Renato Izzo (15 June 1929 – 30 July 2009) was an Italian

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and screenwriter.

Biography

Born in

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to Romolo and Giuseppina Izzo and the second of eight children, Izzo was considered to be among the most popular and influential actors and dubbers across Italy. He founded the dubbing society Pumais Due (formerly Gruppo Trenta) in 1980 and he helped other important dubbers achieve fame such as Massimo Lodolo,

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, Perla Liberatori,

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and Paolo Buglioni. He also incorporated his children and grandchildren into his ventures. Izzo was known for dubbing actors such as

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, Paul Newman,

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and Clint Eastwood. He was also renowned for his direction of the Italian dubbed versions of ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Renato Izzo had a daughters who are all voice actresses,

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Death

Izzo died in Rome on 30 July 2009, following a stroke, at the age of 80.Liliana D’Amico e Renato Izzo, genitori Simona Izzo/ Famiglia famosa del doppiaggio
(in Italian)

Filmography

Cinema

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'' (1955) *''

Wives and Obscurities ''Wives and Obscurities'' (Italian:''Moglie e buoi...'') is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo De Mitri and starring Gino Cervi, Walter Chiari Walter Annicchiarico (8 March 1924 – 20 December 1991), known as Walter Chiari , ...

'' (1956) *''Il cavaliere dai cento volti'' (1960) *''

Tiger of the Seven Seas ''La tigre dei sette mari'', internationally released as ''Tiger of the Seven Seas'', is a 1962 Italian adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano. It was a sequel to ''Queen of the Pirates''. Plot Consuelo is the daughter of the famous pirate ...

'' (1962) *''

Obiettivo ragazze ''Obiettivo ragazze'' is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Four ex-soldiers meet and reminisce about the times they were in the military: a parachutist mistaking his sergeant ...

'' (1963) *''

The Hours of Love ''The Hours of Love'' ( it, Le ore dell'amore) is a 1963 Italian comedy drama film directed by Luciano Salce. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi as Gianni * Emmanuelle Riva as Maretta * Barbara Steele as Leila * Umberto D'Orsi as Ottavio * Mara Berni as Mrs ...

'' (1963) *'' Excellent Cadavers'' (1999)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Izzo, Renato 1929 births 2009 deaths People from Campobasso Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Italian male television actors Italian male screenwriters Italian film producers Italian voice directors 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian screenwriters People of Campanian descent 20th-century Italian male writers