Claudio Moneta
Description
Claudio Moneta is an established Italian voice actor and dubbing director, born in Milan on May 20, 1967. With a career spanning over three decades, he has lent his voice to a vast array of characters in animation, live-action series, and video games, becoming a prominent figure in the Italian dubbing industry.
Moneta's extensive voice work covers many of the most popular anime franchises. He is the Italian voice of Son Goku in the Dragon Ball Super series and its associated films, including Dragon Ball Super: Broly and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, a role he took over from the late Paolo Torrisi. In the Naruto universe, he is known for voicing the revered ninja Kakashi Hatake in both Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden. He has also voiced characters like Rob Lucci in One Piece: Stampede, Muzan Kibutsuji in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and Amidamaru in Shaman King. His roles in the Fate series include Kirei Kotomine in the Heaven's Feel film trilogy.
Beyond these prominent titles, Moneta's filmography includes voicing characters such as Present Mic in My Hero Academia, Weather Forecast in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, and Agil in the Sword Art Online franchise, including its Alicization arcs and Progressive films. He has also voiced characters in the Godzilla anime films, Lupin the Third, Fire Force, and Pokémon films.
In an interview, Moneta shared that his approach to voice acting is rooted in professionalism and an appreciation for the craft's artistic nature. He aims to bring credibility to a character by matching the performance to the on-screen visuals, stating that "dubbing is done on the faces, not on the voice". He is also a vocal advocate for maintaining high artistic standards in the dubbing industry, which he believes is facing challenges due to changing production timelines and global distribution methods.
His work is not limited to animation. Moneta is also the official Italian voice of actor Neil Patrick Harris, most notably for the character Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, and is widely recognized as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants in the Italian version of the series. In the realm of video games, his roles are numerous and include Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect series, Chris Redfield in multiple Resident Evil titles, and Shadow the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
Moneta's extensive voice work covers many of the most popular anime franchises. He is the Italian voice of Son Goku in the Dragon Ball Super series and its associated films, including Dragon Ball Super: Broly and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, a role he took over from the late Paolo Torrisi. In the Naruto universe, he is known for voicing the revered ninja Kakashi Hatake in both Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden. He has also voiced characters like Rob Lucci in One Piece: Stampede, Muzan Kibutsuji in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and Amidamaru in Shaman King. His roles in the Fate series include Kirei Kotomine in the Heaven's Feel film trilogy.
Beyond these prominent titles, Moneta's filmography includes voicing characters such as Present Mic in My Hero Academia, Weather Forecast in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, and Agil in the Sword Art Online franchise, including its Alicization arcs and Progressive films. He has also voiced characters in the Godzilla anime films, Lupin the Third, Fire Force, and Pokémon films.
In an interview, Moneta shared that his approach to voice acting is rooted in professionalism and an appreciation for the craft's artistic nature. He aims to bring credibility to a character by matching the performance to the on-screen visuals, stating that "dubbing is done on the faces, not on the voice". He is also a vocal advocate for maintaining high artistic standards in the dubbing industry, which he believes is facing challenges due to changing production timelines and global distribution methods.
His work is not limited to animation. Moneta is also the official Italian voice of actor Neil Patrick Harris, most notably for the character Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, and is widely recognized as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants in the Italian version of the series. In the realm of video games, his roles are numerous and include Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect series, Chris Redfield in multiple Resident Evil titles, and Shadow the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
All Characters
- Italian
- ItalianAnime overview: Dragon Ball Super: Broly
- ItalianAnime overview: Shaman King
- ItalianAnime overview: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- ItalianAnime overview: One Piece Stampede
- ItalianAnime overview: Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld
- ItalianAnime overview: Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
- ItalianAnime overview: Fire Force
- ItalianAnime overview: My Hero Academia
- Italian
- ItalianAnime overview: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
- Italian
- ItalianAnime overview: Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2
- ItalianAnime overview: Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. spring song
- ItalianAnime overview: Fire Force
- ItalianAnime overview: The Wonderland
- ItalianAnime overview: Godzilla: The Planet Eater
- ItalianAnime overview: Fate/Extra Last Encore: Illustrias Tendōsetsu
- ItalianAnime overview: Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly
- ItalianAnime overview: Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
- ItalianAnime overview: Lupin the Third: Part 5
- ItalianAnime overview: Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
- ItalianAnime overview: Lupin the Third: Part 5
- ItalianAnime overview: My Hero Academia
- ItalianAnime overview: Before Green Gables
- ItalianAnime overview: Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story
- ItalianAnime overview: World Fairy Tale Series
- ItalianAnime overview: Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Inferno
- ItalianAnime overview: Tottoko Hamutarō: Ham Ham Ham - Jya! Maboroshi no Princess
- ItalianAnime overview: Moero Arthur: Hakuba no Oji
- ItalianAnime overview: Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Sanctuary
- ItalianAnime overview: Raven Tengu Kabuto
- ItalianAnime overview: Tottoko Hamutarō: Hamu Hamu Land Daibōken
- ItalianAnime overview: Tama and Friends
- ItalianAnime overview: Montana Jones
- ItalianAnime overview: Mirmo Zibang!
- ItalianAnime overview: Go Nagai World
- ItalianAnime overview: Naruto Shippūden
- ItalianAnime overview: Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
- ItalianAnime overview: Fuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen
- ItalianAnime overview: Fuma no Kojirou: Fuma Hanran-hen
- ItalianAnime overview: Fuma no Kojirou: Seiken Sensou-hen
- ItalianAnime overview: Kusatta Kyōshi no Hōteishiki
- ItalianAnime overview: Embracing Love: Cherished Spring
- ItalianAnime overview: Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken: Yuria-den
- Italian
- ItalianAnime overview: Final Yamato
- ItalianAnime overview: Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
- ItalianAnime overview: Sonic Soldier Borgman
- ItalianAnime overview: The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
- ItalianAnime overview: Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture
- ItalianAnime overview: Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honnêamise
- ItalianAnime overview: Haikyū!! Lev Kenzan!
- ItalianAnime overview: Lupin III vs. Detective Conan The Movie
- ItalianAnime overview: Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
- Italian
- ItalianAnime overview: Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking ~Mori no Tami no Densetsu~