Luigi "Gigi" Angelillo (20 December 1939 – 21 July 2015) was an Italian actor, voice actor and theatre director.[1]
Gigi Angelillo | |
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| Born | Luigi Angelillo 20 December 1939 |
| Died | 21 July 2015 (aged 75) |
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| Years active | 1966–2015 |
| Spouse | Ludovica Modugno (m. ?-2015) |
Biography
editAngelillo began an acting career on stage and screen in the 1960s and during the 1980s. He appeared in more than 20 films from 1966 to 2012 and he became well known to the Italian public as a voice dubber. From 1987 to 1995, he was the official Italian voice of Scrooge McDuck and he has performed other voice acting work for Disney. He has dubbed Wallace Shawn, Ronald Lacey and John Candy in a select number of their films. In 1978, he founded the Società Teatrale 'l'Albero' with the actress and voice actress Ludovica Modugno.[2]
Personal life
editAngelillo was married to fellow actress and voice actress Ludovica Modugno until his death in 2015.
Death
editAngelillo died on 21 July 2015, aged 75, after suffering a long illness.[2]
Filmography
editCinema
edit- Tesoro mio (1979)
- Giovanni Falcone (1993)
- Cuore Sacro (2005)
- Romanzo Criminale (2005)
- The Family Friend (2006)
- Cado dalle nubi (2009)
References
edit- ^ "Gigi Angelillo's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ a b "È morto Gigi Angelillo, attore e voce storica di Zio Paperone" (in Italian). today.it. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
External links
edit- Gigi Angelillo at IMDb
- Gigi Angelillo at AllMovie
- Gigi Angelillo at Behind The Voice Actors
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