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Massimo Venturiello (born 4 August 1957) is an Italian actor and voice actor.


Biography

Born in Roccadaspide,
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, in 1982 Venturiello graduated at the Silvio D'Amico Academy of dramatic Arts in
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and the same year he made his stage debut in an adaptation of
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'' directed by Gabriele Lavia. From then, he started an intense theatrical activity, which includes experimental and avant-garde works and a long collaboration with the director Giampiero Solari. Particularly, Venturiello was critically acclaimed for his performances in '' The Rose Tattoo'', alongside
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, and in ''Masaniello'' directed by Armando Pugliese. Also active in films and on television, he is well known for the role of Rudy in
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' ''
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''. As a voice actor, Venturiello performed the Italian voice of
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as
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in his first three appearances in the ''
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'' film franchise and as Commissioner James Gordon in ''
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''. In his animated roles, he dubbed
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in the 1997 film ''
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'' and Dr. Phillium Benedict in the 2001 film '' Recess: School's Out''.


Personal life

In 2024, Venturiello married the singer
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after 21 years of dating.


Filmography


Cinema


Television


Voice work


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:Venturiello, Massimo 1957 births Living people People from the Province of Salerno Male actors from Campania Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Italian theatre directors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors