Massimo Dapporto

{{Infobox person

| name = Massimo Dapporto

| image = Massimo Dapporto ArezzoTV 2018.png

| caption = Dapporto in 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1945|8|8}}

| birth_place = Milan, Kingdom of Italy

| death_date =

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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|voice actor|dialogue writer}}

| yearsactive = 1973–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Stefania Longo|1971}}

| children = Davide Dapporto

| father = Carlo Dapporto

}}

Massimo Dapporto (born 8 August 1945) is an Italian actor and voice actor.{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/voci/vocimd.htm |title=Massimo Dapporto's dubbing contributions|website=Antoniogenna.net |access-date=13 September 2018}}

Biography

Born in Milan, the son of the actor and comedian Carlo Dapporto, he studied acting at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts.{{cite web|url=https://www.mymovies.it/biografia/?a=1949 |title=Massimo Dapporto |website=MYmovies |access-date= 5 May 2020}}{{cite news|title=Articoli e interviste: Massimo Dapporto|url=http://trovacinema.repubblica.it/news/dettaglio/massimo-dapporto/188876|access-date=27 November 2013|newspaper=La Repubblica|date=9 June 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203458/http://trovacinema.repubblica.it/news/dettaglio/massimo-dapporto/188876|archive-date=3 March 2016}} Dapporto began his career in the 1970s and found professional opportunities in the small screen, where he starred in TV-series and mini-series of great success, notably the medical drama Amico mio and he even played the role of Emperor Claudius in the Imperium movie Nero.{{cite book|first=Aldo|last=Grasso|title=Enciclopedia della televisione|language=it|location=Milan|publisher=Garzanti|year=1996|isbn=88-11-50466-X}}

In 1989, he won a David di Donatello for best supporting actor for his performance in Francesca Archibugi's Mignon Has Come to Stay.{{cite book|last=Lancia|first=Enrico|title=I premi del cinema|language=it|location=Rome|publisher=Gremese|year=1998|isbn=88-7742-221-1}}

In his profession as a voice actor, Dapporto dubbed characters into the Italian language. He served as the Italian voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story films as well as dubbing Tim Curry, Michael Keaton, John Goodman, Pierre Arditi, Patrick Stewart, Joe Mantegna and Cheech Marin in some of their movies.{{cite AV media|first1=Marco|last1=Bonardelli|first2=Gerardo|last2=Di Cola|first3=Andrea|last3=Razza|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G63zCZLsGGY|date=24 January 2013|title=Massimo Dapporto e il doppiaggio|type=Interview|language=it|publisher=enciclopediadeldoppiaggio|access-date=24 February 2019|via=YouTube}}

=Personal life=

Dapporto is the father of director Davide Dapporto. He has also been married to Stefania Longo since 1971. He considers himself Catholic but he believes in reincarnation.{{cite magazine|last=Giordano|first=Lucio|title=Per me l'aldilà non esiste: io credo nella reincarnazione|language=it|magazine=Dipiù|date=9 September 2022|number=36|pages=86–89}}

Filmography

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=Cinema=

Il trafficone (1974)
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976)
Nerone (1976)
Hunted City (1979)
Soldati - 365 all'alba (1987)
{{ill|Il mistero del panino assassino|it|italic=y}} (1987)
{{ill|Tenerezza|it|italic=y}} (1987)
The Family (1987)
Mignon Has Come to Stay (1988)
{{ill|Disamistade|it|italic=y}} (1989)
Rouge Venise (1989)
Tre colonne in cronaca (1990)
{{ill|L'alba|it|Soldati - 365 all'alba|italic=y}} (1990)
Traces of an Amorous Life (1990)
{{ill|Ma non per sempre|it|italic=y}} (1991)
A Simple Story (1991)
{{ill|Ultimo respiro|it|italic=y}} (1992)
Per non dimenticare (1992)
State Secret (1995)
Marching in Darkness (1996)
Celluloide (1996)
Anni Ribelli (1996)
{{ill|Con rabbia e con amore|it|italic=y}} (1997)
L'apparenza (2003)
{{ill|Nicola, lì dove sorge il sole|it|italic=y}} (2006)

=Television=

All'ultimo minuto (1973)
{{ill|Nucleo centrale investigativo|it|italic=y}} (1974)
{{ill|Sarti Antonio brigadiere|it|italic=y}} (1978)
Il mercante di Venezia (1979)
{{ill|Anna Kuliscioff (TV series)|lt=Anna Kuliscioff|it|Anna Kuliscioff (miniserie televisiva)|italic=y}} (1981)
{{ill|Storia d'amore e d'amicizia|it|italic=y}} (1982)
{{ill|Uno + uno|it|italic=y}} (1983)
Mussolini and I (1985)
{{ill|Il boss (TV series)|lt=Il boss|it|Il boss (miniserie)|italic=y}} (1986)
{{ill|Diventerò padre|it|italic=y}} (1987)
{{ill|Come una mamma|it|italic=y}} (1990)
{{ill|Non siamo soli (TV series)|lt=Non siamo soli|it|Non siamo soli (serie televisiva)|italic=y}} (1991)
Una madre come tu (1993)
Amico mio (1993–1998)
{{ill|Una bambina di troppo|it|italic=y}} (1995)
{{ill|Mio padre è innocente|it|italic=y}} (1997)
Un prete tra noi (1997–1999)
{{ill|Mio figlio ha 70 anni|it|italic=y}} (1999)
Ciao professore (1999)
{{ill|Per amore per vendetta|it|italic=y}} (2001)
Casa famiglia (2001–2003)
Il commissario (2002)
Nero (2004)
{{ill|Giovanni Falcone - L'uomo che sfidò Cosa Nostra|it|italic=y}} (2006)
Distretto di Polizia (2007)
{{ill|Il generale dei briganti|it|italic=y}} (2012)
{{ill|Mister Ignis - L'operaio che fondò un impero|it|italic=y}} (2013)
{{ill|Luisa Spagnoli (TV series)|lt=Luisa Spagnoli|it|Luisa Spagnoli (miniserie televisiva)|italic=y}} (2016)

Voice work

The Prince of Dinosaurs (Italian: {{ill|Il principe dei dinosauri|it}}) - Animated film (2003) - Braveheart{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-prince-of-dinosaurs-am134652/cast-crew|title=The Prince of Dinosaurs (2003) - Cast & Crew|website=allmovie.com}}
Fukushima: A Nuclear Story - Documentary (2016) - Narrator{{cite web|url=https://www.mymovies.it/film/2016/fukushima/cast/|title=Fukushima: A Nuclear Story (2016) - Cast|website=mymovies.it|language=it}}