Maurizio Merluzzo
Maurizio Merluzzo | |
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 Maurizio Merluzzo at Lucca Comics & Games 2016 | |
| Born | September 3, 1986 |
| Occupation | Voice actor, YouTuber |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Maurizio Merluzzo (born September 3, 1986) is an Italian voice actor and YouTuber. He contributes to voicing characters in anime, cartoons, movies and other media.[1][2]
Biography[]
Merluzzo's most relevant works include voicing Shazam in the movie Shazam!, Sai in the Italian version of the anime Naruto: Shippuden, André Harris in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious, Zamasu in Dragon Ball Super and Ragnar in History's TV show Vikings.
The dubbing studios he works at include Merak Film, and .
Merluzzo is also a YouTuber and he's acted in the web series Cotto e Frullato[3] and Getalive.[4] He also took a part in the song Bestie di Seitan,[5] along with the Italian parody heavy metal band Nanowar of Steel and in the song L'Ingranaggio di Cristallo[6] with the Italian band . Both songs were used as the soundtrack of the feature film Cotto & Frullato Z – The Crystal Gear,[7] directed by Paolo Cellammare, in which Merluzzo also played the lead role.
In 2019, Maurizio dubbed the American actor Zachary Levi the movie Shazam!, making it the first time he dubbed a title character on the big screen.
In 2021, Maurizio played the role of Capitan Findus in Nanowar of Steel's video for La Maledizione di Capitan Findus alongside Marco Arata (Mark the Hammer)
Voice work[]
Movies[]
Video games[]
- Klonoa in Klonoa
- Knuckles the Echidna in the Sonic the Hedgehog series
- Rehgar Earthfury in World of Warcraft/Heroes of the Storm
- Mortiferous in World of Warcraft
- Demon Hunter in Diablo 3
- Reggie in Far Cry 4
- Ezreal in League of Legends
- Jacob Frye in Assassin's Creed Syndicate
- Daniel Cross in Assassin's Creed III
- Jack Cooper in Titanfall 2
- Griff in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Jäger in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
- Helis in Horizon Zero Dawn
- Tennessee Kid Cooper in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
- Anarky in Batman: Arkham Origins
- Steve Cortez in Mass Effect 3
- Harris Brecken in Dying Light
- Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat X
- Baptiste in Overwatch
- Troy Calypso in Borderlands 3
Anime and animation[]
- Shun Kurosaki (Shay) in Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
- Paul in Pokémon
- Oga Tatsumi in Beelzebub
- Sai in Naruto: Shippuden
- Keith Clay/Spectra Phantom in Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia
- William in Code Lyoko
- William in Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville
- Akatsuki Kain in Vampire Knight
- Akatsuki Kain in Vampire Knight Guilty
- Katsuo Mizuno in The Prince of Tennis
- Akatsuki Izumo in Aria the Animation
- Tatsuya Mizuno in Whistle!
- Curio in Romeo x Juliet
- Ling Yao in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Marcel in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Abengane in Hunter x Hunter
- Lambo (adult) in Reborn!
- Renji Abarai in Bleach: Memories of Nobody
- Renji Abarai in Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion
- Riichi Jinnouchi in Summer Wars
- Dash in The Twisted Whiskers Show
- Jason James/Z-Strap in Zevo-3
- Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in Wolverine and the X-Men
- Naomi Minamoto in Capeta
- Hajime Kakei in Special A
- Klaus Warwick in Code Geass: Akito the Exiled
- Lord Boros in One Punch Man
- Coby (adult) in One Piece
- Hamelin in MÄR
- Zamasu in Dragon Ball Super
- Buddy Fury in
- Archer in Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's feel-Presage flower
- Archer in Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works
- Cancer Manigoldo in Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
- Pip Bernadotte in Hellsing Ultimate
Live-action series[]
- Andre Harris in Victorious
- Ram Ramachandran in How to Be Indie
- DS James Hathaway in Lewis
- Markus Zastrow in Sturm der Liebe
- Bryson in My Life as Liz
- Raul Clavatti in Isa TKM
- Guido Lassen in Rebelde Way
- Darryl Smith in Sea Patrol (1st dub)
- Jimmy Madigan in True Jackson, VP
- Milky in This Is England
- Toby in Mega Mindy
- Colin O'Flaherty in
- Ragnar Lothbrok in Vikings
- Jonathan Scott in Property Brothers, Brother vs. Brother
- Kevin in A series of unfortunate events
- Barry in Van Helsing (TV series)
- "Number Two" Diego Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy
- Dr. Benjamin Ettenberg in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
References[]
- ^ "Maurizio Merluzzo's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Maurizio Merluzzo – IMDb".
- ^ "Cotto e Frullato" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Getalive – La Serie Web sul Gioco di Ruolo dal Vivo". getalive.it (in Italian). Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ "Bestie di Seitan ft. Maurizio Merluzzo" – via YouTube.
- ^ "L'Ingranaggio di Cristallo" – via YouTube.
- ^ ""Cotto & Frullato Z: The Crystal Gear" on IMDb".
External links[]
- Maurizio Merluzzo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Living people
- People from Prato
- Italian male video game actors
- Italian male voice actors
- Italian YouTubers
- 1986 births
- 21st-century Italian male actors