Mino Caprio facts for kids
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Mino Caprio
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Guglielmo Caprio
17 November 1955 Rome, Italy
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| Years active | 1978–present |
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Guglielmo "Mino" Caprio (born November 17, 1955) is a talented Italian actor and voice actor. He is especially famous for giving his voice to many well-known characters in movies and TV shows.
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Biography
Mino Caprio used to be a law professor before becoming an actor. He started acting and directing plays in the mid-1970s. In many of his film and TV roles, he often played characters like priests or professors.
He is most recognized for his amazing voice work. He is the official Italian voice for famous actors like Martin Short and Mark Williams. He also voices many beloved cartoon characters. For example, he is the Italian voice of Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter movies. He also voices Peter Griffin in Family Guy and C-3PO in the Star Wars series since 1999.
Caprio is also the Italian voice of Kermit the Frog. He has voiced Kermit in every Muppets movie made so far. Another famous character he voices is Marvin the Martian from Looney Tunes.
In Italian cartoons, Caprio voiced the main character, Alberto the Wolf, in the second season of Alberto the Wolf. He also voiced Geppetto in two animated films based on the book Pinocchio.
Since 2012, he has also been the Italian voice of Grandpa Simpson in The Simpsons. He also voices Professor Farnsworth in Futurama.
Film Roles
Mino Caprio has acted in several films. Here are some of them:
- What's Your Sign? (2014)
- The Big Score (2016)
- La verità sta in cielo (2016)
- My Family Jumble (2017)
- A.N.I.M.A. (2019)
- Shortcut (2020)
- Roma Blues (2023)
Television Roles
He has also appeared in various TV series:
- Un commissario a Roma (1993)
- Linda e il brigadiere (1998)
- A Good Season (2014)
- May God Help Us (2014)
- One Step from Heaven (2019)
- The Ladies' Paradise (2020)
Voice Acting Work
Mino Caprio is well-known for his voice acting. He has given his voice to many characters in both animated and live-action productions.
Animated Roles
He has voiced characters in original Italian animated shows and movies:
- Bentornato Pinocchio and Pinocchio (2012 film) - Geppetto
- Alberto the Wolf (season 2) - Alberto the Wolf, Glycerin
- L'eroe dei due mondi - Radetzky
- Johan Padan a la descoverta de le Americhe - Governatore Ramiro Mendez
- Winx Club (seasons 1-5) - Wizgiz
- Chi ha paura?... - Drake
- Teen Days - Giovanni
- 00 - Zero Zero - Il papà
- Treasure Island (2015 TV series) - Squire Trelawney
- Acid Space - Barman
- The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily - Maître Bear
Italian-Dubbed Animated Roles
Mino Caprio has dubbed many famous animated characters into Italian:
- Kermit the Frog in many Muppets movies and shows, including The Muppet Movie and Muppets Most Wanted.
- C-3PO in various Star Wars animated series like Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels.
- Marvin the Martian in The Looney Tunes Show, Space Jam: A New Legacy, and other Looney Tunes cartoons.
- Petrie in several The Land Before Time movies.
- Pleakley in Lilo & Stitch and its sequels and TV series.
- Myōga in Inuyasha and its movies.
- Puffin in The Swan Princess movies.
- Griffin the Invisible Man in the Hotel Transylvania movies.
- Pain in Hercules (1998 TV series) and Disney's House of Mouse.
- Wheezy in Toy Story 2.
- Peter Griffin and Grampa Simpson (from season 23 onwards) in Family Guy and The Simpsons.
- Professor Farnsworth in Futurama.
- Richard Watterson in The Amazing World of Gumball.
- Grandpa Pig in Peppa Pig.
- Professor Zündapp in Cars 2.
- Bob Belcher in Bob's Burgers (from season 10 onwards).
- Brain in Igor.
- Principal Purdy in Mr. Peabody & Sherman.
- Carl Murphy in Monsters vs. Aliens.
Live Action Voice Roles
He has also done voice work for live-action productions:
- The Dragon Ring - TV miniseries - Sorriso
- Italiani nello Spazio - Cook 9000
- Subiaco. Una storia da raccontare - Documentary - Abbot voice
- Gesù di Nazareth - documentary (2012) - Voice-over
- Il dominio della lacrima - Juan Dorian Miller
- SPQR - documentary - Pasquino
- Un Natale a casa Croce - documentary (2024) - Narrator
- Nato il sei ottobre - TV film (2024) - Narrator
Italian-Dubbed Live Action Roles
Mino Caprio has dubbed many famous live-action characters into Italian:
- Arthur Weasley in all Harry Potter films.
- C-3PO in the Star Wars live-action movies, including Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.
- Yin Yang in The Expendables film series.
- Franck Eggelhoffer in Father of the Bride movies.
- Marv Merchants in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
- Ted in Ted and Ted 2.
- Various roles in the TV series Friends.
- Thimbletack in The Spiderwick Chronicles.
- Jack Frost in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.
- Crazy Carl in Sonic the Hedgehog.
- Pachacamac in Knuckles.
