Massimo Dapporto (born 8 August 1945) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in

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, the son of the actor and comedian Carlo Dapporto, he studied acting at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts. Dapporto began his career in the 1970s and found professional opportunities in the small screen, where he starred in TV-series and mini-series of great success, notably the medical drama '' Amico mio'' and he even played the role of

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in the Imperium movie ''

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''. In 1989, he won a

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for best supporting actor for his performance in Francesca Archibugi's '' Mignon Has Come to Stay''. In his profession as a voice actor, Dapporto dubbed characters into the Italian language. He served as the Italian voice of

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in the ''

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'' films as well as dubbing

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, Michael Keaton,

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, Pierre Arditi,

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, Joe Mantegna and

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in some of their movies.

Personal life

Dapporto is the father of director Davide Dapporto. He has also been married to Stefania Longo since 1971. He considers himself Catholic but he believes in

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Filmography

Cinema

* '' Il trafficone'' (1974) * '' Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen'' (1976) * '' Nerone'' (1976) * '' Hunted City'' (1979) * '' Soldati - 365 all'alba'' (1987) * (1987) * (1987) * '' The Family'' (1987) * '' Mignon Has Come to Stay'' (1988) * (1989) * '' Rouge Venise'' (1989) * ''

Tre colonne in cronaca ''Tre colonne in cronaca'' (''Three columns in the news'') is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It is loosely based on the novel with the same name written by Corrado Augias and Daniela Pasti. For his performance Sergio Cast ...

'' (1990) * (1990) * '' Traces of an Amorous Life'' (1990) * (1991) * '' A Simple Story'' (1991) * (1992) * '' Per non dimenticare'' (1992) * '' State Secret'' (1995) * '' Marching in Darkness'' (1996) * '' Celluloide'' (1996) * '' Anni Ribelli'' (1996) * (1997) * ''L'apparenza'' (2003) * (2006)

Television

* '' All'ultimo minuto'' (1973) * (1974) * (1978) * ''Il mercante di Venezia'' (1979) * (1981) * (1982) * (1983) * '' Mussolini and I'' (1985) * (1986) * (1987) * (1990) * (1991) * '' Una madre come tu'' (1993) * '' Amico mio'' (1993–1998) * (1995) * (1997) * '' Un prete tra noi'' (1997–1999) * (1999) * '' Ciao professore'' (1999) * (2001) * '' Casa famiglia'' (2001–2003) * '' Il commissario'' (2002) * ''

'' (2004) * (2006) * '' Distretto di Polizia'' (2007) * (2012) * (2013) * (2016)

Voice work

* '' The Prince of Dinosaurs'' (Italian: ') - Animated film (2003) - Braveheart * ''Fukushima: A Nuclear Story'' - Documentary (2016) - Narrator

Dubbing roles

Animation

in ''

'', Buzz Lightyear / Utility Belt Buzz in ''

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'', Lightyear in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins'', ''

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'', '' Hawaiian Vacation'', '' Small Fry'', Buzz Light Car in ''

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'' *

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in ''

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'' (2nd voice) *Warren T. Rat in '' An American Tail'' *Heathcliff in '' Heathcliff''

Live action

*Mr. Hector in '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' *Walter Garfield in '' The Monuments Men'' *Bill Blazejowski in ''

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'' *Stan Starkey in '' Maid to Order'' *

in ''

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'' *Jean Passepartout in '' Around the World in 80 Days'' *Maitre d' at L'Idiot in '' L.A. Story'' *Quon in '' One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing'' *Joe Gipp in '' Adventures in Babysitting''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dapporto, Massimo 1945 births Living people Male actors from Milan Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male voice actors Italian Roman Catholics David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors