Massimo De Ambrosis (born 14 July 1964) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Massimo De Ambrosis | |
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| Born | 14 July 1964 |
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| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouse | Elena Masini |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Luciano De Ambrosis |
Biography
editBorn in Rome and the son of actor Luciano De Ambrosis, De Ambrosis started his career in 1974. He first became a television actor on the 1990s Italian sitcom Casa dolce casa in which he portrayed Filippo. He is generally known to the Italian public as a voice actor. He is the official voice dubber of Edward Norton, Matthew Perry and Steve Carell. He has also dubbed the voices of Owen Wilson, Josh Lucas, Ben Stiller, Jason Statham and many more.[2]
Among the dubbing roles De Ambrosis is known for is Chandler Bing from Friends as well as Maurice Boscorelli from Third Watch. After the sudden death of his colleague Vittorio De Angelis in 2015, De Ambrosis took over his ongoing dubbing contributions. De Ambrosis' animated dubbing roles include Calculon in Futurama and Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z (a role which he shares with Gianluca Iacono).
Personal life
editDe Ambrosis is married to dubbing assistant Elena Masini and they have two children, Daniele and Luca, who also follow a dubbing career.
Dubbing roles
editAnimation
edit- Ranger in The Animals of Farthing Wood[3]
- Vegeta in Dragon Ball
- Calculon and various characters in Futurama
- Mayor Shelbourne in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- Kronk Pepikrankenitz in Kronk's New Groove
- Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
- François in Ratatouille
- Terrance in South Park (2000–2003), South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
- Fred Jones in Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
- Coach Skip in Fantastic Mr. Fox
Live action
edit- Chandler Bing in Friends
- Maurice Boscorelli in Third Watch
- The Narrator in Fight Club
- Evan Baxter in Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty
- Adult Mike O'Donnell in 17 Again
- Frank Ginsberg in Little Miss Sunshine
- Ken Hutch in Starsky & Hutch
- Peter Bretter in Forgetting Sarah Marshall
- Gary in The Muppets
- Ned Plimpton in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky in The Whole Nine Yards, The Whole Ten Yards
- Walter Fane in The Painted Veil
- Eisenheim in The Illusionist
- Wilbur Wright in Around the World in 80 Days
- Marcus Higgins in Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2
- Hefty Smurf in The Smurfs, The Smurfs 2
References
edit- ^ "Massimo De Ambrosis' dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ Intervista a MASSIMO DE AMBROSIS (2011) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
- ^ "The Animals of Farthing Wood: italian cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
External links
edit- Massimo De Ambrosis at IMDb
- Massimo De Ambrosis at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Massimo De Ambrosis at Behind The Voice Actors