Gaetano Varcasia

Gaetano Varcasia (September 6, 1959 – November 10, 2014) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Gaetano Varcasia
Born(1959-09-06)September 6, 1959
Rome, Italy
DiedNovember 10, 2014(2014-11-10) (aged 55)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor, voice actor, theatre director
Years active1983–2014

Biography

Varcasia began his career in 1983. He had played key parts on stage and had even served as a director. He also had minor roles as a television actor, usually making at least one appearance on a TV series. He was more or less known as a voice dubber. He was the official Italian voice of Mickey Mouse from 1988 to 1995 and also dubbed characters from American television shows which include Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones, Carlton Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Ted Buckland from Scrubs, Saul Goodman from Breaking Bad and Chris Taub from House.

Varcasia was also known for dubbing characters from films. These include The Missing Link in Monsters vs. Aliens as well as the TV series and The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Some of the actors Varcasia dubbed included Jackie Earle Haley, Robert Downey Jr., David Schwimmer, Peter Dinklage, Sam Lloyd, Christian Slater and many more.

Death

Varcasia died of cancer on November 10th 2014. He was 55 years old.[2]

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

Video games

References
  1. "Gaetano Varcasia's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  2. "È scomparso l'attore e doppiatore Gaetano Varcasia" (in Italian). Il mondo dei doppiatori. November 11, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
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