Roberto Draghetti
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- Actor
- voice actor
Roberto Draghetti | |
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| Born | 24 August 1960 |
| Died | 24 July 2020 (aged 59) Rome, Italy |
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| Years active | 1985–2020 |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Francesca Draghetti (sister) |
Roberto Draghetti (24 August 1960 – 24 July 2020) was an Italian voice actor.[1]
Born in Rome and the older brother of actress and voice actress Francesca Draghetti, he started his career as a theatre actor in 1980 and became a voice actor and dubber ten years later. He performed the Italian-dubbed voices of Jamie Foxx, Noah Emmerich, Terry Crews and Idris Elba in some of their roles; other actors Draghetti dubbed included Mickey Rourke, Djimon Hounsou, Tyler Perry, Tyrese Gibson, Ray Stevenson and more.
Draghetti also worked in animation, giving his voice to characters such as Knut in Winx Club, Magnacat in Monster Allergy and providing the Italian-dubbed voices of Maurice in the Madagascar franchise, Stoick the Vast in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, Chef Hatchet in Total Drama, Eddy in Ed, Edd n Eddy and various characters in The Simpsons.
Death
Draghetti died in Rome of a sudden heart attack on 24 July 2020, one month before his 60th birthday.[2] He was survived by his daughter, Malvina.