Renato Cecchetto Explained

Renato Cecchetto
Birth Date:28 October 1951
Birth Place:Adria, Italy
Death Place:Rome, Italy
Years Active:1980–2022

Renato Cecchetto (28 October 1951 – 23 January 2022) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Biography

In the 1970s, Cecchetto attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his career working with film directors like Mario Monicelli and Carlo Vanzina.

Cecchetto was best known as a voice actor, who gave his voice to Shrek in the Italian dub of the Shrek franchise[2] and to nearly all the Disney Pixar characters originally voiced by John Ratzenberger, including Hamm from the Toy Story film series and Mack from the Cars film series. Additionally, Cecchetto served as the voice of Meow Meow Fuzzyface in the Italian dub of BoJack Horseman and from seasons 12 to 19, he was the Italian voice of Cleveland Brown on Family Guy, replacing Luciano Marchitiello.

In Cecchetto's live action roles, he dubbed over the voices of John Candy as the title character in Uncle Buck, Temuera Morrison as Axel Hood in Barb Wire and Jeffrey Tambor as Sid Garner in The Hangover film trilogy.

Death

Cecchetto died of complications from injuries sustained in a scooter accident at the San Camillo Hospital in Rome on 23 January 2022, at the age of 70.[3]

Filmography

Cinema

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1981Guys and Dolls in the SuburbsWalter
Fracchia the FanaticDIGOS' Chief
1982Pierino colpisce ancoraDr. Paoletti
Roma dalla finestra
GrogCaputo
All My Friends Part 2Augusto Verdirame
The Female BodyguardThe Jeweler
Buona come il paneGaston
1983The Story of PieraMale nurse
The Pool HustlersGiovanni
1984Ladies & Gentlemen
1985Fatto su misura
1986The Carabinieri LieutenantUrban Security Guard
Italian Fast FoodDirector
1987L'estate sta finendoPrete
1988Animali metropolitaniOscar Innocenzi
Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopoLuciano’s friend
1990Fantozzi to the RescueJudge
1991AbbronzatissimiOsvaldo
1992Dearest Relatives, Poisonous RelationsFilippo
Persone perbene
1993Abbronzatissimi 2 - Un anno dopoMr. Boccioni
1994Prestazione straordinariaErnesto

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1977Il bagno
1980Bambole: scene di un delitto perfettoCalascibettaTV miniseries
1983Bebawi - Il delitto di via LazioTV miniseries
1984La piovraAchille BordonaroTV miniseries
I racconti del marescialloGerente MotelTV miniseries
1986La piovra 2Achille BordonaroTV miniseries
1987Cinque storie inquietantiTV miniseries
1988Una lepre con la faccia di bambinaRagioniere ClericiTV miniseries
1989Oggi ho vinto anch'ioVittorioTV film
1990Non aprite all'uomo neroTV film
1994Sì, ti voglio beneTV miniseries
In fondo al cuoreTV miniseries
1998Anni '50ConciergeTV miniseries
Come quando fuori pioveBernardoTV film
2005Le voyage de LouisaTV film

Voice work

Dubbing

Film (Animation, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)Ref
1995Toy StoryHamm[4]
1998A Bug's LifeP.T. Flea[5]
1999Toy Story 2Hamm[6]
2000[7]
2001Monsters, Inc.The Abominable Snowman[8]
ShrekShrek[9]
2004Finding NemoSchool of Moonfish[10]
The Lion King 1½Uncle Max[11]
Shrek 2Shrek[12]
Shrek 4-D
2006CarsMack[13]
Hamm Truck
The Abominable Snowplow
P.T. Flea Car
2007Shrek the ThirdShrek[14]
RatatouilleMustafa[15]
2008WALL-EJohn[16]
UpTom[17]
2010Shrek Forever AfterShrek[18]
Toy Story 3Hamm[19]
2011Cars 2Mack[20]
Hawaiian VacationHamm
Small Fry
2012Partysaurus Rex
2013Monsters UniversityThe Abominable Snowman[21]
2014Humerus
The BoxtrollsMr. Trout
2015Inside OutFritz[22]
The Good DinosaurEarl[23]
2016Finding DoryBill[24]
2017The BreadwinnerRazaq
Cars 3Mack[25]
CocoJuan Ortodoncia[26]
2018Obelix
2019Toy Story 4Hamm[27]
KlausAksel Ellingboe
2020OnwardFennwick[28]

Films (Live action, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)Original actorRef
1989Uncle BuckBuck RussellJohn Candy[29]
1990DarkmanPauly MazzuchelliNicholas Worth
1991Problem Child 2SmithPaul Willson
1994The MaskDetective DoyleJim Doughan[30]
1996Barb WireAxel HoodTemuera Morrison
1997MarquiseGros RenéPatrick Timsit
1999Fantasia 2000James LevineJames Levine[31]
2001Vanilla SkyThomas TippTimothy Spall
2002Big Fat LiarMarcus DuncanRussell Hornsby
2004The Life and Death of Peter SellersMaurice WoodruffStephen Fry
Ocean's TwelveIan Nicholas McNally / MatsuiRobbie Coltrane
2007Balls of FuryErnie RodriguezGeorge Lopez
2009Dragonball EvolutionMr. KingeryJulian Sedgwick
The HangoverSid GarnerJeffrey Tambor[32]
2011The Hangover Part II[33]
2013The Hangover Part III[34]
2015Ip Man 3Fat PoKent Cheng
2016CatfightDr. JonesDylan Baker
2017Goodbye Christopher RobinRupertRichard McCabe
Pitch Perfect 3Fergus HobartJohn Lithgow
2018GottiBartholomew BorielloLeo Rossi

Television (Animation, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)NotesRef
1983–2006Dr. SlumpSuppamanRecurring role (1st edition)
1995Camp CandyJohn CandyMain cast
2003Pigs Next DoorPhilMain cast
2007Shrek the HallsShrekTV special
Vampiyan KidsFranken1 episode (season 1x08)
2010Scared ShreklessShrekTV special
2010–2012The Penguins of MadagascarCommissioner McSlade4 episodes
2013–2014Monsters vs. AliensCovertonMain cast
2014–2022Family GuyCleveland BrownRecurring role (seasons 12–19)[35]
2015–2018BoJack HorsemanMeow Meow FuzzyfaceRecurring role (seasons 1–5)[36]
2015–2019Star vs. the Forces of EvilGlossaryckMain cast (seasons 1–4)
2019The Gourmand / skekAyuk1 episode
2019–2021AmphibiaMayor Fredrick ToadstoolRecurring role (seasons 1–2)
2020Forky Asks a QuestionHammMain cast
2021–2022Monsters at WorkThe Abominable SnowmanRecurring role (seasons 1)[37]

Television (Live action, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)NotesOriginal actorRef
1983–1988St. ElsewhereDr. Elliot AxelrodMain cast (2nd voice)Stephen Furst
1985Emerald Point N.A.S.Jack WarrenMain castCharles Frank
1990–1991Out of This WorldBeano FroelichMain castJoe Alaskey
2003AliasAnthony Russek 3 episodes (season 1)Miguel Sandoval
2017GothamLazlo Valentin / Professor Pyg5 episodesMichael Cerveris

Video games (Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)Ref
1997OutlawsBob Graham
1998Grim FandangoManny Calavera
Grim FandangoManny Calavera
A Bug's LifeP.T. Flea
Kyle Katarn
2002Charlie Sidjan
2003Finding NemoSchool of Moonfish
2006CarsMack
2009Clone troopers
2013Disney InfinityHamm
2017Mack

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Renato Cecchetto's voice acting and dubbing contributions. Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net . 24 August 2018. it.
  2. News: Film più belli doppiati da Renato Cecchetto . 27 August 2018 . PopcornTv.it . it.
  3. Web site: 2022-01-24 . Renato Cecchetto, morto a 70 anni l'attore e doppiatore: fu la voce di Shrek . 2023-10-31 . www.ilmessaggero.it . it.
  4. Web site: Toy Story Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  5. Web site: A Bug's Life Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 2, 2024.
  6. Web site: Toy Story 2 Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  7. Web site: Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  8. Web site: Monsters, Inc. Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net. September 1, 2024.
  9. Web site: Shrek Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net. September 1, 2024.
  10. Web site: Finding Nemo Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 2, 2024.
  11. Web site: The Lion King 1½ Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net. September 1, 2024.
  12. Web site: Shrek 2 Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net. September 1, 2024.
  13. Web site: Cars Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  14. Web site: Shrek the Third Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net. September 1, 2024.
  15. Web site: Ratatouille Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 2, 2024.
  16. Web site: WALL-E Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 2, 2024.
  17. Web site: Up Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 2, 2024.
  18. Web site: Shrek Forever After Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net. September 1, 2024.
  19. Web site: Toy Story 3 Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  20. Web site: Cars 2 Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  21. Web site: Monsters University Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net. September 1, 2024.
  22. Web site: Inside Out Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 2, 2024.
  23. Web site: The Good Dinosaur Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 2, 2024.
  24. Web site: Finding Dory Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 2, 2024.
  25. Web site: Cars 3 Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  26. Web site: Coco Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 2, 2024.
  27. Web site: Toy Story 4 Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  28. Web site: Onward Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 2, 2024.
  29. Web site: Uncle Buck Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  30. Web site: The Mask Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  31. Web site: Fantasia 2000 Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  32. Web site: The Hangover Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  33. Web site: The Hangover Part II Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  34. Web site: The Hangover Part III Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  35. Web site: Family Guy Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  36. Web site: BoJack Horseman Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.
  37. Web site: Monsters at Work Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . September 1, 2024.

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