André Sogliuzzo (born August 10, 1966) is an American voice actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles in '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', '' Darksiders II'', '' Final Fantasy XIII'', '' Jackie Chan Adventures'', '' Need for Speed: Most Wanted'', ''

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'', '' Scarface: The World Is Yours'', the ''

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'' series, '' Star Wars: Clone Wars'', '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' and '' Transformers: Devastation''.

Early life

Sogliuzzo was born in

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on August 10, 1966.

Career

From 2004 to 2015, Sogliuzzo served as the main replacement voice actor for Puss in Boots in the

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as Monsieur Hood and

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'' tie-in video game and ''

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''. Starting with the 2015-2018

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series '' The Adventures of Puss in Boots'',

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took over as the main replacement artist for the character from Sogliuzzo, who did voice a few characters in the show's first season.

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later replaced him as Farquaad in the 2023 video game ''DreamWorks All Star Kart Racing''. In 2003, Sogliuzzo was hired by

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to voice act in his

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animated film '' The Polar Express''. Sogliuzzo replaced

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as Smokey and Steamer after Jeter died one year prior to the film's release. For the part, Sogliuzzo recorded all of the remaining dialogue and redubbed most of Jeter's recorded audio for consistency. Sogliuzzo also voiced the characters in the film's tie-in video game later that year.Schaub, David (November 15, 2005).
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. ''Animation World Network''. Retrieved March 13, 2025. In 2006, Sogliuzzo voiced Tony Montana in the video game '' Scarface: The World Is Yours'', a sequel to the 1983 film '' Scarface'' after being handpicked by

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, Montana's actor in the 1983 film, after declining to reprise his role outside of providing his likeness due feeling his voice changed too much in the 23 years between the film and the game. Sogliuzzo would later reprise the role as Montana in a DLC package for the 2013 video game '' Payback 2''. Sogliuzzo has also voiced various characters for

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, such as Sparx in the ''

'' series starting in 2000, Camo and Voodood for the '' Skylanders'' series between 2011 and 2016, and Big Norm, Velo, and Zem '' Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled'' in 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theme parks

* '' Seven Dwarfs Mine Train'' – Doc

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sogliuzzo, André 1966 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American male actors American male comedians American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors American people of Italian descent Animal impersonators Comedians from New York City Male actors from New York City American impressionists (entertainers)