Pietro Ubaldi

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Pietro Ubaldi is an Italian voice actor, actor, singer, and television presenter, born in Milan on September 21, 1955. He has been active in his field since 1978 and is primarily known for his extensive work in the dubbing of animated series and films into Italian. His voice has become iconic for several long-running and beloved characters in Italian popular culture.

Ubaldi's career in animation is marked by several signature roles that have defined generations of viewers. Since 2003, he has been the Italian voice of Doraemon, the robotic cat from the future, in the anime series and all related films, including Stand By Me Doraemon and its sequel, as well as numerous Doraemon movie titles like Nobita's New Dinosaur. He is also the long-standing voice of Patrick Star in the Italian dubs of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, a role he has held since 2004. In the world of Pokémon, Ubaldi is renowned as the second Italian voice of Meowth, the talking Pokémon from Team Rocket, a part he has voiced from the series' seventh season onwards and in countless films, including Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution, Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, and Secrets of the Jungle.

His repertoire extends far beyond these marquee roles, showcasing a remarkable range across anime and Western animation. In the world of anime, his credits include the role of James Coleman in Great Pretender, Gastric Chief Cell in Cells at Work! Code Black, Boss Inugane in Back Street Girls: Gokudols, multiple characters in BNA: Brand New Animal (Guiliano Flip and Yūji Tachiki), Grimms in Sword Gai: The Animation, Ibara in Dr. Stone: New World, Jean Valjean in Les Misérables - Shōjo Cosette, and Suiko in Karas. He has also been a prominent voice in the Dragon Ball franchise, providing voices for characters including King Vegeta, Karin, and others in various series and films. His work includes Gasback in Trigun: Badlands Rumble, Oswald Whistler in Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva, and multiple roles in the World Fairy Tale Series. His voice acting also covers a wide array of Western cartoons, where he is known for being the Italian voice of Scooby-Doo in numerous films, Baloo in Jungle Book: Shōnen Mowgli, and various characters in the Transformers franchise.

Beyond his animation work, Ubaldi is a well-known figure in Italian media and dubbing. He has been the official announcer for the television network Boing since 2004. In live-action dubbing, he is the official Italian voice of actor Geoffrey Rush, most notably as Captain Hector Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and of presenter Jeremy Clarkson in all episodes of Top Gear. He also had a significant career in children's television, hosting the program Game Boat from 1996 to 1999 and contributing as an actor and voice actor to the historic show Bim Bum Bam, where he became the voice of the puppet Uan in 1994. His musical contributions include performing numerous theme songs for the television shows he was part of and for various cartoons.
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