Massimo Lopez

Massimo Lopez (born January 11, 1952) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, impressionist and television presenter.[1]

Massimo Lopez
Lopez in 2007
Born (1952-01-11) January 11, 1952
Ascoli Piceno, Italy
OccupationActor, voice actor, comedian, impressionist, television presenter
Years active1975–present
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
RelativesGiorgio Lopez (brother)

Together with fellow actors Anna Marchesini and Tullio Solenghi, he has been a member of the comic group known as Il Trio (The Trio).[2]

Biography

Lopez was born to parents from Naples who were temporarily working in Ascoli Piceno.[3] He started his acting career in 1975 and founded Il Trio in 1982 with Tullio Solenghi and Anna Marchesini: the Trio debuts on Rai Radio 2 with the Hellzapoppin radio show.[4]

Following the great success of Hellzapoppin, the Trio participated in various television programs like Domenica in and the 1986 edition of Fantastico and took part to the Sanremo Music Festival editions of 1986, 1987 and 1989.[5]

In 1990, the Trio reaches the peak of success with the parody of Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed, which was broadcast on Rai 1 in 5 episodes.[6] Together with Solenghi and Marchesini, Lopez brought on stage two theatrical shows: Allacciare le cinture di sicurezza (Fasten your seat belts) in 1987 and In principio era il trio (In the Beginning, there was the Trio) in 1990.

The Trio dissolved in 1994, due to the will of all three actors to work as soloists,[7] but reunited for one last time in 2008 to celebrate its 25th anniversary with the TV-program Non esiste più la mezza stagione.[4]

In 2005, Lopez hosted together with Solenghi Striscia la notizia.[8]

As a voice actor, Lopez is known for dubbing voices. He has been providing the current Italian voice of Homer Simpson in The Simpsons since the death of Tonino Accolla in 2013.[9] He has also dubbed some famous actors, including Stephen Fry in The Hobbit film franchise as well as Mike Myers in the second installment of the Austin Powers movies and Robin Williams in the live action adaption of Popeye. In his animated roles, Lopez has performed the Italian voice of Chilly McStuffins since the second season of Doc McStuffins as well as Grand Pabbie in Frozen, Ramon in Happy Feet, Mr. Peabody in Mr. Peabody & Sherman and Lionheart in Zootopia.

On March 27, 2017, Lopez suffered a heart attack while he was performing on stage: he quickly underwent an angioplasty and has been later transferred to a cardiological rehabilitation centre, where he recovered completely and came back on stage two months later.[10]

Personal life

Lopez is the younger brother of voice actor Giorgio Lopez, who is the official Italian dubbing artist for Danny DeVito. He is also the uncle of voice actors Gabriele and Andrea Lopez.

Filmography

Cinema

Television

With the Trio

As soloist

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

Video games

References
  1. "Massimo Lopez's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  2. "Massimo Lopez". MYmovies. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  3. Lualdi, Annalisa (May 8, 2005). "MASSIMO LOPEZ L´emigrante di ritorno che sognava il Vomero". La Repubblica. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  4. "Lopez, Marchesini e Solenghi: Il ritorno". Corriere della Sera. January 26, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  5. "Tullio Solenghi: "Quella volta che col Trio facemmo arrabbiare l'Iran..."". Avvenire. October 29, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  6. "I promessi sposi del Trio ci insegnano che la comicità dà profondità alla nostra vita". HuffPost. August 1, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  7. "Tullio Solenghi/ "Bevi qualcosa Pedro!", la biografia: da Paolo Villaggio al ricordo di Anna Marchesini". ilsussidiario.net. October 26, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  8. "Solenghi e Lopez per due settimane al bancone di 'Striscia la notizia'". Messaggero Veneto – Giornale del Friuli. May 1, 2005. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  9. "Massimo Lopez racconta: "Così darò voce a Homer Simpson"". Corriere della Sera. November 22, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  10. "Infarto in scena per Massimo Lopez. Operato d'urgenza, ora sta meglio". Corriere della Sera. March 25, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  11. "The Simpsons Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  12. "Doc McStuffins Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  13. "Frozen Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  14. "Frozen II Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  15. "Zootopia Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  16. "Rio 2 Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  17. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  18. "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  19. "Popeye Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  20. "Alice Through the Looking Glass Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  21. "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  22. "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  23. "London Has Fallen Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

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