Fabrizio Mazzotta
Description
Fabrizio Mazzotta is an Italian voice actor and dialogue writer, born in Monza, Italy, on 1 December 1963. He began his career in the entertainment industry at a very young age in the 1970s and has remained active in dubbing for over five decades. His voice is recognized for its distinctive, raspy quality and a natural rhotacism, which has made him a perfect fit for loud, zany, and comedic characters.
Mazzotta's extensive career is primarily focused on dubbing foreign animation into Italian. Among his most prominent and long-standing roles are Krusty the Clown in The Simpsons, the Clumsy Smurf in The Smurfs franchise, and Pinky from Pinky and the Brain. He has also voiced a wide array of characters in anime, a field in which he is considered one of the leading adapters. His anime roles include Eros in Little Pollon, P-Chan and Sasuke in Ranma ½, Jaken in Inuyasha, and various characters in Urusei Yatsura. His work on specific series mentioned includes providing the voice of Carrot in The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, Banta Arai in UFO Robo Grendizer (in the second dub), and Marcel in The Perrine Story. He is also the voice of Ryo-Ohki in the various Italian dubs of the Tenchi Muyo! franchise, including Magical Project S. In the film Crusher Joe: The Movie, he voiced the character Ricky, and in Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, he was the voice of Batzumaru.
Beyond performing, Fabrizio Mazzotta has made significant contributions behind the scenes as a dialogue writer and dubbing director. He has adapted Italian scripts for numerous live-action TV series such as Saved by the Bell, Beverly Hills, 90210, and Party of Five. In the realm of anime, he directed the Italian dubbing for films like Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone and the series Mawaru Penguindrum. He is also a comic book writer, having contributed stories and dialogue for publications featuring characters like Mickey Mouse, Lupo Alberto, and Cattivik. Mazzotta is an active member of ADAM Italia, an association dedicated to opposing censorship in anime and preserving the integrity of foreign works for the Italian audience.
Mazzotta's extensive career is primarily focused on dubbing foreign animation into Italian. Among his most prominent and long-standing roles are Krusty the Clown in The Simpsons, the Clumsy Smurf in The Smurfs franchise, and Pinky from Pinky and the Brain. He has also voiced a wide array of characters in anime, a field in which he is considered one of the leading adapters. His anime roles include Eros in Little Pollon, P-Chan and Sasuke in Ranma ½, Jaken in Inuyasha, and various characters in Urusei Yatsura. His work on specific series mentioned includes providing the voice of Carrot in The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, Banta Arai in UFO Robo Grendizer (in the second dub), and Marcel in The Perrine Story. He is also the voice of Ryo-Ohki in the various Italian dubs of the Tenchi Muyo! franchise, including Magical Project S. In the film Crusher Joe: The Movie, he voiced the character Ricky, and in Hello Kitty's Animation Theater, he was the voice of Batzumaru.
Beyond performing, Fabrizio Mazzotta has made significant contributions behind the scenes as a dialogue writer and dubbing director. He has adapted Italian scripts for numerous live-action TV series such as Saved by the Bell, Beverly Hills, 90210, and Party of Five. In the realm of anime, he directed the Italian dubbing for films like Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone and the series Mawaru Penguindrum. He is also a comic book writer, having contributed stories and dialogue for publications featuring characters like Mickey Mouse, Lupo Alberto, and Cattivik. Mazzotta is an active member of ADAM Italia, an association dedicated to opposing censorship in anime and preserving the integrity of foreign works for the Italian audience.
All Characters
- ItalianAnime overview: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
- ItalianAnime overview: Magical Project S
- ItalianAnime overview: UFO Robo Grendizer
- ItalianAnime overview: Crusher Joe: The Movie
- ItalianAnime overview: The Perrine Story
- ItalianAnime overview: Hello Kitty's Animation Theater