Michel Bedetti
Description
Michel Bedetti is a French actor, voice director, and playwright known for an extensive career in dubbing, particularly for anime and western animation series. He is recognized in anime circles for his work on classic 1980s series, including the role of Chef Goury in the French version of the science fiction comedy Dirty Pair, which was broadcast in France under the title Dan et Danny.
Bedetti's voice acting career encompasses a wide range of anime and animated productions from the late 1970s through the 1990s. His early anime roles include characters in series such as Galaxy Express 999, where he voiced Takezan, and the adventure series Cobra, providing the voices for Dan Brad and Joe Hammerbolt. In the 1980s, he contributed to multiple popular titles, including lending his voice to characters in the French dub of Transformers, where he was heard as Starscream, Ratchet, and Grimlock among others. His other notable anime roles from this era include Mendo in Lamu, the Lone Ranger in the animated series of the same name, and a replacement voice for Krillin in certain episodes of Dragon Ball GT.
Beyond his work in Japanese animation, Bedetti has voiced iconic characters in Western animation for decades. He is perhaps most widely known as the French voice of Eugene H. Krabs (Mr. Krabs) and Sheldon J. Plankton in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, a role he has performed in the series as well as in several feature films. His career also includes significant work in Marvel Comics adaptations; he voiced Tony Stark as Iron Man in the 1990s Iron Man series and portrayed J. Jonah Jameson and Wilson Fisk (the Kingpin) in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. His other notable roles include Woodhouse in Archer, the title character in Zorro, and Colonel Meebur Gascon in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Throughout his career, Bedetti has been involved in several long-standing collaborations. His work on the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise has continued for over two decades, extending to video games such as SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake. He has also worked extensively in dubbing live-action television series, most notably as the French voice of Cruz Castillo on the soap opera Santa Barbara and as Eric Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful until 2006. Bedetti has also worked behind the scenes as a voice director, supervising the French dubbing for series such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Spider-Man.
Bedetti's voice acting career encompasses a wide range of anime and animated productions from the late 1970s through the 1990s. His early anime roles include characters in series such as Galaxy Express 999, where he voiced Takezan, and the adventure series Cobra, providing the voices for Dan Brad and Joe Hammerbolt. In the 1980s, he contributed to multiple popular titles, including lending his voice to characters in the French dub of Transformers, where he was heard as Starscream, Ratchet, and Grimlock among others. His other notable anime roles from this era include Mendo in Lamu, the Lone Ranger in the animated series of the same name, and a replacement voice for Krillin in certain episodes of Dragon Ball GT.
Beyond his work in Japanese animation, Bedetti has voiced iconic characters in Western animation for decades. He is perhaps most widely known as the French voice of Eugene H. Krabs (Mr. Krabs) and Sheldon J. Plankton in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, a role he has performed in the series as well as in several feature films. His career also includes significant work in Marvel Comics adaptations; he voiced Tony Stark as Iron Man in the 1990s Iron Man series and portrayed J. Jonah Jameson and Wilson Fisk (the Kingpin) in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. His other notable roles include Woodhouse in Archer, the title character in Zorro, and Colonel Meebur Gascon in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Throughout his career, Bedetti has been involved in several long-standing collaborations. His work on the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise has continued for over two decades, extending to video games such as SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake. He has also worked extensively in dubbing live-action television series, most notably as the French voice of Cruz Castillo on the soap opera Santa Barbara and as Eric Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful until 2006. Bedetti has also worked behind the scenes as a voice director, supervising the French dubbing for series such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Spider-Man.
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- FrenchAnime overview: Dirty Pair