Nino Prester
Description
Nino Prester is an Italian actor and voice actor, born Antonio Prester on September 6, 1955, in Palermo, Sicily. He was trained at the Bottega Teatrale di Firenze under the direction of Vittorio Gassman, with whom he collaborated extensively in theatre throughout his career. His professional activities also include serving as a dubbing director and dialogue writer for Italian-language adaptations.
Prester is widely recognized for his extensive voice dubbing work, providing the official Italian voice for numerous international actors. His most prominent live-action dubbing roles include Eugene Levy in the American Pie film series, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Bernie Mac in the Ocean's Eleven trilogy. He has also dubbed the voices of actors such as Gary Oldman, James Gandolfini, Jean Reno, and Luis Guzmán.
In the realm of animation and anime, Prester has contributed his voice to a significant number of Italian dubs. He is known for his work in the television series Cowboy Bebop, where he voiced the character Jet Black. Another major recurring role is that of Lordgenome in the various installments of the Gurren Lagann series, including both the television anime and its film compilations. He also voiced Kyosuke Higuchi in Death Note, the Narrator in Apocalypse Zero, and characters in series such as B't X, Paranoia Agent, and Trigun. In film, his anime credits include the role of Major Elliott in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and the Narrator in the new dub of the Saint Seiya movie Evil Goddess Eris. He also provided the voice for the character Herbert P. Bear in the Italian dubs of productions related to the Club Penguin franchise.
In addition to his work in Japanese animation, Prester has been active in other areas of voice acting for animation. He voiced the character of the President's Head in the Italian dub of the animated series Futurama, taking over the role from another actor. He also provided the voice for the character known as the Elder in the Star Wars: Visions short film The Elder.
Prester is widely recognized for his extensive voice dubbing work, providing the official Italian voice for numerous international actors. His most prominent live-action dubbing roles include Eugene Levy in the American Pie film series, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Bernie Mac in the Ocean's Eleven trilogy. He has also dubbed the voices of actors such as Gary Oldman, James Gandolfini, Jean Reno, and Luis Guzmán.
In the realm of animation and anime, Prester has contributed his voice to a significant number of Italian dubs. He is known for his work in the television series Cowboy Bebop, where he voiced the character Jet Black. Another major recurring role is that of Lordgenome in the various installments of the Gurren Lagann series, including both the television anime and its film compilations. He also voiced Kyosuke Higuchi in Death Note, the Narrator in Apocalypse Zero, and characters in series such as B't X, Paranoia Agent, and Trigun. In film, his anime credits include the role of Major Elliott in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and the Narrator in the new dub of the Saint Seiya movie Evil Goddess Eris. He also provided the voice for the character Herbert P. Bear in the Italian dubs of productions related to the Club Penguin franchise.
In addition to his work in Japanese animation, Prester has been active in other areas of voice acting for animation. He voiced the character of the President's Head in the Italian dub of the animated series Futurama, taking over the role from another actor. He also provided the voice for the character known as the Elder in the Star Wars: Visions short film The Elder.
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- ItalianAnime overview: Star Wars: Visions