Renato Cecchetto

Renato Cecchetto
Renato Cecchetto
Born	28 October 1951; Adria, Italy
Died	23 January 2022 (aged 70); Rome, Italy
Occupations	Actor; voice actor; dubbing director;
Years active	1980–2022
Height	1.79 cm (1 in)

Renato Cecchetto (28 October 1951 – 23 January 2022) was an Italian actor who specialized in dubbing.^[1]

Life and career

In the 1970s, Cecchetto attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his career working with film directors like Mario Monicelli and Carlo Vanzina. He was best known as a voice actor, who gave his voice to Shrek in the Shrek franchise^[2] and to nearly all the Disney Pixar characters originally voiced by John Ratzenberger, including Hamm from the Toy Story film series. Starting in season 12, he was the Italian voice of Cleveland Brown on Family Guy, replacing Luciano Marchitiello.

Cecchetto died from complications of a scooter accident at the San Camillo Hospital in Rome on 23 January 2022, at the age of 70.^[3]

^ "Renato Cecchetto's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
^ "Film più belli doppiati da Renato Cecchetto". PopcornTv.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ "Renato Cecchetto, morto a 70 anni l'attore e doppiatore: fu la voce di Shrek". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

Renato Cecchetto
Born	(1951-10-28)28 October 1951 Adria, Italy
Died	23 January 2022(2022-01-23) (aged 70) Rome, Italy
Occupations	Actor voice actor dubbing director
Years active	1980–2022
Height	1.79 cm (1 in)