Francesco Vairano

Francesco Vairano (born January 11, 1944) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Francesco Vairano
Vairano attending the Lucca Comics & Games convention in 2015
Born (1944-01-11) January 11, 1944
Naples, Italy
OccupationActor, voice actor, dialogue writer, dubbing director
Years active1969–present

Biography

Born in Naples, Vairano began his career in the late 1960s working as a theatre actor. He also made a small appearance on television in 1977 and again in 1988. He is generally well known to the Italian public as a voice dubber. He is best known for providing the Italian voices of Severus Snape from the Harry Potter film franchise and Gollum from both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

Vairano is also known for dubbing Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in The Muppets. He even often or occasionally dubs actors such as Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, Alan Rickman, Ian McDiarmid and Andy Serkis. In December 2016, he announced that he would be temporarily retiring from voice dubbing and would only make rare comebacks.[2][3]

Filmography

Television

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

References
  1. "Francesco Vairano's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. https://www.raiplayradio.it/audio/2020/02/Hollywood-Party---Berlinale--3-165f676c-5f22-4a3d-a1b5-2e120d4d3323.html
  3. https://i.imgur.com/cyDSWZb.png

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