Pierre Arditi (born 1 December 1944) is a French

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. He is the brother of French actress

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Life and career

Born in Paris, his father was the painter Georges Arditi, from

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of Jewish descent, and his mother Yvonne Leblicq was Belgian from

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. In 1987 he won a

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for his role in '' Mélo'', and in 1994, a

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for his role in ''

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''. Although his work has primarily been in French film and theater, Arditi is known in the

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world as the French voice of

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. Arditi dubbed Christopher Reeve on the French-language version of the three first Superman films by

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and

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. Because of the added footage in the DVD Special Edition of Donner's ''Superman'', the film had to be re-dubbed with a different voice actor. He also provided the French voice for Reeve in the comedy/whodunit '' Deathtrap''. He was the voice of the documentary series ''Untamed Africa,'' written and produced by

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. He was made ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the

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in 2002. He was made ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the

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on 7 April 1994, and promoted ''Officier'' (Officer) in 2005.

Filmography

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