Francesco Pannofino


Francesco Pannofino is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Pieve di Teco, Pannofino's parents originated from Locorotondo. Sometime after 1972, he and his family moved to Rome. He began his career in the 1980s. As an actor, Pannofino appeared in many films and television programs. These include Giovanni Falcone - L'uomo che sfidò Cosa Nostra, in which he portrayed real life gangster Tommaso Buscetta. He also appeared in Night Bus starring Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Valerio Mastandrea as well as the TV film '.
As a voice actor, Pannofino dubbed characters into the Italian language. He is the official voice actor of George Clooney and Denzel Washington. Other actors he often or occasionally dubs includes Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Antonio Banderas, Tom Hanks, Kurt Russell, Dan Aykroyd, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michael Madsen, Kiefer Sutherland and Kevin Spacey. Pannofino performed the Italian voices of characters such as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter franchise, Lrrr in Futurama, Gil Grissom in ', Budd in ' and ' and many more.
In 1978, Pannofino was a witness of the kidnapping of Aldo Moro. At that time, he was waiting for a bus to take him to university so that he can undergo an algebra exam.

Personal life

Pannofino is married to voice actress Emanuela Rossi, whom he has made several collaborations with. Together, they have one son, Andrea. They briefly divorced in 2006 but they eventually remarried in 2011. Pannofino's brother Lino is a dialogue writer.

Filmography

Cinema

Animation