Renato Cecchetto (28 October 1951 – 23 January 2022) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography In the 1970s, Cecchetto attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his career working with film directors like Mario Monicelli and Carlo Vanzina.
Cecchetto was best known as a voice actor, who gave his voice to Shrek in the Italian dub of the Shrek franchise and to nearly all the Disney Pixar characters originally voiced by John Ratzenberger, including Hamm in the first four Toy Story films, Mack from the Cars film series, Yeti the Abominable Snowman from the Monsters, Inc. film series, and P.T. Flea from A Bug's Life. Additionally, Cecchetto served as the voice of Meow Meow Fuzzyface in the Italian dub of BoJack Horseman and from seasons 12 to 19, he was the Italian voice of Cleveland Brown on Family Guy, replacing Luciano Marchitiello.
In Cecchetto's live action roles, he dubbed over the voices of John Candy as the title character in Uncle Buck, Temuera Morrison as Axel Hood in Barb Wire and Jeffrey Tambor as Sid Garner in The Hangover film trilogy.
Personal life Cecchetto was married to the actress and theatrical director Miriam Spera. They had one son.
Death Cecchetto died of complications from injuries sustained in a scooter accident at the San Camillo Hospital in Rome on 23 January 2022, at the age of 70.
Filmography Cinema YearTitleRole(s) Notes1981Guys and Dolls in the SuburbsWalterFracchia the FanaticDIGOS' Chief1982Pierino colpisce ancoraDr. PaolettiRoma dalla finestraGrogCaputoAll My Friends Part 2Augusto VerdirameThe Female BodyguardThe JewelerBuona come il paneGaston1983The Story of PieraMale nurseThe Pool HustlersGiovanni1984Ladies & Gentlemen1985Fatto su misura1986The Carabinieri LieutenantUrban Security GuardItalian Fast FoodDirector1987L'estate sta finendoPrete1988Animali metropolitaniOscar InnocenziRimini Rimini - Un anno dopoLuciano’s friend1990Fantozzi to the RescueJudge1991AbbronzatissimiOsvaldo1992Dearest Relatives, Poisonous RelationsFilippoPersone perbene1993Abbronzatissimi 2 - Un anno dopoMr. Boccioni1994Prestazione straordinariaErnesto2002Johan Padan a la descoverta de le AmericheCapo Cachicco (voice)Animated film
Television YearTitleRole(s) Notes1977Il bagno1980Bambole: scene di un delitto perfettoCalascibettaTV miniseries1983Bebawi - Il delitto di via LazioTV miniseries1984La piovraAchille BordonaroTV miniseriesI racconti del marescialloGerente MotelTV miniseries1986La piovra 2Achille BordonaroTV miniseries1987Cinque storie inquietantiTV miniseries1988Una lepre con la faccia di bambinaRagioniere ClericiTV miniseries1989Oggi ho vinto anch'ioVittorioTV film1990Non aprite all'uomo neroTV film1994Sì, ti voglio beneTV miniseriesIn fondo al cuoreTV miniseries1998Anni '50ConciergeTV miniseriesCome quando fuori pioveBernardoTV film2005Le voyage de LouisaTV film
Dubbing Film (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1995Toy StoryHamm1998A Bug's LifeP.T. Flea1999Toy Story 2Hamm2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins2001ShrekShrekMonsters, Inc.Yeti the Abominable Snowman2003Finding NemoSchool of MoonfishShrek 4-DShrek2004The Lion King 1½Uncle MaxShrek 2Shrek2006CarsMackHamm TruckYeti the Abominable SnowplowP.T. Flea Car2007Shrek the ThirdShrekRatatouilleMustafa2008WALL-EJohn2009UpTom2010Shrek Forever AfterShrekToy Story 3Hamm2011Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian VacationCars 2MackToy Story Toons: Small FryHamm2012Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex2013Monsters UniversityYeti the Abominable Snowman2014The BoxtrollsMr. TroutAsterix: The Mansions of the GodsHumerus2015Inside OutFritzThe Good DinosaurEarl2016Finding DoryBill2017Cars 3MackThe BreadwinnerRazaqCocoJuan Ortodoncia2018Asterix: The Secret of the Magic PotionObelix2019Toy Story 4HammKlausAksel Ellingboe2020OnwardFennwick
Films (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Original actor Ref1989Uncle BuckBuck RussellJohn Candy1990DarkmanPauly MazzuchelliNicholas Worth1991Problem Child 2SmithPaul Willson1994The MaskDetective DoyleJim Doughan1996Barb WireAxel HoodTemuera Morrison1997MarquiseGros RenéPatrick Timsit1999Fantasia 2000James LevineJames Levine2001Vanilla SkyThomas TippTimothy Spall2002Big Fat LiarMarcus DuncanRussell Hornsby2004The Life and Death of Peter SellersMaurice WoodruffStephen FryOcean's TwelveIan Nicholas McNally / MatsuiRobbie Coltrane2007Balls of FuryErnie RodriguezGeorge Lopez2009Dragonball EvolutionMr. KingeryJulian SedgwickThe HangoverSid GarnerJeffrey Tambor2011The Hangover Part II2013The Hangover Part III2015Ip Man 3Fat PoKent Cheng2016CatfightDr. JonesDylan Baker2017Goodbye Christopher RobinRupertRichard McCabePitch Perfect 3Fergus HobartJohn Lithgow2018GottiBartholomew BorielloLeo Rossi
Television (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Notes Ref1983–2006Dr. SlumpSuppamanRecurring role (1st edition)1995Camp CandyJohn CandyMain cast2003Pigs Next DoorPhilMain cast2007Shrek the HallsShrekTV specialVampiyan KidsFranken1 episode (season 1x08)2010Scared ShreklessShrekTV special2010–2012The Penguins of MadagascarCommissioner McSlade4 episodes2013–2014Monsters vs. AliensCovertonMain cast2014–2022Family GuyCleveland BrownRecurring role (seasons 12–19)2015–2018BoJack HorsemanMeow Meow FuzzyfaceRecurring role (seasons 1–5)2015–2019Star vs. the Forces of EvilGlossaryckMain cast (seasons 1–4)2019The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceThe Gourmand / skekAyuk1 episode2019–2021AmphibiaMayor Fredrick ToadstoolRecurring role (seasons 1–2)2020Forky Asks a QuestionHamm2 short films2021–2022Monsters at WorkYeti the Abominable SnowmanRecurring role (seasons 1)
Television (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)NotesOriginal actor Ref1983–1988St. ElsewhereDr. Elliot AxelrodMain cast (2nd voice)Stephen Furst1985Emerald Point N.A.S.Jack WarrenMain castCharles Frank1990–1991Out of This WorldBeano FroelichMain castJoe Alaskey2003AliasAnthony Russek 3 episodes (season 1)Miguel Sandoval2017GothamLazlo Valentin / Professor Pyg5 episodesMichael Cerveris
Video games (Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1997OutlawsBob Graham1998Grim FandangoManny CalaveraA Bug's LifeP.T. FleaStar Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the SithKyle Katarn2002Hitman 2: Silent AssassinCharlie Sidjan2003Finding NemoSchool of Moonfish2006CarsMack2009Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic HeroesClone troopers2013Disney InfinityHamm2017Cars 3: Driven to WinMack
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