Massimo Popolizio (born 4 July 1961) is an Italian

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and

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Biography

Massimo Popolizio studied at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in

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in 1984, Popolizio started his career as a stage actor and, after graduation, started a fruitful artistic collaboration with theater director

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. In 1995 he won a UBU Award as Best Actor for his work in Shakespeare's ''

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'' and ''Towards Peer Gynt'' inspired by ''Peer Gynt'' by Henrik Ibsen, and again in 2001 for his role in Carlo Goldoni's 1747 play ''The Venetian Twins''. In 2006 he won the Golden Aeschylus, conferred by the National Classic Drama Institute (INDA). In 2012, Popolizio returned to Ibsen in the title role of the stage work ''

John Gabriel Borkman ''John Gabriel Borkman'' is a 1896 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It was his penultimate work. Plot The Borkman family fortunes have been brought low by the imprisonment of John Gabriel who used his position as a bank manager to ...

'', with Lucrezia Lante della Rovere and Manuela Mandracchia. In 2013 he played Don Palma in the TV show '' Una grande famiglia''. Popolizio lent his voice for the Italian dubbing of Lord Voldemort in the '' Harry Potter'' films, to

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(Dr. William "Bill" Harford) in ''

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'' and to the voice of Lionel Abelanski (Shlomo) in '' Train of Life''. He acquired visibility with his more recent film roles in ''Crime Novel'', ''Black Sea'' and ''My Brother Is an Only Child'', as well as in the role of Victor Sbardella in ''Il Divo'' by

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. In 1998 he won the Silver Ribbon for the dubbing of the film ''

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'', directed by Kenneth Branagh. In 1998 he voiced

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in the role of Danny Boodman TD Lemon 1900 in the film ''

The Legend of 1900 ''The Legend of 1900'' ( it, La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano, 'The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean') is a 1998 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore and starring Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Mélanie Thierry. It was Tor ...

''. In 2009 he was the Italian voice of actor Cal Lightman, the protagonist of the series ''Lie to Me'' (also played by Tim Roth). In 2013, he returned to the cinema with ''

Welcome Mr. President ''Welcome Mr. President'' ( it, Benvenuto Presidente!) is a 2013 Italian comedy film directed by Riccardo Milani and starring Claudio Bisio. Plot Giuseppe Garibaldi is a modest librarian in a small town in Piedmont. He loves to read, transmit cu ...

'' and ''

The Great Beauty ''The Great Beauty'' ( it, La grande bellezza ) is a 2013 art drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in co ...

''.

Filmography

Cinema

*''

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'' (1983) *'' L'assassina'' (1989) *''

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'' (1993) *'' Heartless'' (1995) *''

The Elective Affinities ''The Elective Affinities'' ( it, Le affinità elettive, french: Les affinités électives) is a 1996 Italian-French comedy film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. It was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * ...

'' (1996) *''

Romanzo Criminale ''Romanzo criminale'' (; "Criminal Novel") is an Italian-language film released in 2005, directed by Michele Placido, a criminal drama, it was highly acclaimed and won 15 awards. It is based on Giancarlo De Cataldo's 2002 novel, which is in turn ...

'' (2005) *''

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'' (2006) *''

My Brother Is an Only Child ''My Brother Is an Only Child'' ( it, Mio fratello è figlio unico) is a 2007 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It is based on an Antonio Pennacchi novel. The title comes from a song by Rino Gaetano from 1976. Plot Accio ( Elio ...

'' (2007) *''

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'' (2008) *'' The Big Dream'' (2009) *''

The Santa Claus Gang ''The Santa Claus Gang'' ( it, La banda dei Babbi Natale) is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Paolo Genovese. Plot During Christmas Eve, Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo are arrested for home burglary. As the three were dressed as Santa Claus, th ...

'' (2010) *'' 20 Cigarettes'' (2010) *'' Boris - Il film'' (2011) *'' Drifters'' (2011) *'' Steel'' (2012) *''

'' (2013) *''

Amici come noi ''Amici come noi'' () is a 2014 Italian comedy film directed by Enrico Lando. Cast Production The film was shot primarily in Monte Sant'Angelo. Other cities in which it was shot are Foggia, Milan, Rome and Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit ...

'' (2014) *''

Leopardi Count Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi (, ; 29 June 1798 – 14 June 1837) was an Italian philosopher, poet, essayist, and philologist. He is considered the greatest Italian poet of the nineteenth century and one of ...

'' (2014) *'' The Rich, the Pauper and the Butler'' (2014) *'' Arianna'' (2015) *'' The Big Score'' (2016) *''

Era d'estate ''Era d'estate'' (''It Was in the Summer'') is an Italian biographical drama film directed by Fiorella Infascelli, starring Giuseppe Fiorello and Massimo Popolizio, based on the permanence of judges Paolo Borsellino and Giovanni Falcone on the As ...

'' (2016) *'' I'm Back'' (2018) *'' Once Upon a Time... in Bethlehem'' (2019) *'' The Predators'' (2020)

Television

*'' Requiem per voce e pianoforte'', directed by Tomaso Sherman - miniserie TV (1991) *'' La famiglia Ricordi'', directed by

Mauro Bolognini Mauro Bolognini (28 June 1922 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian film and stage director of literate sensibility, known for his masterly handling of period subject matter. Early years Bolognini was born in Pistoia, in the Tuscany region of Italy. ...

- miniserie TV (1995) *'' L'attentatuni - Il grande attentato'', directed by Claudio Bonivento - film TV (2001) *''

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'', directed by Claudio Bonivento - film TV (2005) *'' La stagione dei delitti'', directed by Claudio Bonivento,

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e Daniele Costantini - serie TV, 6 episodi (2007) * '' Il delitto di via poma'', directed by

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(2011) * '' Il clan dei camorristi'', directed by Alexis Sweet e

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- Serie TV (2013) * '' Una grande famiglia'', seconda stagione, directed by Riccardo Milani - Serie TV (2013) * '' Qualunque cosa succeda'', directed by Alberto Negrin - Serie TV (2014)

Theatre

*''S. Giovanna, directed by

'' (1983) *''Due Commedie in Commedia, G. B. Andreini, directed by

'' (1984) *''Tasso,

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, directed by Cesare Lievi'' (1986) *''Il Gabbiano, Anton Cechov, directed by Massimo Castri'' (1987) *'' Aiace, Sofocle, directed by

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'' (1988) *''La Sposa di Messina, Friedrich Schiller, directed by Elio De Capitani'' (1990) *'' Gli Ultimi Giorni dell'Umanità, Karl Kraus, directed by

'' (1992) *''Misura per misura,

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, directed by

'' (1992) *''Aminta,

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, directed by

'' (1993) *''Venezia Salva,

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, directed by

'' (1993) *''Peer Gynt, Henrik Ibsen, directed by

'' (1995) *''

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, directed by

'' (1995) *''I Fratelli Karamazov, Fedor Dostoevskij, directed by

'' (2001) *''I Due Gemelli Veneziani,

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, directed by

'' (2001) *'' Lolita,

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, directed by

'' (2002) *'' Baccanti, Euripide, directed by

'' (2002) *''Rane, Aristofane, directed by

'' (2002) *''

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, by

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, directed by Luca Ronconi'' (2005) *''

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, Rostand, directed by Daniele Abbado'' (2009) *'' Il misantropo,

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, directed by Massimo Castri'' (2010) *''Blackbird, D. Harrower, directed by Lluis Pasqual'' (2011) *''

, by Ibsen, directed by Piero Maccarinelli'' (2012) * ''Visita al padre'', by ''Roland Schimmelpfennig'', directed by ''Carmelo Rifici'' (2014)

Dubbing

Movies

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in '' Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'', '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', ''

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'', ''

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' is a 2011 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. The film is the second of two cinematic parts based on the 2007 novel ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow ...

'' *

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in '' Sostiene Pereira'', ''

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'' and in '' The Eighth Day'' *

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in ''

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'' *

in ''

'' *

in ''

'' and ''

Lie to Me ''Lie to Me'' (stylized as ''Lie to me*'') is an American crime drama television series. It originally ran on the Fox network from January 21, 2009, to January 31, 2011. In the show, Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) and his colleagues in The Lightma ...

'' *

Kenneth Branagh Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has served as its president since 2015. He has won an Academy Award, four BAFTAs (plus ...

in ''

'' and '' Othello'' *

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in '' Train of Life'' *

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in '' Anonymous'' *

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in '' Beowulf'' *

Ulrich Noethen Ulrich Noethen (born 18 November 1959) is a German actor who has appeared in many movies and TV films. He starred in ''Comedian Harmonists''. He also played Heinrich Himmler twice, in ''Der Untergang'' and ''Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrst ...

in ''

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'' *

Ulrich Mühe Friedrich Hans Ulrich Mühe (; 20 June 1953 – 22 July 2007) was a German film, television and theatre actor. He played the role of Hauptmann (Captain) Gerd Wiesler in the Oscar-winning film '' Das Leben der Anderen'' (''The Lives of Others'', 2 ...

in ''

My Führer – The Really Truest Truth about Adolf Hitler ''My Führer – The Really Truest Truth about Adolf Hitler'' (german: Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler) is a 2007 German comedy-drama film directed by Dani Levy. The setting is World War II, around New Year's o ...

References

External links

* *2005
''Il deserto dei tartari'' su Radio 3 letto da Massimo Popolizio
(Il Terzo Anello - Ad alta voce): 23 puntate, formato .ram *2006
''Il maestro e Margherita'' su Radio 3 letto da Massimo Popolizio
(Il Terzo Anello - Ad alta voce): 22 puntate, formato .ram *2007
''Le avventure di Tom Sayer'' di Mark Twain, su Radio 3 letto da Massimo Popolizio
(Il Terzo Anello - Ad alta voce): 20 puntate, formato .ram *2008
''Le memorie di Barry Lindon'' su Radio 3 letto da Massimo Popolizio
(Il Terzo Anello - Ad alta voce): puntate formato .ram {{DEFAULTSORT:Popolizio, Massimo 1961 births Living people Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian male voice actors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni People of Apulian descent