Patrizio Cigliano

Description
Patrizio Cigliano is an Italian voice actor and actor, born in Rome on December 23, 1969. He began his career in 1985, initially focusing on theatre, and later graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Arts Silvio D'Amico in 1992. His work is extensive across stage, television, and radio, and he is also a dramaturg and theatre director.

In the realm of anime and animated series, Cigliano is particularly recognized for his long-standing role as Patamon in the Italian dubs of the Digimon franchise. He first voiced the character in Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02, a role he has reprised multiple times over the years, including in Digimon Frontier, Digimon Fusion Battles, and the film Digimon - Il film. He continued his portrayal of Patamon in the later film Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna. His work on Digimon also includes voicing the character's various evolutions, such as Angemon and MagnaAngemon.

Beyond Digimon, Cigliano has lent his voice to a variety of other anime roles. He voiced Butler in the sixth and seventh Pokémon films, Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker and Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys. He is also credited with the role of Sarakichi in the series Nyani ga Nyandaa Nyandaa Kamen. In the magical girl genre, he voiced Cobraja in Heartcatch Precure! and Wish/Chris in Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri. His work also includes the role of Gray Michael Vincent in B-Legend! Battle Bedaman and Grey Michael Vincent in Battle B-Daman: Fire Spirits. Additionally, he voiced Yuki Mamose in Battle Spirits: Shōnen Gekiha Dan and has roles in Fairy Tail as Freed Justine and Kageyama.

Cigliano's contributions to anime dubbing also extend to dialogue writing and theme song performance. He is credited for dialogue adaptation on several series, including Ashita no Nadja, Digimon Adventure 02, and Pretty Cure. He performed the Italian opening theme for the anime Battle Spirits - Brave and performed as his character Wish/Chris for the series Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri. This vocal work is part of a broader musical career that includes releasing a solo album in 2007 and performing in musicals. His voice work is part of a family tradition, as his brother, Alessio Cigliano, is also a prominent voice actor, notably voicing Agumon in the Digimon series alongside Patrizio's Patamon.