{{Short description|Italian actor and voice actor (born 1959)}} {{Infobox person | name = Massimo Lodolo | image = File:Massimo lodolo 2018.png | caption = Lodolo in 2018 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|11|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Rome, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|voice actor|dialogue writer|dubbing director}} | years_active = 1965–present | relatives = Sandro Lodolo (uncle) }}
'''Massimo Lodolo''' (born 12 November 1959) is an Italian actor and voice actor.<ref name=mondo>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/voci/vociml.htm |title=Massimo Lodolo's voice acting and dubbing contributions|publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=18 September 2018}}</ref>
==Biography== Born in Rome, Lodolo is of Friulian descent on his father's side of the family. He is the nephew of director and screenwriter Sandro Lodolo. He started out his career as a child starring in commercials directed by his uncle and he worked in the radio industry as a presenter during his teen years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.popcorntv.it/guide/attori-doppiati-da-massimo-lodolo/32602?refresh_ce-cp/ |title=Attori doppiati da Massimo Lodolo|publisher= news.popcorn.it|date= |accessdate=18 September 2018}}</ref> As an actor, he starred in plays written by Oscar Wilde and Carlo Goldoni and also enjoyed success as a screen actor, participating in films such as the 1992 film ''Flight of the Innocent'' and the television series ''Caro maestro''.
Lodolo is also renowned as a voice actor and dubber. He is typically known for dubbing malevolent, selfish, greedy and arrogant characters. He is best known for voicing Lucius Malfoy (portrayed by Jason Isaacs) in the Italian dub of the ''Harry Potter'' film franchise as well as Gopher in the Italian dub of the ''Winnie the Pooh'' franchise. Among the actors he is known for dubbing includes Vincent Cassel, Tim Roth, Andy García, Gary Oldman and Alfred Molina.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHZPPTAJ0eY Intervista a MASSIMO LODOLO (2012) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it]</ref>
=== Personal life === Lodolo is currently in a relationship with the voice actress Benedetta Degli Innocenti, who is nearly 30 years his junior.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CpoK4XPPshk/?igsh=NzJjaGI1eHByZjdl |title=Instagram}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=September 2024}}
==Filmography== ===Cinema=== *''Stasera in quel palazzo'' (1991) *''Ask for the Moon'' (1991) *''Blu notte'' (1992) *''Flight of the Innocent'' (1992) *''Alto rischio'' (1993) *''Bits and Pieces'' (1996) *''Caro maestro'' - TV series (1996-1997) *''Ilona Arrives with the Rain'' (1996) *''Lucky and Zorba'' (1998) - voice * ''Gli Smile and Go e il braciere di fuoco'' (2006) - voice<ref name=mondo /> *''Adrian'' - TV series (2019) - voice<ref name=mondo />
==Dubbing roles== ===Animation=== *Sarousch in ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame II'' *Gopher in ''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'', ''Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie'' * Matt Groening, Gary Busey, Robert Wagner, Father Sean and Sideshow Bob (episode 17.8) in ''The Simpsons''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/anim/isimpson.htm|title=I Simpson (The Simpsons)|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|language=it}}</ref> *Lord Shen in ''Kung Fu Panda 2'' *Moriarty in ''Sherlock Gnomes'' *Frederick Sackville-Bagg in ''The Little Vampire 3D'' *Colonel Cutter in ''Antz'' *Yivo in ''Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs'' *Bugs Bunny in ''Daffy Duck's Quackbusters'' *Frankie Lino in ''Shark Tale'' *Professor Mac Krill in ''Help! I'm a Fish'' *Griffin in ''Quest for Camelot'' *Thug Guard in ''The Great Mouse Detective'' *Beaver in ''Lady and the Tramp'' (1997 redub) *Emperor Maltazard in ''Arthur and the Invisibles'', ''Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard'', ''Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds'' *Lloyd Christmas in ''Dumb and Dumber'' *Optimus Prime in ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''
===Live action=== *Lucius Malfoy in ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'', ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'', ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'', ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' *Marcus in ''Irréversible'' *Mike Blueberry in ''Blueberry'' *Brisseau in ''Secret Agents'' *Joseph in ''Sheitan'' *Jacques Mesrine in ''Mesrine'' *Franck in ''Trance'' *Gregori in ''Partisan'' *Ringo "Pumpkin" in ''Pulp Fiction'' *Drexl Spivey in ''True Romance'' *Egor Korshunov in ''Air Force One'' *Russell Casse in ''Independence Day'' *Bishop Aringarosa in ''The Da Vinci Code'' *John Pearce in ''Restoration'' *Terry Benedict in ''Ocean's Eleven'', ''Ocean's Twelve'', ''Ocean's Thirteen'' *Dominic Badguy in ''Muppets Most Wanted'' *Barton Fink in ''Barton Fink'' *Nathaniel Shepherd in ''The Space Between Us'' *Jack Baldwin in ''End Game'' *Vincent van Gogh in ''Vincent & Theo'' *Charley Pearl in ''The Marrying Man'' *Guildenstern in ''Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead'' *Archie in ''Broken'' *Ted in ''Four Rooms'' *Detective Bryer in ''Arbitrage'' *Roy in ''The Liability'' *George Wallace in ''Selma'' *Coach Jared in ''1 Mile to You'' *Emilio Lopez in ''Mr. Deeds'' *Fatoush "Phantom" Hakbarah in ''You Don't Mess with the Zohan'' *Ula in ''50 First Dates'' *Colonel J. Wesley McCullough in ''War for the Planet of the Apes'' *John Shooter in ''Secret Window'' *Rat King in ''The Nutcracker in 3D'' *Morty in ''Click'' *Enrico Pollini in ''Rat Race'' *Amedeo Modigliani in ''Modigliani'' *Jack Begosian in ''A Dark Truth'' *Enrique Gorostieta in ''For Greater Glory'' *Andrew Palma in ''Geostorm'' *Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus in ''Spider-Man 2'' *Davide Rieti in ''The Moon and the Stars'' *Jack Mellor in ''An Education'' *Frank Burton in ''Abduction'' *Doc in ''Swelter'' *Carnegie in ''The Book of Eli'' *Reynolds Woodcock in ''Phantom Thread'' *Collector in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', ''Avengers: Infinity War''
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