Carlo Bonomi
Carlo Bonomi | |
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| Born | March 12, 1937 Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | Voice actor, clown |
| Years active | 1963–2008 |
Carlo Bonomi (born March 12, 1937) is an Italian voice actor and clown, who is best known for his voice-over work as the voice of the Mr. Linea in the animated series, La Linea, and Pingu and various other characters in the stop-motion children's television series Pingu.[1][2]
Career[]
He voiced many characters for the Italian advertising show Carosello. The language of noises he had developed and used for the earlier Osvaldo Cavandoli's La Linea from 1971 to 1986, was reinterpreted for the acclaimed TV series Pingu on SF DRS during its first four seasons produced between 1990 and 2000, where Bonomi voiced all the characters without a script.[1][3][4][5] His grammelot was originally intended to be as a parody of the milanese dialect, and it was inspired by tre abstract languages traditionally used by clowns in France and Italy.[6][2][7]
When in 2003 the show's rights were acquired by HIT Entertainment, Bonomi was replaced by London-based voice actors David Sant and Marcello Magni.[6][8][9][7]
In 1984 he provided the laughter voices for the cartoon series Stripy. In 1985 he recorded the railway announcements for the central station of Milan which remained in use until 2008. Bonomi was also very active as a voice actor in Italian radio dramas, and was the Italian voice for several popular cartoon characters, including Mickey Mouse and Fred Flintstone.[6]
In 2008 he acted the voices for the yellow tribe in Spore, which was also his final role before his retirement from acting later that year.
Filmography[]
Film[]
- La sexilinea (1972) - La Linea
- Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (1976) - Additional voices
- Mr. Rossi's Dreams (1977) - Additional voices
- Mr. Rossi's Vacation (1978) - Additional voices
Animation[]
- La Linea (1971–1986) - La Linea[1]
- Calimero (1972) - Paperazzi
- The Red and the Blue (1972) - Red / Additional voices
- Lineman (1972–1991) - La Linea
- Stripy (1984) - Stripy / All characters
- Pingu (1990–2000) - Pingu / All characters (voice)[1]
- Pingu: A Very Special Wedding (1997) - Pingu / All characters
Video games[]
- Pingu: A Barrel of Fun! (1997) - Pingu, Robby
- Fun! Fun! Pingu (1999) - Pingu, Penguins
- Spore (2008) - Additional voices
Live-action[]
- Ogni Regno (1969) - Narrator (voice)
- Le mie prigioni (TV series) (1968) - Il segretario
- La freccia nera (TV series) (1969) - Un alabardiere
- Durante l'estate (1971) - Voice dubbing (uncredited)
- Eurovision Song Contest (TV series) (1965, 1990, 1992) - Swiss Commentator (voice)
Other works[]
- Milano Centrale railway station (1985–2008) - Announcer
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Thorne, Tony. "Pingu's Lingo, or How to Get By in Penguinese".
- ^ "The man who voiced Pingu is NOT what we expected". Her.ie.
- ^ Jade, Kelly (September 14, 2016). "Ever wanted to know what the guy who voiced Pingu looks like? Well here he is – Metro".
- ^ Hardiman, Jess. "'Pingu' Illustrator Tony Wolf Dies At 88".
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Wahlgren, Yens (February 2, 2021). The Universal Translator. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-9592-4.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Stevens, Danna. "The March of the Pingu".
- ^ "How we made Pingu". The Guardian. January 11, 2016.
- ^ "Anyone out there speak Pinguish?".
External links[]
- Carlo Bonomi at IMDb
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