from a screenplay by John August, Caroline Thompson, and ...

'' *Shockblast in '' Transformers: Energon'' *

Sterling Archer Sterling Malory Archer, almost exclusively referred to by his surname Archer, and sometimes referred to by his codename Duchess, is a fictional character and the titular protagonist of the American adult animated sitcom '' Archer''. Created by A ...

in ''

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'' *Whitney Doubleday in '' Big Top Scooby-Doo!'' *Ronin in ''

Epic Epic commonly refers to: * Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation * Epic film, a genre of film defined by the spectacular presentation of human drama on a grandiose scale Epic(s) ...

'' *Sherlock Gnomes in ''

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Live action

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in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'' *

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in '' Public Enemies'' *Willy Wonka in ''

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. The story was origina ...

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Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial '' The String of Pearls'' (1846–1847). The original tale became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London legend. A barber from Fleet St ...

in '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' *Cesar in ''

The Man Who Cried ''The Man Who Cried'' is a 2000 drama film written and directed by Sally Potter, and starring Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, Harry Dean Stanton and John Turturro. The film tells the story of a young Jewish girl who, after being s ...

'' *Tony's First Transformation in ''

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ''The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'' is a 2009 fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The film follows a travelling theatre troupe whose leader, having made a Deal with the Devil, bet with the Devil ...

'' *Caledon Hockley in ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers a ...

'' *Roman Pearce in ''

Fast Five ''Fast Five'' (also known as ''Fast & Furious 5'') is a 2011 action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan (filmmaker), Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Fast & Furious (2009 film), Fast & Furious'' (2009) and the fif ...

'', ''

Fast & Furious 6 ''Fast & Furious 6'' (titled onscreen as ''Furious 6'') is a 2013 action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Fast Five'' (2011) and the sixth installment in the '' Fast & Furious'' franchise. The fil ...

'', ''

Furious 7 ''Furious 7'' (also known as ''Fast & Furious 7'') is a 2015 action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Fast & Furious 6'' (2013) and '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006) and the seventh i ...

'', ''

The Fate of the Furious ''The Fate of the Furious'' (also known as ''F8'' or ''Fast & Furious 8'') is a 2017 action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to '' Furious 7'' (2015) and the eighth installment in the ''Fast & Furiou ...

'' *Bobby Morrow in '' A Home at the End of the World'' *David in ''

The Lobster ''The Lobster'' is a 2015 absurdist black comedy-drama film directed and co-produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, from a screenplay by Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou. It stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jense ...

'' *Huckleberry Finn in ''

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'' *

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in ''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film, also written by Whedon, a ...

'', ''

Angel An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...

'' *Michael Samuelle in '' La Femme Nikita'' *

Frederick Abberline Frederick George Abberline (8 January 1843 – 10 December 1929) was a British chief inspector for the London Metropolitan Police. He is best known for being a prominent police figure in the investigation into the Jack the Ripper serial kille ...

in ''

From Hell ''From Hell'' is a graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell, originally published in serial form from 1989 to 1998. The full collection was published in 1999 by Top Shelf Productions. Set during the Whitechapel murders of ...

'' *Travers Robert Goff in ''

Saving Mr. Banks ''Saving Mr. Banks'' is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith. Centered on the development of the 1964 film ''Mary Poppins'', the film stars Emma Thompson as book author P. L. Tr ...

Video games

*Jack Sparrow in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow''

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boccanera, Fabio 1964 births Living people Male actors from Rome Italian male voice actors Italian male television actors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors