Oreste Rizzini (27 March 1940 – 18 March 2008) was an Italian

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and

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Biography

Born in

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, Rizzini began his career working as an actor on stage at some point during the early 1960s. He also narrated the documentary film ''Succede in Quarantotto'' or ''Italy After the War'' released in 1994. As a voice actor, Rizzini was best known for working on various American films' Italian language versions. He was most well known for dubbing the voice of

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in many of his films. He was also well known for providing the Italian voices of Bill Murray, Jon Voight,

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in some of their films. In his animated roles, he voiced Lord Farquaad in the Italian dub of '' Shrek'' as well as Skeletor in '' He-Man and the Masters of the Universe''.

Death

Rizzini died of a

stomach cancer Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach. Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas, which can be divided into a number of subtypes, including gastric adenocarcinomas. Lymph ...

in Rome on 18 March 2008, aged 67. He was later interred in a cemetery in

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Dubbing roles

Animation

*Lord Farquaad in '' Shrek'' *Lord Farquaad in '' Shrek 4-D'' *Lord Farquaad in ''

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in ''

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'' *Narrator in ''

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

'' * Skeletor in '' He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' (3rd voice) *Jean-Claude in '' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' *The Falcon in ''

Stuart Little 2 ''Stuart Little 2'' is a 2002 American live action/computer-animated comedy film directed by Rob Minkoff and starring Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, and Jonathan Lipnicki, and the voices of Michael J. Fox as Stuart Little and Nathan Lane as Snowbell th ...

'' *Lord Qin in ''

Mulan II ''Mulan II'' is a 2004 American direct-to-video animated musical adventure film produced by the Japanese office of Disneytoon Studios. It is directed by Darrell Rooney and Lynne Southerland. It is a sequel to the 1998 theatrically-released Di ...

'' * Scooter / Joe Snow in ''

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie ''It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie'' is a 2002 American musical fantasy comedy television film directed by Kirk R. Thatcher and written by Tom Martin and Jim Lewis. The film premiered November 29, 2002 on NBC and the first film to be m ...

'' * Peter Venkman in ''

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Live action

*Nathan R. Conrad in ''

Don't Say a Word ''Don't Say a Word'' is a 2001 American psychological thriller film starring Michael Douglas, Brittany Murphy and Sean Bean based on the novel ''Don't Say a Word'' by Andrew Klavan. It was directed by Gary Fleder and written by Anthony Peckham ...

'' *Jack Colton in '' Romancing the Stone'' *Jack Colton in '' The Jewel of the Nile'' *Zach in '' A Chorus Line'' *Oliver Rose in ''

The War of the Roses The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487), known at the time and for more than a century after as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the English throne in the mid-to-late fifteenth century. These wars were fought bet ...

'' *Ed Leland in '' Shining Through'' *Nick Curran in '' Basic Instinct'' *Charles Remington in '' The Ghost and the Darkness'' *Nicholas van Orton in '' The Game'' *Robert Wakefield in ''

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'' *Mr. Burmeister in ''

One Night at McCool's ''One Night at McCool's'' is a 2001 American neo-noir black comedy film written by Stan Seidel, directed by Harald Zwart, and starring Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser, John Goodman, Michael Douglas, Andrew Silverstein and Reba McEntire. P ...

'' *Steve Tobias in '' The In-Laws'' *Alex Gromberg in '' It Runs in the Family'' *Pete Garrison in '' The Sentinel'' *Bob Thompson in '' You, Me and Dupree'' * Peter Venkman in '' Ghostbusters'' *Peter Venkman in ''

Ghostbusters II ''GhostbustersII'' is a 1989 American Supernatural fiction, supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ramis, Rick Moranis ...

'' * Mick Dundee in '' Crocodile Dundee'' *Mick Dundee in ''

Crocodile Dundee II ''Crocodile Dundee II'' is a 1988 action comedy film and the second of the ''Crocodile Dundee'' film series. It is a sequel to ''Crocodile Dundee'' (1986) and was followed by ''Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles'' (2001). Actors Paul Hogan and Lin ...

'' *Oscar "Manny" Manheim in '' Runaway Train'' *Leo F. Drummond in '' The Rainmaker'' *Thomas Brian Reynolds in '' Enemy of the State'' * John McClane in ''

Die Hard 2 ''Die Hard 2'' (also known by its tagline ''Die Harder'')The film's onscreen title is ''Die Hard 2'', as also given at the initial home-video release'official website The film's original advertising used "Die Harder" as a tagline, and many rele ...

'' * Denethor in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' *Denethor in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' *Alex Gates in ''

Blood and Wine ''Blood and Wine'' is a 1996 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson and starring Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Jennifer Lopez, Judy Davis, and Michael Caine. The screenplay was written by Nick Villiers and Alison Cross. ...

'' *William Cleary in '' Wedding Crashers'' *William Earle in '' Batman Begins'' *James Braddock in '' Missing in Action 2: The Beginning'' *James Braddock in '' Braddock: Missing in Action III'' *Bud Newman in '' The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'' * Isador "Machete" Cortez in ''

Spy Kids ''Spy Kids'' is an American spy family action-adventure comedy franchise created by Robert Rodriguez. The plot follows adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, two children who become involved in their parents' espionage organization. The films inc ...

'' *Isador "Machete" Cortez in '' Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams'' * Lando Calrissian in '' Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' *Tion Medon in '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' *Kreacher in ''

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fifth novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. It follows Harry Potter's struggles through his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witc ...

'' *Bob Harris in '' Lost in Translation'' *Don Johnston in ''

Broken Flowers ''Broken Flowers'' is a 2005 French-American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and produced by Jon Kilik and Stacey Smith. The film focuses on an aging "Don Juan" who embarks on a cross-country journey to track down four of ...

'' *Elmer C. Robinson in '' Lonely Hearts''

References

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