Massimo Dapporto

Massimo Dapporto
Dapporto in 2018
Born (1945-08-08) 8 August 1945 (age 79)
Milan, Kingdom of Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • dialogue writer
Years active1973–present
Spouse
Stefania Longo
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(m. 1971)​
ChildrenDavide Dapporto
FatherCarlo Dapporto

Massimo Dapporto (born 8 August 1945) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Biography

Born in Milan, the son of the actor and comedian Carlo Dapporto, he studied acting at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts.[2][3] Dapporto began his career in the 1970s and found professional opportunities in the small screen, where he starred in TV-series and mini-series of great success, notably the medical drama Amico mio and he even played the role of Emperor Claudius in the Imperium movie Nero.[4]

In 1989, he won a David di Donatello for best supporting actor for his performance in Francesca Archibugi's Mignon Has Come to Stay.[5]

In his profession as a voice actor, Dapporto dubbed characters into the Italian language. He served as the Italian voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story films as well as dubbing Tim Curry, Michael Keaton, John Goodman, Pierre Arditi, Patrick Stewart, Joe Mantegna and Cheech Marin in some of their movies.[6]

Personal life

Dapporto is the father of director Davide Dapporto. He has also been married to Stefania Longo since 1971. He considers himself Catholic but he believes in reincarnation.[7]

Filmography

Dapporto (left) and Francesco Benigno in The Last Breath (1992)

Cinema

Television

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

References

  1. ^ "Massimo Dapporto's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Massimo Dapporto". MYmovies. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Articoli e interviste: Massimo Dapporto". La Repubblica. 9 June 2003. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  4. ^ Grasso, Aldo (1996). Enciclopedia della televisione (in Italian). Milan: Garzanti. ISBN 88-11-50466-X.
  5. ^ Lancia, Enrico (1998). I premi del cinema (in Italian). Rome: Gremese. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.
  6. ^ Bonardelli, Marco; Di Cola, Gerardo; Razza, Andrea (24 January 2013). Massimo Dapporto e il doppiaggio (Interview) (in Italian). enciclopediadeldoppiaggio. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ Giordano, Lucio (9 September 2022). "Per me l'aldilà non esiste: io credo nella reincarnazione". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 36. pp. 86–89.

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