Francesco Pannofino

Francesco Pannofino (born November 14, 1958) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Francesco Pannofino
Pannofino attending the Lucca Comics & Games convention in 2018
Born (1958-11-14) November 14, 1958
Pieve di Teco, Italy
OccupationActor, voice actor, dubbing director
Years active1985-present
Spouse(s)Emanuela Rossi (m. ?-2006)
Emanuela Rossi (m. 2011)
Children1
RelativesLino Pannofino (brother)

Biography

Born in Pieve di Teco, Pannofino's parents originated from Locorotondo. Sometime after 1972, he and his family moved to Rome. He began his career in the 1980s. As an actor, Pannofino appeared in many films and television programs.[2] These include Giovanni Falcone - L'uomo che sfidò Cosa Nostra, in which he portrayed real life gangster Tommaso Buscetta. He also appeared in Night Bus starring Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Valerio Mastandrea as well as the TV film Imperium: Pompeii.[3]

As a voice actor, Pannofino dubbed characters into the Italian language.[4] He is the official voice actor of George Clooney and Denzel Washington. Other actors he often or occasionally dubs includes Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Antonio Banderas, Tom Hanks, Kurt Russell, Dan Aykroyd, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michael Madsen, Kiefer Sutherland and Kevin Spacey. Pannofino performed the Italian voices of characters such as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter franchise, Lrrr in Futurama, Gil Grissom in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Budd in Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Kill Bill: Volume 2 and many more.[5]

In 1978, Pannofino was a witness of the kidnapping of Aldo Moro. At that time, he was waiting for a bus to take him to university so that he can undergo an algebra exam.

Personal life

Pannofino is married to voice actress Emanuela Rossi, whom he has made several collaborations with. Together, they have one son, Andrea. They briefly divorced in 2006 but they eventually remarried in 2011. Pannofino's brother Lino is a dialogue writer.

Filmography

Cinema
  • Croce e delizia (1995)
  • Così è la vita (1998)
  • Free the Fish (2000)
  • Fatti della banda della Magliana (2005)
  • Night Bus (2007)
  • Lezioni di cioccolato (2007)
  • This Night Is Still Ours (2008)
  • Pinocchio (2008)
  • L'uomo fiammifero (2009)
  • Different from Whom? (2009)
  • Just Married (2009)
  • Io & Marilyn (2009)
  • Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a Piazza Vittorio (2010)
  • Coincidenze (2010)
  • Maschi contro femmine (2010)
  • Boris: The Film (2011)
  • Faccio un salto all'Avana (2011)
  • Una notte da paura (2012) - TV Film
  • Poker Generation (2012)
  • Workers - Pronti a tutto (2012)
  • Operazione vacanze (2012)
  • L'arbitro (2013)
  • Il pretore (2014)
  • Ogni maledetto Natale (2014)
  • Patria (2014)
  • Le frise ignoranti (2015)
  • Burning Love (2015)
  • Assolo (2016)
  • My Father Jack (2016)

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

Video games

References
  1. "Francesco Pannofino's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. "Francesco Pannofino". MYmovies. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. "Francesco Pannofino - Attore - Biografia e Filmographia - Ecodelcinema". ecodelcinema.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. FRANCESCO PANNOFINO e IL DOPPIAGGIO (2013) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
  5. "Pannofino racconta Harry Potter per Audible: "Con la voce devi rapire l'attenzione"" (in Italian). wired.it. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

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