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Vittorio Amandola
Italian actor (1952–2010) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vittorio Amandola (4 November 1952 – 22 July 2010) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
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Career
Born in Perugia, Amandola began his career in the theatre world in the 1970s and found great success starring in various plays and later went on to direct his own theatre productions. He also starred in several Italian films and television shows. In 2006, he made notable cameos in RIS Delitti Imperfetti and Don Matteo.[2]
Amandola was also known as a voice actor. He voiced Waylon Smithers in the Italian-Language version of The Simpsons until his death in 2010 and he even dubbed many Disney characters into the Italian language, particularly during the Disney Renaissance period. One of these roles included Lumière from Beauty and the Beast. From 1989 to 2000, he was the Italian voice of Goofy as well as Yosemite Sam in Looney Tunes from 1996 to 2006.
Personal life and death
Amandola was married to voice actress Sonia Scotti. He was also the stepfather to her two children.
Amandola died of cancer in Rome on 22 July 2010, aged 57.[3] The Italian voices of Smithers and Yosemite Sam were passed on to Pasquale Anselmo and Pierluigi Astore respectively.
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Filmography
Cinema
Television
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Voice work
Dubbing
Films (Animation, Italian dub)
Films (Live action, Italian dub)
Television (Animation, Italian dub)
Television (Live action, Italian dub)
Video games (Italian dub)
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References
External links
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