Francesco Pannofino facts for kids
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Francesco Pannofino
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Pannofino at the Lucca Comics & Games convention in 2018
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| Born | 14 November 1958 Pieve di Teco, Italy
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| Years active | 1985–present |
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Emanuela Rossi
(m. 1997; div. 2006)
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| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Lino Pannofino (brother) |
Francesco Pannofino (born 14 November 1958) is a famous Italian actor and voice actor. He is well-known in Italy for acting in movies and TV shows, and for being the Italian voice of many famous Hollywood stars.
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Early Life and Career
Francesco Pannofino was born in Pieve di Teco, a town in Italy. When he was a teenager, his family moved to Rome. In 1978, while he was a university student, he was near the location where a famous Italian politician, Aldo Moro, was kidnapped. This event had a big impact on him, and he later wrote a song about it called Il sequestro di stato (The State Kidnapping).
Pannofino started his acting career in the theater in the late 1970s. By the mid-1990s, he began appearing in movies and television shows. One of his most famous roles is playing the frustrated director René Ferretti in the popular Italian TV series Boris. He even wrote a song for the show's soundtrack.
A Famous Voice in Italy
Pannofino is one of Italy's most recognized voice actors. Voice actors, or dubbers, record their voices over the original actors' lines so that people who don't speak English can enjoy movies in their own language.
He is the official Italian voice for American actors like George Clooney and Denzel Washington. This means that when you watch their movies in Italy, you are hearing Pannofino's voice. He has also voiced other major stars like Kurt Russell, Antonio Banderas, and Kevin Spacey.
Voicing Iconic Characters
Many of Pannofino's most famous voice roles are characters known all over the world.
- Rubeus Hagrid in all of the Harry Potter movies.
- Green Goblin (played by Willem Dafoe) in the Spider-Man movies.
- Budd in the Kill Bill movies.
- Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks) in the movie Forrest Gump.
- Gil Grissom in the TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Voice Work in Animation
Pannofino has also lent his voice to many animated characters. Some of his fun roles include:
- Papi in the Beverly Hills Chihuahua movies.
- Grug in The Croods and its sequel.
- Bomb in The Angry Birds Movie and The Angry Birds Movie 2.
- Captain Gutt in Ice Age: Continental Drift.
- Master Storming Ox in Kung Fu Panda 2.
- Blackbeard in the video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
Personal Life
Pannofino is married to Emanuela Rossi, who is also an actress and voice actress. They have a son named Andrea, who followed in his parents' footsteps and became an actor.
Pannofino is a big fan of the Lazio soccer team. His love for the team started when he was a teenager and sold drinks at the Olympic Stadium in Rome during their games.
Selected Film and TV Roles
Pannofino has acted in many Italian films and television shows. Here are a few of his notable roles.
Movies
- Night Bus (2007)
- Lessons in Chocolate (2007)
- Me and Marilyn (2009)
- Men vs. Women (2010)
- Boris: The Film (2011)
- The Man Who Bought the Moon (2018)
Television
- Boris (2007-2010, 2022)
- Pinocchio (2008)
- I Cesaroni (2009-2012)
- Nero Wolfe (2012)
- Inspector Coliandro (2018)
