Gaetano Varcasia

Gaetano Varcasia
Born(1959-09-06)6 September 1959
Rome, Italy
Died10 November 2014(2014-11-10) (aged 55)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • theatre director
Years active1983–2014

Gaetano Varcasia (6 September 1959 – 10 November 2014) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Biography

Varcasia began his career in 1983. He played key parts on stage and even served as a director. He also had minor roles as a television actor. As a voice dubber, he was the official Italian voice of Mickey Mouse from 1988 to 1995 and also dubbed characters from American television shows which include Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones, Carlton Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Ted Buckland from Scrubs, Saul Goodman from Breaking Bad and Chris Taub from House.

Varcasia was also known for dubbing characters from films. These include The Missing Link in Monsters vs. Aliens as well as the TV series and The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Some of the actors Varcasia dubbed included Jackie Earle Haley, Robert Downey Jr., David Schwimmer, Peter Dinklage, Sam Lloyd, Christian Slater and many more.

Death

Varcasia died in Rome of cancer on 10 November 2014, at the age of 55.[2]

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

Video games

References

  1. ^ "Gaetano Varcasia's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Gaetano Varcasia morto, addio al doppiatore de Il trono di spade". 11 November 2014. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. ^ "La freccia azzurra". vixvocal (in Italian). "La freccia azzurra". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  4. ^ "What a Beautiful Day (2011) - Cast & Crew". allmovie.com.
  5. ^ "Gladiators of Rome (2013) - Cast & Crew". allmovie.com.
  6. ^ "I Simpson". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.