Claudio Sorrentino
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Claudio Sorrentino | |
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| Born | 18 July 1945 |
| Died | 16 February 2021 (aged 75) Rome, Italy |
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| Years active | 1950–2021 |
| Spouse |
Manuela Artari
(m. 1968; died 2010) |
Claudio Sorrentino (18 July 1945 – 16 February 2021) was an Italian actor, voice actor and television presenter.[1]
Biography
Born in Rome and the second child of Arduino and Anna Sorrentino, Sorrentino began his career at the age of five acting at the "Grand Hotel di Roma", singing the song O mese de Rose, composed by Roberto Murolo. After his performance, Lilly D'Eramo (Nanni Eramo's wife) asked Claudio's mother to take him and his sisters to a specialized school. At the age of six, he portrayed the role of Zi Dima in Luigi Pirandello's Giara and Medoro in Eduardo De Filippo's Sik Sik. Sorrentino performed in several theatres in Rome.
He later acted in the TV play Vita col padre e con la madre with Paolo Stoppa, Rina Morelli and Corrado Pani. During that time, Sorrentino started his career as a voice actor, dubbing a role in Italian in Delmer Daves' 1956 film The Last Wagon.[2] As a dubbing artist, Sorrentino was the official Italian voice of John Travolta and Mel Gibson.[3] Other actors he dubbed include Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, Willem Dafoe, Ryan O'Neal, Ron Howard, Jeff Bridges, Mickey Rourke and many more. In his animated roles, he voiced Dodger in the Italian dub of Oliver & Company, Gargamel in The Smurfs, and Mickey Mouse from 1978 to 1981.
Sorrentino also worked as a host for Italian TV programs such as È permesso?, Tandem and Troppo forti.[4][5][6]
Personal life
At the age of 23, Sorrentino married Manuela Artari, to whom he was married until her death in 2010. He also had three sisters, including voice actress Liliana Sorrentino.
Sorrentino died on 16 February 2021, at the age of 75, after contracting COVID-19 during the pandemic in Italy.[7]
Filmography
Cinema
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | La ragazza dalle mani di corallo | [8] | |
| 1974 | Spogliati, protesta, uccidi - Quando la preda è l'uomo | [9] | |
| 1978 | Il giorno dei cristalli | Dusan Polajac | [10] |
| 1979 | L'anno dei gatti | Leopoldo | [11] |
| 1980 | Masoch | Armand | [12] |
| 1981 | Storia senza parole | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Vita col padre e con la madre | Whitney | Rai 1 | TV miniseries |
| 1975 | Diagnosis | Doctor Martino | Rai 1 | TV miniseries[13] |
| 1980 | Il fascino dell'insolito | Harry | Rai 2 | TV series |
| 1981 | Fregoli | Virgilio Crescenzi | Rai 1 | TV miniseries[14] |
| 1984 | I ragazzi di celluloide 2 | Gianni | Rai 2 | TV miniseries[15] |
Voice work
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Momo | Commissioner |
Dubbing
Films (Animation, Italian dub)
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | The White Snake Enchantress | Xu Xian (1970 dubbing) | |
| 1981 | The Fox and the Hound | Dinky | |
| 1988 | Oliver & Company | Dodger |
Films (Live action, Italian dub)
Television (Animation, Italian dub)
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–1981 | Mickey Mouse cartoons | Mickey Mouse | 1978–1981 redubs | |
| 1980 | Mazinger Z | Koji Kabuto | 1980–1999 editions | |
| 1983 | The Smurfs | Gargamel | Recurring role (season 2) | |
| 2000 | The Simpsons | Ron Howard, Mel Gibson, John Travolta | 2 episodes | [16] |
Television (Live action, Italian dub)
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Original actor | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–1981 | Happy Days | Richie Cunningham | Main cast (seasons 1–7) | Ron Howard | |
| 1981–1992 | Dallas | Bobby Ewing | Main cast | Patrick Duffy | |
| 1985 | A.D. | Nero | TV miniseries | Anthony Andrews | |
| 1992–1993 | Step by Step | Frank Lambert | Main cast (season 1) | Patrick Duffy | |
| 1994–1995 | ER | Dr. John 'Tag' Taglieri | 11 episodes | Rick Rossovich | |
| 1996 | Samson and Delilah | Samson | TV miniseries | Eric Thal | |
| 1998 | Merlin | King Vortigern | TV miniseries | Rutger Hauer | |
| Dallas: War of the Ewings | Bobby Ewing | TV film | Patrick Duffy | ||
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland | The Mock Turtle | TV film | Gene Wilder | |
| 2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Robert Shapiro | Main cast | John Travolta |
References
- ^ "Claudio Sorrentino's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Claudio Sorrentino". MYmovies. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Intervista a CLAUDIO SORRENTINO (2015) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
- ^ "Varietà 1979-1980". teche.rai.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Fabrizio Frizzi a Tandem". teche.rai.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Varietà 1987-188". teche.rai.it (in Italian).
- ^ "È morto Claudio Sorrentino, 'voce' di Travolta e Mel Gibson". La Repubblica. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "La ragazza dalle mani di corallo". cinematografo.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Cast completo del film Spogliati, protesta, uccidi - Quando la preda è l'uomo". mymovies.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Il giorno dei cristalli". cinematografo.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Cast completo del film L'anno dei gatti". mymovies.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Masoch". cinematografo.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Diagnosi". repubblica.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Sceneggiati e fiction 1980-1982". teche.rai.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Sceneggiati e fiction 1984-1986". teche.rai.it (in Italian).
- ^ "I Simpson". vixvocal.it (in Italian).
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
- Claudio Sorrentino at IMDb