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Italian actor and voice actor (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francesco Saverio Venditti (born 27 August 1976) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
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Born | Francesco Saverio Venditti 27 August 1976 |
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Years active | 1985–present |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Spouse | Alexandra La Capria (divorced) |
Children | 4 |
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Relatives | Ricky Tognazzi (stepfather) Renato Izzo (grandfather) Rossella Izzo (aunt) Fiamma Izzo (aunt) Giuppy Izzo (aunt) Myriam Catania (cousin) |
Born in Rome to singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti and actress Simona Izzo, Venditti made his acting debut on television as a child in 1985 and made his first film appearance in the 1995 film Strangled Lives directed by his stepfather Ricky Tognazzi. He then appeared in a 1995 TV film directed by Paolo Poeti.
Venditti generally made appearances in fiction stories on television, such as Caro maestro as well as Una donna per amico and Lo zio d'America. He also starred as the young Nicola Catania in the television movie The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII.[2][3]
As a voice actor, Venditti performed the Italian voice of Ryan Reynolds and Nicholas Hoult as Deadpool and Beast respectively in the X-Men film franchise. Other actors he occasionally dubs includes Michael Peña, Giovanni Ribisi, Justin Long, Diego Luna and David Dastmalchian. In his animated roles, he voiced Oliver in the Italian-Language dub of Oliver & Company.
From Venditti's marriage to screenwriter Alexandra La Capria, he had two children, Alice and Tomaso. He also has another two children, Leonardo and Mia, from his second wife Cristina Congiunti.
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