Francesco Pezzulli (born 14 May 1973) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Francesco Pezzulli | |
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| Born | (1973-05-14) 14 May 1973 (age 49) Naples, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, dubbing director |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Bepi Pezzulli (brother) |
Born in Naples, Pezzulli began his career as a child actor on film and television in 1983 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]
Pezzulli is the younger brother of corporate hedge funds lawyer Bepi Pezzulli. He also has a son, Sebastiano. He currently lives in Rome.