Gianni Musy | |
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Born | Giovanni Musy 3 August 1931
Milan, Italy |
Died | 7 October 2011
Mentana, Italy | (aged 80)
Other names | Gianni Glori Gianni Musy Glori |
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Years active | 1942–2011 |
Spouse | Rada Rassimov |
Children |
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Giovanni Musy (3 August 1931 – 7 October 2011) was an Italian actor and voice actor. [1]
Born in Milan, the son of actors Enrico Glori and Gianna Pacetti, he started his career as a child actor at eleven years old. [2] He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in his hometown. [2] Starting from the late 1950s, Musy began an intense career as a character actor, being often cast in roles of villain. [2] Musy became best known through his television work, notably the RAI TV-series Le inchieste del commissario Maigret, E le stelle stanno a guardare, Dov'è Anna. [2] [3]
Musy was also very active as a voice dubbing artist. [2] [3] He was the primary Italian voice of Dumbledore from the Harry Potter film franchise as well as Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings. He sometimes dubbed actors such as Richard Harris, Marlon Brando, Christopher Plummer, Sean Connery, George Peppard, James Coburn and more. He even voice Giuseppe Garibaldi in the Italian animated film L'eroe dei due mondi, directed by Guido Manuli in 1994.
From his marriage to actress Rada Rassimov, he had two daughters, Mascia, who is an actress, and Stella, who is a voice dubbing actress.
Musy died in Mentana of a long illness on October 7, 2011 at the age of 80.
Media related to Gianni Musy at Wikimedia Commons
Gianni Musy | |
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Born | Giovanni Musy 3 August 1931
Milan, Italy |
Died | 7 October 2011
Mentana, Italy | (aged 80)
Other names | Gianni Glori Gianni Musy Glori |
Occupations |
|
Years active | 1942–2011 |
Spouse | Rada Rassimov |
Children |
|
Giovanni Musy (3 August 1931 – 7 October 2011) was an Italian actor and voice actor. [1]
Born in Milan, the son of actors Enrico Glori and Gianna Pacetti, he started his career as a child actor at eleven years old. [2] He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in his hometown. [2] Starting from the late 1950s, Musy began an intense career as a character actor, being often cast in roles of villain. [2] Musy became best known through his television work, notably the RAI TV-series Le inchieste del commissario Maigret, E le stelle stanno a guardare, Dov'è Anna. [2] [3]
Musy was also very active as a voice dubbing artist. [2] [3] He was the primary Italian voice of Dumbledore from the Harry Potter film franchise as well as Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings. He sometimes dubbed actors such as Richard Harris, Marlon Brando, Christopher Plummer, Sean Connery, George Peppard, James Coburn and more. He even voice Giuseppe Garibaldi in the Italian animated film L'eroe dei due mondi, directed by Guido Manuli in 1994.
From his marriage to actress Rada Rassimov, he had two daughters, Mascia, who is an actress, and Stella, who is a voice dubbing actress.
Musy died in Mentana of a long illness on October 7, 2011 at the age of 80.
Media related to Gianni Musy at Wikimedia Commons