Luca Ward (born 31 July 1960) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Ostia, which is in

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and the oldest child of actor Aleardo Ward, brother of Andrea and

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, Luca Ward has American ancestry on his father's side: his paternal grandfather was a U.S. Marine during

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. Ward made his debut appearance on television in 1963. His film roles include the 1984 teen-comedy film ''

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'' directed by

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. He was also renowned for his role as Massimo Forti in the soap opera ''

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''. Ward is well known to the Italian public as a voice-dubbing artist. He is the official Italian voice of

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, Samuel L. Jackson,

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and

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, as well as occasionally dubbing

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and

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in some of their works. He dubbed voices in most of their films and he also provided the Italian voice of

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during his portrayal by Pierce Brosnan. In his animated roles, Ward dubbed Dr. Facilier in ''

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'' as well as the title character in the ''

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'' cartoons and Sam Fisher in the ''

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'' video game franchise. In 2010, Ward was a contestant on the reality show ''

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'' but he left after a week due to an injury in the

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Personal life

Ward was previously married to voice actress Claudia Razzi from 1983 until 2004. Their daughter Guendalina is also a voice actress. He also has an additional two children with his current wife Giada Desideri, Lupo (born 2007) and Luna (born 2009).

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Dubbing

Films (Animation, Italian dub)

Films (Live action, Italian dub)

Television (Animation, Italian dub)

Television (Live action, Italian dub)

Video games (Italian dub)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Luca 1960 births Living people Male actors from Rome People of Tuscan descent Italian people of American descent Italian male voice actors Italian male television actors Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male radio actors Italian voice directors Participants in Italian reality television series 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors