Francesco Vairano (born January 11, 1944) is an Italian actor and
voice actor.Born in Naples, Vairano began his career in the late 1960s
working as a theatre actor. He also made a small appearance on
television in 1977 and again in 1988. He is generally well known to
the Italian public as a voice dubber. He is best known for providing
the Italian voices of Severus Snape from the Harry Potter film
franchise and Gollum from both The Lord of the Rings and The
Hobbit.Vairano is also known for dubbing Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in The
Muppets. He even often or occasionally dubs actors such as Robert
Downey Jr., William Hurt, Alan Rickman, Ian McDiarmid and Andy Serkis.
In December 2016, he announced that he would be temporarily retiring
from voice dubbing and would only make rare comebacks.
voice actor.Born in Naples, Vairano began his career in the late 1960s
working as a theatre actor. He also made a small appearance on
television in 1977 and again in 1988. He is generally well known to
the Italian public as a voice dubber. He is best known for providing
the Italian voices of Severus Snape from the Harry Potter film
franchise and Gollum from both The Lord of the Rings and The
Hobbit.Vairano is also known for dubbing Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in The
Muppets. He even often or occasionally dubs actors such as Robert
Downey Jr., William Hurt, Alan Rickman, Ian McDiarmid and Andy Serkis.
In December 2016, he announced that he would be temporarily retiring
from voice dubbing and would only make rare comebacks.
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