Vittorio Stagni


Vittorio Stagni is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Milan to an actor and theatre administrator, Stagni began his acting career at a very young age. He studied hard to become an actor, mime and circus performer, coached by such figures as Pëtr Šarov, Lee Strasberg, Jacques Lecoq, Giancarlo Cobelli and the Circo Orfei. When he was 7 years old, Stagni acted in a play directed by Luchino Visconti, while one of his first roles as a voice actor was in Dumbo, in which he provided the Italian-dubbed voice of Skinny. At 12, he sang Ave Maria at Linda Christian and Tyrone Power's marriage. In the 1950s he also began to act on screen and in radio plays. Through the years, Stagni's performances onstage were directed by Aldo Trionfo, Franco Enriquez, Orazio Costa, Vittorio Gassman, Gigi Proietti, Giancarlo Sbragia, and Giorgio Albertazzi.
As a voice actor, Stagni performed in a few Italian animated films and dubbed many Disney characters in Italian, such as Mickey Mouse in the 1970s, Br'er Rabbit in the 2nd redubbing of Song of the South, and Donald Duck in the 1988 animated movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He is also Rick Moranis' official Italian voice and has dubbed Alvaro Vitali and Wallace Shawn in many of their roles, also providing the voices of Warwick Davis' Filius Flitwick in the Italian version of the Harry Potter film franchise and multiple characters, including Mr. Crocker, in the animated series Fairly OddParents, of which he also directed the dubbing process. Stagni even dubbed two actresses, Anne Ramsey and Linda Hunt, in Italian.
He is also a musician, having written and performed soundtracks for plays, films, TV shows and documentaries.

Personal life

Stagni was previously married to voice actress Lorenza Biella. They have a daughter, actress and voice actress Ilaria Stagni.

Filmography

Cinema

Television

La trincea – TV miniseries Il caso Maurizius – TV miniseries Il cappello nero – TV series, episode 1.5 Caravaggio – TV miniseries, third episode Il Circolo Pickwick – TV series, 3 episodes Addio giovinezza! – TV film La pietra di Luna – TV miniseries Anna Kuliscioff – TV miniseries, 2 episodes Una donna per amico – TV series, fifth episode

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live-action

Discography

Soundtracks

Aretino's Stories of the Three Lustful Daughters ; a single, performed by Germana Dominici, was also released: La ballata dell'Aretino
  • ''Le mille e una notte... e un'altra ancora!''

Albums

Giochi musicali

Singles

  • Germana Dominici – La ballata dell'Aretino : co-author
  • Enrico Lazzareschi – Corri cavallo / Sotto il canapé : co-author

Featuring in compilations

Vroommm – Funk Cinematique : Blues Elena
  • Max Gazzè – Una musica può fare remixes : vocals in ''Feel the Beat Version''