Paulo Duarte Ribeiro

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Paulo Duarte Ribeiro is a Portuguese voice actor, actor, and singer born in Lisbon on October 2, 1974. He has been active in the field of voice work for over 15 years, providing voices for television cartoons, video games, and commercials. His artistic training includes studies at the Chapito Professional School of Arts in Lisbon and attending the first year at the École de Théâtre Lassaad in Brussels, Belgium. He is also a singer with a baritone and countertenor range, experienced in styles such as jazz, pop, fado, bossa nova, funk, samba, and Broadway. In addition to performance, he has worked as a casting director for voice-over projects.

Ribeiro is known for his extensive work in anime dubbing into European Portuguese. He is recognized for his role as Izzy Izumi in the Digimon franchise. He voiced the character in the television series Digimon Adventure 02 and reprised the role for the film Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna. His work on the sports anime Haikyu!! is particularly notable, as he voiced three distinct characters in the Portuguese dub: Daichi Sawamura, Yu Nishinoya, and Tadashi Yamaguchi.

Beyond these prominent roles, his other anime and animated series credits are extensive. He voiced Jett in Super Wings, Pinky in Mao Mao, Dan Kuso and Ace Grit in Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Nova Vestroia, Bronk Stone and Kite Tenjo in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, and Mortadelo in Mortadelo e Filemón. He also provided voices for several characters in the Drama Total (Total Drama) series, including Owen, Harold, Cody, and Justin across different seasons. His other voice credits include roles in Transformers, Yakari, Gormiti, and Spyders. In the video game field, he has contributed to franchises such as Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, and Eye Toy.

In addition to his voice-over career, Paulo Duarte Ribeiro has an extensive background as a stage and television actor in Portugal. His theatre credits include performances in productions such as Sweeney Todd at the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, Peer Gynt, and A Revolta dos Bonecos with Teatro A Barraca. He has also appeared in Portuguese television series and telenovelas including Floribella, Resistirei, Mar Salgado, and Santa Bárbara.
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