Fabrizio Vidale (born 2 February 1970) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

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Fabrizio Vidale
Vidale attending the Lucca Comics & Games convention in 2015
Born	(1970-02-02) 2 February 1970 (age 52) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor, voice actor, radio presenter
Years active	1975–present
Children	2
Parent(s)	Franco Latini Piera Vidale
Relatives	Laura Latini (paternal half-sister) Ilaria Latini (paternal half-sister)

Biography

Vidale is the son of historic voice actor Franco Latini and actress Piera Vidale. He is also the half-brother of Latini's two daughters Laura and Ilaria Latini, who are also voice actresses. Vidale is the official Italian voice of Jack Black. He also dubbed Marlon Wayans, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith and Chris Rock in some of their films. He is known for voicing Bilbo Baggins in the Italian version of The Hobbit film franchise as well as War Machine in the Italian dubbed versions of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films.

In Vidale's animated film roles, he was the Italian voice of Piglet in the Winnie the Pooh franchise from 1989 until 2003 when he was replaced by Luca Dal Fabbro. Other Italian dubbing roles included King Candy in Wreck-It Ralph, Maui in Moana and B.O.B in Monsters vs. Aliens.

Personal life

Vidale has two daughters who are also voice actresses. His father Franco Latini died of a stroke on his 21st birthday.

Filmography

Cinema

• Io zombo, tu zombi, lei zomba (1979)
• L'estate sta finendo (1987)
• Ultrà (1991)
• Donne con le gonne (1991)
• Un cane sciolto (1991)[2]
• Fuochi d'artificio (1997)
• Naja (1997)
• Il decisionista (1997)
• Lucky and Zorba (1998) - Voice
• The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2003)[3][4]

Dubbing roles

Animation

• Piglet in Winnie the Pooh (1989-2003)
• Speedy Gonzales in Looney Tunes (1996-2006)
• Jacques von Hämsterviel in Stitch! The Movie
• Jacques von Hämsterviel in Leroy & Stitch
• Jacques von Hämsterviel in Lilo & Stitch: The Series
• Maui in Moana
• Gunter in Sing
• Tip in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
• King Candy in Wreck-It Ralph
• Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales
• Pedro in Rio
• Pedro in Rio 2
• Barry B. Benson in Bee Movie
• Cubert Farnsworth in Futurama
• Mr. Weenie in Open Season
• Mr. Weenie in Open Season 2
• Mr. Weenie in Open Season 3
• B.O.B in Monsters vs. Aliens
• B.O.B in Monsters vs Aliens: The Series
• Pepé the King Prawn in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
• Dipsy (1st voice) in Teletubbies
• Nelson Muntz (2nd voice) / Carl Carlson (1st voice) in The Simpsons
• Young Copper in The Fox and the Hound
• Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol
• Fife in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
• Detective Bill Stork in Hoodwinked!
• Dr. Schadenfreude's Igor in Igor
• Hackus in The Smurfs 2
• Owen in Total Drama
• Curley in Soul
• Kyle Broflovski (1st voice) in South Park
• Flynn in Ice Age: Continental Drift
• Ross in The Angry Birds Movie
• Paris in Gnomeo & Juliet
• Uncle Ubb in The Lorax
• Sergei in The Secret Life of Pets 2
• Ducky in Toy Story 4
• Félix Madrigal in Encanto
• Biclops in ChalkZone

Live action

• Barry Judd in High Fidelity
• Dewey Finn in School of Rock
• Carl Denham in King Kong
• Ignacio in Nacho Libre
• Miles Dumont in The Holiday
• Malcolm in Margot at the Wedding
• Jerry McLean in Be Kind Rewind
• Jeff Portnoy in Tropic Thunder
• Zed in Year One
• Lemuel Gulliver in Gulliver's Travels
• Jack Black in The Muppets
• Bernie Tiede in Bernie
• Daniel Gregory Landsman in The D Train
• R. L. Stine / Slappy the Dummy in Goosebumps
• R.L. Stine in Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
• Sheldon Oberon in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
• Sheldon Oberon in Jumanji: The Next Level
• Jonathan Barnavelt in The House with a Clock in Its Walls
• Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• James Rhodes in Iron Man
• James Rhodes in Iron Man 2
• James Rhodes in Iron Man 3
• James Rhodes in Avengers: Age of Ultron
• James Rhodes in Captain America: Civil War
• James Rhodes in Avengers: Infinity War
• James Rhodes in Captain Marvel
• Bagger Vance in The Legend of Bagger Vance
• Shorty Meeks in Scary Movie
• Shorty Meeks in Scary Movie 2
• Calvin Simms in Little Man
• Gawain MacSam in The Ladykillers
• Marcus Copeland in White Chicks
• Wallace A. Weems in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
• Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain
• Marion Moseby in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
• Marion Moseby in The Suite Life on Deck
• Marion Moseby in The Suite Life Movie
• Black Doug in The Hangover
• Black Doug in The Hangover Part III
• Bald-Headed Man in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Steven Jacobs in Rise of the Planet of the Apes

References

External links

Media related to Fabrizio Vidale at Wikimedia Commons

• Fabrizio Vidale at IMDb
• Fabrizio Vidale at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Fabrizio Vidale at Behind The Voice Actors