Luigi Proietti was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, director, musician, singer and television presenter. He has dubbed the voices of actors such as Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, Sylvester Stallone, Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Newman, Charlton Heston and Marlon Brando. His credits also include the role of the Genie in the Italian version of the Aladdin film series and Draco in Dragonheart. He suffered a heart attack whilst in the hospital, having been admitted fifteen days prior for heart-related problems.
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Luigi Proietti was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, director, musician, singer and television presenter. He has dubbed the voices of actors such as Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, Sylvester Stallone, Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Newman, Charlton Heston and Marlon Brando. His credits also include the role of the Genie in the Italian version of the Aladdin film series and Draco in Dragonheart.
On 1 November 2020 he suffered a heart attack whilst in the hospital, having been admitted fifteen days prior for heart-related problems. He died the following morning, in the early hours of 2 November 2020, the day of his 80th birthday. After his death, the mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi arranged for the Silvano Toti Globe Theatre to be renamed after him. His nephew Raele has followed him into a voice dubbing career.
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