Marco Balzarotti facts for kids

Marco Balzarotti, born on March 2, 1961, in Magenta, Italy, is a famous Italian voice actor. He is known for giving his voice to many characters in cartoons, movies, and video games.

A voice actor is someone who uses their voice to play different roles. They often dub, which means they replace the original voices in foreign films or shows with Italian ones. Marco Balzarotti is especially well-known in Italy for his work.

He is famous for being the Italian voice of Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon. He also voiced Batman in many animated series and movies. Another big role for him is Asuma Sarutobi in the Italian versions of Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden. Marco Balzarotti works with several dubbing studios across Italy.

Marco Balzarotti's Voice Roles

Marco Balzarotti has lent his voice to many characters over the years. He has worked on original animated shows and video games. He has also dubbed characters from other languages into Italian.

Original Voice Work

These are some of the characters Marco Balzarotti has voiced in original productions:

• Pocahontas: Princess of the American Indians (1997) - Sincere Feather
• Monster Allergy (2005) - Paco Luseney, Omniquod, Bristlebeard, Captain
• Gormiti (2008) - Obscurio
• Enotria: The Last Song (2024) - Spaventa

Dubbing Animated Characters

Marco Balzarotti has given his voice to many popular animated characters. Here are some of his most famous roles:

• Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon
• Bruce Wayne/Batman in many shows, including:
  • Batman: The Animated Series
  • The New Batman Adventures
  • Justice League
  • The Batman
  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold
• Asuma Sarutobi in Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden
• Optimus Prime in Transformers: Animated and Transformers: Prime
• Jack Fenton in Danny Phantom
• Drago in Bakugan Battle Brawlers
• Minotaur in Blue Dragon
• Bald and Tim Marcoh in Fullmetal Alchemist
• King Randor in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
• The narrator in Keroro Gunso
• Cliff in CatDog
• Ultralord, Professor Crankk, and Corky Shimatzu in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
• Kyle in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
• Arceus in Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
• Prince Phobos in W.I.T.C.H.
• Dr. Bruce Banner/Hulk in The Incredible Hulk
• Alex Brisbane and Paul McGregor in Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Kuzan/Aokiji and Dalton in One Piece
• Shadow in Spider Riders
• Mordecai in Regular Show
• Dio Brando in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)

Dubbing Live-Action Roles

Marco Balzarotti has also dubbed characters in live-action TV shows and movies:

• Farkus "Bulk" Bulkmeier in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and other Power Rangers series.
• Ross Morgan in My Babysitter's a Vampire (movie and TV series).
• Mr. Howard in iCarly.
• The Masked Mutant in Goosebumps (Episode: Attack of the Mutant Parts I and II).

Dubbing Video Game Characters

You might have heard Marco Balzarotti's voice in some of your favorite video games too:

• Bruce Wayne/Batman in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe and the Batman: Arkham series:
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Batman: Arkham City
  • Batman: Arkham Origins
  • Batman: Arkham Knight
• Arcturus Mengsk and Zeratul in StarCraft
• Cyril, Flash, Kane, and Gaul in The Legend of Spyro series.
• Optimus Prime in Transformers: War for Cybertron
• Deputy Chief Jim Bravura in Max Payne
• Sergeant Cross in Need for Speed: Most Wanted
• Kaim Argonar in Lost Odyssey
• Sandman in Spider-Man 3
• Prophet in Crysis 2