Federico Danti

Description
Federico Danti is an Italian voice actor and dubbing director, born in Milan on March 24, 1952. He is a member of the Associazione Doppiatori Attori Pubblicitari (ADAP) and comes from a family with strong ties to the performing arts, being the son of actor and voice actor Alfredo Danti. He is married to voice actress and dialogist Benedetta Brugia.

Danti is perhaps best known for his extensive and long-standing involvement with the Italian-language editions of the Pokémon anime. In addition to providing the Italian voice for the series narrator across numerous seasons, episodes, and films, he has also served as the dubbing director for the franchise, overseeing the Italian adaptations of the anime series and the majority of its movies. His work as the narrator covers a vast array of Pokémon media, from the early series like Pokémon: Indigo League and Pokémon: Johto League Champions to later iterations such as Pokémon: Black and White and Pokémon: Serie XY, as well as films like Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! and Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution. Beyond narration, he has voiced other characters in the series, including Giovanni, Dr. Zager, and Professor Oak in specific specials.

His career as a voice actor spans a wide variety of other prominent anime series. He voiced multiple characters in the various iterations of Sailor Moon, including the role of Bunny's father, Lord Kaspar, Prince Diamond, and Doctor Tomoe. He was the narrator for the Italian editions of SpongeBob SquarePants and Slam Dunk. In the Saint Seiya universe, he voiced Abadir in the original series and both Ivan di Troll and Valentine dell'Arpia in The Hades Chapter - Inferno. His other notable anime roles include Shou Tucker in Fullmetal Alchemist, Diamante in One Piece, Jean-Jerome Jorge in Aquarion, Rockmeier in Overlord, and Norimune Kurosu in Haikyu!! To The Top.

In addition to his voice work, Federico Danti has had a substantial career as a dubbing director, overseeing the Italian adaptations for numerous anime series. His directorial credits include Pokémon, Sailor Moon, Slayers, Hamtaro, Totally Spies!, City Hunter, and SpongeBob SquarePants, among many others.

Danti's work also extends to live-action dubbing and video games. He has provided Italian voices for characters in numerous high-profile video game franchises, such as Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic in the Fantastic 4 game, Talbot in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Benjamin Tallmadge in Assassin's Creed III, Parker Luciani in Resident Evil: Revelations, Paul Serene in Quantum Break, and Eli Palmer in Far Cry 5. In live-action, his dubbing credits include roles in television series and soap operas like Sentieri and Una vita da vivere, and he appeared on screen as Professor Brandi in the Italian soap opera CentoVetrine.