Italian voice actor (1947–2021)
Giorgio Lopez
Born (1947-02-16 ) 16 February 1947Died 10 August 2021(2021-08-10) (aged 74) Occupations Actor voice actor dialogue writer theatre director dubbing director Years active 1969–2021 Children Relatives Massimo Lopez (brother)
Giorgio Lopez (16 February 1947 – 10 August 2021) was an Italian actor, voice actor, and theatre director.[ 1]
Biography
Born in Naples , Lopez began his career during the late 1960s. Remembered for his work as a stage actor,[ 2] director and playwright, he was also widely known as a voice actor, being the official Italian voice of Danny DeVito , John Cleese , also regularly voicing Dustin Hoffman since the death of Ferruccio Amendola in 2001.[ 3]
Lopez had also dubbed the voices of characters portrayed by Groucho Marx , John Hurt , Ian Holm , Michael Jeter , Pat Morita and Bob Hoskins . His character roles include Garrick Ollivander (portrayed by John Hurt) in the Harry Potter films, Geoffrey Butler (portrayed by Joseph Marcell ) in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Mr. Miyagi (portrayed by Pat Morita) in The Karate Kid .
Some of Lopez’s animated roles include King Harold in the Shrek movies, Gene in DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp , Baby Herman as a grown-up in Who Framed Roger Rabbit , J. Audubon Woodlore in Hooked Bear , Bootle Beetle in named character short and The Greener Yard in the 1991 redubbing, Scrooge McDuck from 1996 until 2020, replacing Gigi Angelillo , and many characters in Matt Groening 's Futurama (of which Lopez served as a dubbing director and dialogue writer for the Italian-dubbed version) and The Simpsons .
From 2005 to 2011 Lopez directed his brother Massimo in the theatre one-man-show Ciao Frankie (Goodbye, Frankie ), dedicated to Frank Sinatra , featuring songs, gags and impressions, which was also performed at the Colony Theatre in Miami .
Personal life
Lopez was the father of voice actors Gabriele and Andrea Lopez. He was also the older brother of actor and Trio member Massimo Lopez .
Death
After being ill with cardiopathy and diabetes ,[ 4] Lopez died in Rome on the morning of 10 August 2021, at the age of 74.[ 5] [ 6]
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
^ "Giorgio Lopez's voice acting and dubbing contributions" . Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2018 .
^ "Si è spento Giorgio Lopez" (in Italian). 10 August 2021.
^ Intervista a GIORGIO LOPEZ (2012) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
^ min 53 seconds Giorgio Lopez ospite a Il Doppiattore on YouTube
^ "È morto Giorgio Lopez, doppiatore di Dustin Hoffmann e adorato fratello di Massimo" . today.it . 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021 .
^ "È morto il doppiatore Giorgio Lopez, fratello di Massimo: era la voce italiana di Danny DeVito e Dustin Hoffman" (in Italian). Corriere. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021 .
^ A stage production of Bertolt Brecht 's Mother Courage and Her Children , directed by Luigi Squarzina and broadcast on television "Madre Courage e i suoi figli" . 17 March 1970.
^ A stage production of William Shakespeare 's Julius Cesar , directed by Luigi Squarzina and broadcast on television "Giulio Cesare - Luigi Squarzina" . October 1971.
^ "8 settembre" . 13 March 1971.
^ A stage performance of William Shakespeare 's As You Like It , directed by Antonio Calenda and hosted on RAI 2 , Italy's second national channel, "Teatro 1978-1979" . teche.rai.it .
^ "Le straordinarie avventure di Jules Verne" . Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
^ "Fräulein - Una fiaba d'inverno" . allmovie.com .
^ "Who Framed Roger Rabbit Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 6 August 2024 .
^ "All Dogs Go to Heaven Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "The Nightmare Before Christmas Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 6 August 2024 .
^ "The Swan Princess Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "The Pagemaster Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 6 August 2024 .
^ "Pocahontas Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 6 August 2024 .
^ "The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 6 August 2024 .
^ "Shrek 2 Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 6 August 2024 .
^ "Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Open Season Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Shrek the Third Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 6 August 2024 .
^ "Open Season 2 Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Shrek Forever After Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 6 August 2024 .
^ "Open Season 3 Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "The Lego Movie Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Trolls Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "The Karate Kid Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "The Karate Kid Part II Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Twins Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "The Karate Kid Part III Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Batman Returns Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Hoffa Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "The Next Karate Kid Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Junior Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Matilda Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Sleepers Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "L.A. Confidential Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Big Fish Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Meet the Fockers Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Stranger than Fiction Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Little Fockers Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Dumbo Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "The Simpsons Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 6 August 2024 .
^ "Animaniacs" . Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
^ "Futurama Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 6 August 2024 .
^ "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ "Young Sheldon Italian voice cast" . Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
External links
Media related to Giorgio Lopez at Wikimedia Commons
International National Artists