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Francesco Pannofino

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Francesco Pannofino is a famous Italian actor and voice actor.

He uses his voice to bring many characters to life. He works on stages and in movies. He is also a very skilled dubber. Dubbing is when an actor provides a voice for a character.

This helps people watch foreign films in their own language. He is part of the fifth generation of Italian voice actors. This means he carries on a long tradition of great work.

Being a voice actor involves a lot of skill. Pannofino provides the Italian voices for many famous stars. He is the official voice for George Clooney and Denzel Washington. He also voices actors like Kurt Russell and Wesley Snipes.

He gives voices to many different types of characters. He voices the giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter films. He also voices the Green Goblin in the Spider-Man movies. Even in cartoons, he voices characters like Lrrr from Futurama.

His career started a long time ago. He was born on 14 November 1958 in Pieve di Teco. His parents came from a place called Locorotondo.

He moved to Rome with his family after 1972. He began acting in the theatre between the late 1970s and early 1980s. Later, he started acting on screen in the mid-1990s. He has appeared in many films and television series through the years.

There are many specific roles that people remember him for. He played the gangster Tommaso Buscetta in the film Giovanni Falcone.

He also played the character René Ferretti in the series Boris. In that show, he was a frustrated TV director. He even helped with the music for that series. He wrote a song called Ciak for the soundtrack. This name is a sound used on film sets to start action.

Outside of acting, Pannofino has many interesting hobbies. He is a big fan of the Lazio soccer team.

He loved the team since he was a teenager. In the mid-1970s, he sold drinks in the stands of the Olympic Stadium in Rome. He also writes music about real events. He once wrote a song called Il sequestro di stato. This song is in the film Patria, which stars him in the main role.

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