Giorgio Melazzi
Description
Giorgio Melazzi is an Italian actor and voice actor, recognized for his extensive work dubbing foreign productions into Italian. Based in Milan, his career spans several decades and includes significant contributions to animation, live-action television and film, and video games.
Melazzi's voice is known to Italian audiences for a wide array of characters in animated series. He is notably the Italian voice of the bumbling cyborg detective Inspector Gadget in the second edition of the series Inspector Gadget and its spin-off Gadget and the Gadgetinis. His other prominent animation roles include Fozzie in Muppet Babies, Skeletor in He-Man, and Emmett Brown in the animated series Back to the Future. He also provided voices for various characters in series such as The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Jem, and Alvin and the Chipmunks.
His work in anime is extensive and includes roles in some of the most popular series. As confirmed by the Italian dubbing database for the series, Melazzi voiced multiple characters in Huckleberry Finn Monogatari, including the roles of Billy, one of Turner's henchmen, and an Old man. He is also the voice of Damian in both the original 1987 series and subsequent Saint Seiya - The Knights of the Zodiac. In One Piece, he is the fourth voice actor for Mr. 2 Von Clay (Bon Clay) and has also voiced characters like Gatto (Viper). Other credits include Sanchez in City Hunter, Commander in Transformers: The Rebirth (the final episodes of the original series), and roles in Naruto Shippuden and the more recent Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
Beyond animation, Melazzi has had a prolific career in video game dubbing, often providing the Italian voices for iconic characters. He is the voice of Master Chief in the Halo series, Max Payne in the Max Payne franchise, and Captain Price in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. His other major game credits include Deckard Cain in Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, James Raynor in StarCraft, Frank Colletti in Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, and Aku Aku in numerous installments of the Crash Bandicoot series. He has also lent his voice to major film franchises, such as playing Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
His work also extends to live-action television, where he has dubbed actors in popular series. These credits include providing the Italian voice for actors in series such as The Young and the Restless (Sentieri), As the World Turns (I Ryan), Quincy, M.E., Three's Company (Tre cuori in affitto), and, more recently, The Crown. In addition to his voice work, Melazzi is also an actor and comedian, having appeared in Italian television programs and theatrical productions, many of which he also directed. A notable achievement from the 1990s includes dubbing Stan Laurel (of Laurel and Hardy) alongside Enrico Maggi for a series of comedies produced for a Milanese company.
Melazzi's voice is known to Italian audiences for a wide array of characters in animated series. He is notably the Italian voice of the bumbling cyborg detective Inspector Gadget in the second edition of the series Inspector Gadget and its spin-off Gadget and the Gadgetinis. His other prominent animation roles include Fozzie in Muppet Babies, Skeletor in He-Man, and Emmett Brown in the animated series Back to the Future. He also provided voices for various characters in series such as The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Jem, and Alvin and the Chipmunks.
His work in anime is extensive and includes roles in some of the most popular series. As confirmed by the Italian dubbing database for the series, Melazzi voiced multiple characters in Huckleberry Finn Monogatari, including the roles of Billy, one of Turner's henchmen, and an Old man. He is also the voice of Damian in both the original 1987 series and subsequent Saint Seiya - The Knights of the Zodiac. In One Piece, he is the fourth voice actor for Mr. 2 Von Clay (Bon Clay) and has also voiced characters like Gatto (Viper). Other credits include Sanchez in City Hunter, Commander in Transformers: The Rebirth (the final episodes of the original series), and roles in Naruto Shippuden and the more recent Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
Beyond animation, Melazzi has had a prolific career in video game dubbing, often providing the Italian voices for iconic characters. He is the voice of Master Chief in the Halo series, Max Payne in the Max Payne franchise, and Captain Price in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. His other major game credits include Deckard Cain in Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, James Raynor in StarCraft, Frank Colletti in Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, and Aku Aku in numerous installments of the Crash Bandicoot series. He has also lent his voice to major film franchises, such as playing Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
His work also extends to live-action television, where he has dubbed actors in popular series. These credits include providing the Italian voice for actors in series such as The Young and the Restless (Sentieri), As the World Turns (I Ryan), Quincy, M.E., Three's Company (Tre cuori in affitto), and, more recently, The Crown. In addition to his voice work, Melazzi is also an actor and comedian, having appeared in Italian television programs and theatrical productions, many of which he also directed. A notable achievement from the 1990s includes dubbing Stan Laurel (of Laurel and Hardy) alongside Enrico Maggi for a series of comedies produced for a Milanese company.
All Characters
- ItalianAnime overview: Huckleberry Finn Monogatari
- ItalianAnime overview: Huckleberry Finn Monogatari
- ItalianAnime overview: Huckleberry Finn Monogatari
- ItalianAnime overview: World Fairy Tale Series
- ItalianAnime overview: Transformers: Super God Masterforce