Francesco Pezzulli (born 14 May 1973) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Francesco Pezzulli
Born (1973-05-14) 14 May 1973 (age 50)
Naples, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, dubbing director
Years active1983–present
Children1
RelativesBepi Pezzulli (brother)

Biography edit

Born in Naples, Pezzulli began his career as a child actor on film and television in 1982 but he is best known as a voice actor. He is well noted for being the official Italian voice of Leonardo DiCaprio. Some of Pezzulli’s popular Italian voice roles include Dawson Leery (portrayed by James Van Der Beek) in Dawson's Creek, Jesse Pinkman (portrayed by Aaron Paul) in Breaking Bad and Anakin Skywalker (portrayed by Hayden Christensen) in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.[2]

Pezzulli has voiced many animated characters, most notably Inuyasha from the series with the same name, and has also voiced several film characters, such as Crash in the Ice Age franchise and Elliot in Open Season.[3]

Personal life edit

Pezzulli is the younger brother of corporate hedge funds lawyer Bepi Pezzulli. He also has a son, Sebastiano. He currently lives in Rome.

Filmography edit

Dubbing roles edit

Animation edit

Live action edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Francesco Pezzulli's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ Chiti, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto (2002). Dizionario del cinema italiano (in Italian). Gremese Editore. pp. 118–. ISBN 9788884401373. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ Intervista a FRANCESCO PEZZULLI (2011) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it

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