Antonino "Tonino" Accolla (6 july 1949 – 14 July 2013) was an Italian actor, voice actor and dubbing director. He was a well-known voice dubber, with the public mainly identifying him as the Italian voice of actor Eddie Murphy and Homer Simpson in The Simpsons.Intervista a TONINO ACCOLLA (2007) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it He also served as the Italian voice of Timon in The Lion King, and Mike Wazowski in Monsters, Inc..
He also directed the dubs for several episodes of The Simpsons as well as films such as The Silence of the Lambs, Speed, True Lies, Romeo + Juliet, Independence Day, Titanic, Legally Blonde, The Devil Wears Prada, Borat, V for Vendetta, Hairspray, The Simpsons Movie, and Avatar.
Biography Accolla was born in Syracuse, Italy. He began his career in the early 1970s acting in theatre, film and radio shows, making one of his earliest prominent dubbing contributions in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now. Accolla was notable for providing the Italian voice of Eddie Murphy in all his live-action roles until 2009. Other actors he dubbed over were Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hanks, Mickey Rourke, Ralph Fiennes, Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller, O. J. Simpson, Bill Paxton, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lambert and Billy Crystal in a select number of their films.
In Accolla’s animated roles, he was best known for providing the voice of the animated character Homer Simpson in the Italian version of The Simpsons until his death in 2013. He also served as the Italian voice of Timon in the animated film The Lion King, Mike Wazowski in Monsters, Inc. and Mushu in Mulan II and House of Mouse.
As a dubbing director, Accolla directed 194 dubs, and wrote dialogue for 165 dubs. The dubs he directed and wrote included several episodes of The Simpsons, as well as films such as The Silence of the Lambs, Speed, True Lies, Braveheart, Strange Days, Romeo + Juliet, Independence Day, Titanic, Legally Blonde, The Devil Wears Prada, Borat, V for Vendetta, Hairspray, The Simpsons Movie, and Avatar. In 1991, he received the Nastro d'Argento for Best Dubbing for his dubbing of Kenneth Branagh in the film Henry V.
Personal life Accolla was the father of voice actor Lorenzo Accolla and the uncle of voice actress Natalia Accolla. He was the brother of composer Francesco Accolla.
Death Accolla died on 14 July 2013, aged 64, after suffering a long illness. The role of Homer Simpson was passed on to voice actor and comedian Massimo Lopez.
Filmography Cinema YearTitleRoleNotes1974L'eredità dello zio buonanimaFranco’s son2003OpopomozAstarotte (voice)Animated film2007Hidden LoveGentleman caller2008Sandrine in the RainCameo
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1973Napoleone a Sant'ElenaLucien BonaparteTV miniseries1973La famiglia BarrettSettimo BarrettTV play1974Sotto il placido DonMombelliTV miniseries1975Tommaso d'AquinoAimoneTV film1977Lo scandalo della Banca RomanaAlberto LantiTV miniseries1977Giovanni EpiscopoYoung manTV play1979Tre ore dopo le nozzeActorTV playAntonio e CleopatraErosLa grande rabbia di Philipp HotzPorterTV play1982Le tre capitaliMuratorelloTV film1989TorneraiTV miniseries1991Tiramolla AdventuresTiramolla (voice)Animated series2001Il maresciallo RoccaMai2 episodes (season 3)
Dubbing Films (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1979The Castle of CagliostroGoemon Ishikawa XIII1981Swan LakePrince Siegfried1986The Great Mouse DetectiveCitizen1994The Lion KingTimonAsterix Conquers AmericaAsterix2001Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of MouseMushuMonsters, Inc.Mike Wazowski2002Mike's New Car2004Mulan IIMushuThe Lion King 1½Timon2006Asterix and the VikingsCacofonixNarratorCarsMike CarShark BaitPierre2007The Simpsons MovieHomer SimpsonFat TonyNoah's ArkKing Sabu2009Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic BookHector
Films (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Original actor Ref1975The Apple Dumpling GangRussell DonovanBill Bixby1979AlienGilbert Kane (Director’s cut)John HurtApocalypse NowKilgore's GunnerJames KeaneMore American GraffitiLance HarrisJohn Lansing1980The Watcher in the WoodsPaul CurtisDavid McCallumFameMontgomery MacNeilPaul McCrane1981TapsAlex DwyerSean PennEndless LoveKeith ButterfieldJames Spader198248 Hrs.Reggie HammondEddie MurphyThe ThingWindowsThomas G. Waites1983Trading PlacesBilly Ray ValentineEddie MurphySomething Wicked This Way ComesMr. DarkJonathan PryceMonty Python's The Meaning of LifeVarious rolesEric IdleTerms of EndearmentFlap HortonJeff DanielsFlashdanceRichie BlazekKyle T. HeffnerRisky BusinessJoel GoodsenTom Cruise1984Red DawnJed EckertPatrick SwayzeRecklessJohnny RourkeAidan QuinnThe Pope of Greenwich VillageCharlie MoranMickey RourkeCinderella '80Mizio / Prince EugenioPierre CossoBeverly Hills CopAxel FoleyEddie MurphyBest DefenseT.M. LandryHarry & SonHoward KeachRobby BensonSplashAllen BauerTom HanksDunePaul AtreidesKyle MacLachlan1985ClueWadsworthTim CurryCocoonJack BonnerSteve GuttenbergThe Breakfast ClubJohn BenderJudd Nelson19869½ WeeksJohn GrayMickey RourkePowerArnold BillingsDenzel WashingtonThe Golden ChildChandler JarrellEddie MurphyHeartburnRichardJeff DanielsEvery Time We Say GoodbyeDavid BradleyTom HanksThe Money PitWalter FieldingPretty in PinkSteff McKeeJames SpaderFerris Bueller's Day OffGarth VolbeckCharlie SheenThe Venetian WomanJulesJason Connery1987Beverly Hills Cop IIAxel FoleyEddie MurphyEddie Murphy RawEddie MurphyAngel HeartHarry AngelMickey RourkeA Prayer for the DyingMartin FallonThe Gold Rimmed GlassesDavide LattesRupert EverettBad TasteDerekPeter JacksonRobertDragnetPep StreebekTom HanksThe SicilianSalvatore GiulianoChristopher LambertPlanes, Trains and AutomobilesOwen MooneyDylan BakerThree Men and a BabyMichael KellamSteve Guttenberg1988The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!Detective NordbergO. J. SimpsonComing to AmericaPrince Akeem JofferEddie MurphyRandy WatsonSaulClarenceBye Bye BabyMarcelloJason ConneryWorking GirlBob SpeckKevin Spacey1989Turner & HoochScott TurnerTom HanksMajor LeagueWillie Mays HayesWesley SnipesParenthoodNathan HuffnerRick MoranisHarlem NightsVernest "Quick" BrownEddie MurphyWhen Harry Met Sally...Harry BurnsBilly CrystalWild OrchidJames WheelerMickey RourkeMiss FirecrackerDelmount WilliamsTim RobbinsHenry VKing Henry VKenneth BranaghThe Fabulous Baker BoysFrank BakerBeau Bridges1990Pacific HeightsCarter Hayes / James DanforthMichael KeatonAnother 48 Hrs.Reggie HammondEddie MurphyThe Exorcist IIIJames Venamun / The Gemini KillerBrad DourifJoe Versus the VolcanoJoe BanksTom HanksDesperate HoursMichael BosworthMickey RourkeBad InfluenceAlexRob LoweCome See the ParadiseJack McGurnDennis QuaidBlue SteelEugene HuntRon Silver1991Dead AgainMike ChurchKenneth BranaghRoman StraussCity SlickersMitch RobbinsBilly CrystalTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the OozeLeonardoBrian TochiGrand CanyonMackKevin KlineThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearDetective NordbergO. J. Simpson1992Peter's FriendsAndrew BensonKenneth BranaghThe PlayerLarry LevyPeter GallagherThe Distinguished GentlemanThomas Jefferson JohnsonEddie MurphyBoomerangMarcus GrahamChristopher Columbus: The DiscoveryAlvaro HaranaBenicio del ToroWhite Men Can't JumpSidney "Syd" DeaneWesley SnipesMr. Saturday NightBuddy Young Jr.Billy CrystalMax and JérémieJérémie KolachowskyChristopher LambertWayne's WorldBenjamin KaneRob LoweBrain DonorsRoland T. FlakfizerJohn Turturro1492: Conquest of ParadiseArojazKario SalemAlien 3Robert MorseDanny Webb1993Loaded Weapon 1Mr. JigsawTim CurryMuch Ado About NothingBenedickKenneth BranaghSister Act 2: Back in the HabitFather WolfgangThomas GottschalkTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IIILeonardoBrian TochiMrs. DoubtfireStuart DunmeyerPierce BrosnanHot Shots! Part DeuxDexter HaymanRowan Atkinson1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIAxel FoleyEddie MurphyAce Ventura: Pet DetectiveAce VenturaJim CarreyTrue LiesSimonBill PaxtonThree Colours: RedMichelMarc AuthemanNaked Gun 33 1/3: The Final InsultDetective NordbergO. J. SimpsonTrapped in ParadiseBill FirpoNicolas CageHighlander III: The SorcererConnor MacLeodChristopher LambertDrop ZonePete NessipWesley SnipesLéon: The ProfessionalNorman StansfieldGary OldmanSpeedMauriceGlenn PlummerCameramanTodd GordonAngieNoelStephen ReaPrêt-à-PorterMilo O'BranniganBullets Over BroadwayDavid ShayneJohn CusackLittle Indian, Big CityStéphane MarchadotThierry LhermitteBad GirlsJosh McCoyDermot Mulroney1995Strange DaysLenny NeroRalph FiennesNine MonthsSamuel FaulknerHugh GrantVampire in BrooklynMaximillianEddie MurphyPreacher PaulyGuidoAce Ventura: When Nature CallsAce VenturaJim CarreyKiss of DeathJunior "Little Junior" BrownNicolas CageBraveheartRobert the BruceAngus Macfadyen1996Romeo + JulietMercutioHarold PerrineauThat Thing You Do!Amos WhiteTom HanksLooking for RichardKenneth BranaghKenneth BranaghThe Evening StarJerry BrucknerBill PaxtonThe Nutty ProfessorSherman KlumpEddie MurphyBuddy LoveCletus KlumpAnna Pearl Jensen-KlumpIda Mae JensenErnie Klump Sr.Lance PerkinsCrashJames BallardJames SpaderDown PeriscopeStanley "Spots" SylvestersonJonathan PennerDunston Checks InLord RutledgeRupert EverettIndependence DayPresident Thomas J. WhitmoreBill PullmanBrain DonorsRoland T. FlakfizerJohn TurturroThe CrucibleJohn HaleRob Campbell1997Oscar and LucindaOscar HopkinsRalph FiennesMetroScott RoperEddie MurphyThe Fifth ElementJean-Baptiste Emanuel ZorgGary Oldman'Til There Was YouNick DawkanDylan McDermottTravellerBokkyBill PaxtonTitanicBrock LovettAlien ResurrectionLarry PurvisLeland OrserSpeed 2: Cruise ControlAlex ShawJason Patric1998Simon BirchJoe Wenteworth (adult)Jim CarreyThe Thin Red LineJohn GaffJohn CusackThe Red ViolinFrederick PopeJason FlemyngHoly ManGEddie MurphyDr. DolittleDr. John DolittleGoatPhyllis KatzThere's Something About MaryTed StroehmannBen StillerGunslinger's RevengeJack SikoraDavid BowiePractical MagicJimmy AngelovGoran VišnjićCoppia omicidaDomenicoThomas Kretschmann1999LifeRayford "Ray" GibsonEddie MurphyBowfingerKit RamseyJiff Ramsey2000Nutty Professor II: The KlumpsSherman KlumpBuddy LoveCletus KlumpAnna Pearl Jensen-KlumpIda Mae JensenErnie Klump Sr.Lance PerkinsGet CarterCyrus PaiceMickey RourkeThe CellCarl Rudolph StargherVincent D'OnofrioMe, Myself & IreneCharlie BaileygatesJim CarreyHank EvansLittle NickyNickyAdam SandlerRules of EngagementMark BiggsGuy PearceLost SoulsHenry BirdsonJohn Diehl2001Dr. Dolittle 2Dr. John DolittleEddie MurphyOne Night at McCool'sCarlPaul ReiserJay and Silent Bob Strike BackPumpkin EscobarTracy MorganPlanet of the ApesGeneral ThadeTim RothHuman NaturePuffRhys Ifans2002ShowtimeTrey SellarsEddie MurphyThe Adventures of Pluto NashPluto NashRex CraterI SpyKelly RobinsonSpiderDennis "Spider" ClegRalph Fiennes2003Bruce AlmightyBruce NolanJim CarreyDaddy Day CareCharlie HintonEddie MurphyThe Haunted MansionJim EversGhosts of the AbyssBill PaxtonBill PaxtonThe Last SamuraiColonel BagleyTony Goldwyn2004Dodgeball: A True Underdog StoryWhite GoodmanBen StillerThe MachinistTrevor ReznikChristian Bale2005Mr. & Mrs. SmithMarco RacinElijah Alexander2006DreamgirlsJames "Thunder" EarlyEddie MurphyDr. Dolittle 3Cogburn the RoosterPaulo CostanzoThe Pink PantherNigel BoswellClive Owen2007NorbitNorbit Albert RiceEddie MurphyRasputia LatimoreMr. WongVirgin TerritoryGerbino Della RattaTim RothEpic MovieHarry BeaverKatt Williams2008Meet DaveDave Ming ChangEddie MurphyThe Captain (Number 1)2009Imagine ThatEvan Danielson
Television (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Notes Ref1979Machine HayabusaRyuRecurring role1981–1982The SmurfsPapa SmurfMain cast (3rd voice)1982Isabelle of ParisAndreaMain cast1991–2013The SimpsonsHomer SimpsonMain cast (seasons 1–23)Grampa Simpson (young)Various characters1996–2000Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveAce VenturaMain cast2001–2002House of MouseMushu9 episodes
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