Roberto Del Giudice

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Roberto Del Giudice was an Italian actor and voice actor, born in Milan on 25 September 1940. He studied at the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his career in the 1960s, working in minor roles on television and stage before finding significant success as a voice dubber. He was also active as a dubbing director.

Del Giudice is best known for being the primary Italian voice of the character Arsène Lupin III in the Lupin III anime series for nearly three decades, from 1979 until his death in 2007, a record tenure for voicing the character. His work on the series included dubbing numerous TV specials and films. Among these were the roles specified, such as Lupin in Lupin III: Dragon of Doom, Arsene Lupin III in Lupin III: Island of Assassins, Arsenio Lupin III in Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo, Lupin in Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus, Lupin III in Lupin the 3rd: Napoleon's Dictionary, Lupin in Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure, Lupin III in Lupin the 3rd: The Hemingway Papers, Arsenio Lupin III in Lupin III: The Columbus Files, Arsenio Lupin III in Lupin the 3rd: From Siberia with Love, Lupin in Lupin the 3rd: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty, Arsenio Lupin III in Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar, Lupin in Lupin III: Voyage to Danger, Arsenio Lupin III in Lupin III: Angel Tactics, and Arsenio Lupin III in Lupin III: Stolen Lupin.

Beyond his iconic role as Lupin III, Del Giudice had a prolific career voicing a wide array of characters in Italian dubs. In anime, his other notable roles included Conte Dracula in Kaibutsu-kun: Demon no Ken, Godoh in Phoenix 2772 - Space Firebird, Volpe in Kashi no Ki Mokku, Kyal in The Brave Frog, Taiso in Giant Robo, Guy in Ai no Kusabi, and Roberto Hongo in the early series of Captain Tsubasa. He also provided voices for various characters in SilverHawks.

His work, however, extended far beyond anime. He was renowned for dubbing numerous characters in Western animation and live-action films and television series. Some of his most famous roles included Miss Piggy from The Muppets, Zazu in The Lion King film series, Benny the Cab in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Death in the first five seasons of Family Guy. In live-action, he was the regular Italian voice for actor Lee Majors, most notably in The Six Million Dollar Man, and dubbed Terry Jones's roles in Monty Python's Flying Circus, as well as the character Neelix in Star Trek: Voyager.

In 2004, Del Giudice was awarded the Franco Latini Award for his contributions to voice acting. He continued working until his death in Rome on 25 November 2007, at the age of 67, following a long illness.
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