Giuseppe "Pino" Colizzi (born 12 November 1937) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Biography
Born in Rome, Colizzi started his career on stage at 17 years old,[2] then he graduated at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and in 1960 he got his first major role, playing the title role in an Italian TV adaptation of Tom Jones.[3] His career became more intense between the 1970s and the early 1980s, when he starred in a number of successful TV-series and genre films.[4] In 1977 he was cast as Jobab in Franco Zeffirelli's TV series Jesus of Nazareth, also dubbing the main character, portrayed by Robert Powell, in the Italian version. Since the 1980s, Colizzi focused on his activities as a voice actor and dubbing director.[5]
In 1999, he performed alongside Maggie Smith, Cher and Judi Dench in Tea with Mussolini and kept acting in cinema until the 2010s, when he decided to focus his career on literature.
From his relationship with ex-wife Manuela Andrei, Colizzi has two children, including the voice actress Chiara Colizzi.