Francesco Prando

Italian actor

Marcello Prando (father)
Luciana Durante (mother)

RelativesChecco Durante (grandfather)
Anita Durante (grandmother)
Lelia Durante (aunt)

Francesco Prando (born 22 February 1960) is an Italian actor and voice actor.^[1]

Biography

Prando was born in Rome to actors Marcello Prando [it] and Luciana Durante. His maternal grandparents were actors Checco and Anita Durante.^[2] His most long-lived acting role was that of commissioner Carlo Angiò in the Italian TV series Incantesimo, which he played for six years. He also acted in films, such as ACAB - All Cops Are Bastards.

As a voice actor, Prando is renowned for dubbing over the voices of Vince Vaughn, Daniel Craig, Matthew McConaughey, Guy Pearce and Michael Fassbender. He has also dubbed over Luke Perry, Keanu Reeves, Jason Statham, Paul Rudd and many more.^[1] Some of his popular dubbing roles include Will Truman (portrayed by Eric McCormack) in the Italian version of Will & Grace.

In Prando's animated roles, he voiced Ned Flanders in the Italian dub of The Simpsons since the 24th episode of the 3rd season, replacing Pino Insegno and Ryoji Kaji in Neon Genesis Evangelion. He also performed the Italian voices of Prince Charming in the Shrek films, Phineas T. Ratchet in Robots, Li Shang in Mulan and many more.^[1] He also serves as announcer for the Italian TV channel La7.^[1]

Filmography

Cinema

Oltre la notte (1993)
L'anniversario [it] (1999)
Another World [it] (2010)
ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards (2012)
Le leggi del desiderio [it] (2015)

Television

La piovra, season 7 [it] - TV Series (1995)
Don Milani - Il priore di Barbiana [it] (1997) - TV Film
Incantesimo (2000-2006)
Carabinieri - TV series, first two episodes (2001)
R.I.S. Roma - Delitti imperfetti, season 3 - TV series (2012)
Squadra antimafia – Palermo oggi (2014) - TV Series, 3 episodes
Squadra mobile[it] - TV Series (2017)

Voice work

Corricorri in L'isola degli smemorati [it],^[3] Sulle ali dei gabbiani - L'isola va in città^[4]
Oritel in Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom,^[5] Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure^[6]
Blister and Winston in 44 Cats^[7]

Dubbing roles

Animation

Ryoji Kaji in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth, Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time^[1]
Ralph Wolf (since 1995) and Wile E. Coyote (1996-2006) in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies; Wile E. Coyote in The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1999 redub)
Ned Flanders (episode 3.24 and on) and various characters in The Simpsons,^[8] Ned Flanders in The Simpsons Movie
Li Shang in Mulan, Mulan II
Buster Moon in Sing, Sing 2
Lion-O in ThunderCats
Winston in 44 Cats
Prince Charming in Shrek 2, Shrek the Third
Mic and Pongo in Disney's House of Mouse^[9]
John Rolfe in Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Phineas T. Ratchet in Robots
Wenlock in Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
Roddy St. James in Flushed Away
Pongo in 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
Derek Dietl in Monsters vs. Aliens
King Arthur in Quest for Camelot

Live action

Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto in X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Dark Phoenix
James Bond in Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, Spectre, No Time to Die
Lee Christmas in The Expendables, The Expendables 2, The Expendables 3
Deckard Shaw in Fast & Furious 6, Furious 7, The Fate of the Furious
Wayne Campbell in Wayne's World, Wayne's World 2
Thomas Wayne in Batman Begins, The Batman
Brian Fantana in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
David 8 in Prometheus, David 8 / Walter 1 in Alien: Covenant
Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
Dinky Winks in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Narrator in The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning, Jeanne du Barry^[1]
John "Sheriff" Volgecherev in Return to Paradise
Norman Bates in Psycho (1998 film)
Lester Long in Clay Pigeons
Rick Barnes in Domestic Disturbance
Ricky Slade in Made
Peter LaFleur in DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Raji Lowenthal in Be Cool
Eddie in Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Gary Grobowski in The Break-Up
Dave in Couples Retreat
Ronny Valentine in The Dilemma
Bob McAllister in The Watch
Rosie in Lay the Favorite
Nick Campbell in The Internship
Alan in A Case of You
David Wozniak in Delivery Man
Dan Trunkman in Unfinished Business
Howell in Hacksaw Ridge
Hutch Morgan in Fighting with My Family
Frank Semyon in True Detective
Roger Sherman Baldwin in Amistad
Andrew Tyler in U-571
Steve Edison in The Wedding Planner
Troy in Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Steven Bedalia in Tiptoes
Jack Lengyel in We Are Marshall
Connor Mead in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Mickey Haller in The Lincoln Lawyer
Joe Cooper in Killer Joe
Mark Hanna in The Wolf of Wall Street
Ward Jansen in The Paperboy
Mud in Mud
Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club
Joseph Cooper in Interstellar
Arthur Brennan in The Sea of Trees
Newton Knight in Free State of Jones
Kenny Wells in Gold
Walter Padick in The Dark Tower
John Mason / Baker Dill in Serenity
Brett in Dating the Enemy
Ed Exley in L.A. Confidential
Alexander Hartdegen in The Time Machine
Aidan McRory in Two Brothers
Charlie Burns in The Proposition
Jimmy Starks in First Snow
Andy Warhol in Factory Girl
Matthew Thompson in The Hurt Locker
Roy Clayton in Traitor
Kendall Duncan in Bedtime Stories
Alex Hurst in Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Simon in Seeking Justice
Marion Snow in Lockout
Aldrich Killian in Iron Man 3
Jonas in Equals
Evan Birch in Spinning Man
Robert Furman in The Catcher Was a Spy
Joe Martin in Domino
Dylan McKay in Beverly Hills, 90210
Fred Andrews in Riverdale
Luke Perry in Christmas Vacation '95
Chris Anderson in Normal Life
Billy Masterson in The Fifth Element
Ron Young in Storm
Wayne Maunder in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Will Truman in Will & Grace
Sam Field in Borrowed Hearts
Mason McGuire in Trust Me
Daniel J. Pierce in Perception
Grant MacLaren in Travelers
Archie Hicox in Inglourious Basterds
Quintus Dias in Centurion
Brandon Sullivan in Shame
Edward Fairfax Rochester in Jane Eyre (2011 film)
Paul in Haywire
Macbeth in Macbeth (2015 film)
Cal Lynch / Aguilar de Nerha in Assassin's Creed
Tom Sherbourne in The Light Between Oceans
Cook in Song to Song
Chad Cutler in Trespass Against Us
Harry Hole in The Snowman
Deckard Shaw in Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
Luke Wright in Safe
Rick Ford in Spy
Nick Wild in Wild Card
Arthur Bishop in Mechanic: Resurrection
Master Kane in A Kid in King Arthur's Court
Telford Winter in The Trench
Ted Hughes in Sylvia
Guy Crouchback in Sword of Honour
Joe in Enduring Love
XXXX in Layer Cake
Christopher Kelso in Archangel
Lord Asriel in The Golden Compass
Joe Scot in Flashbacks of a Fool
Tuvia Bielski in Defiance
Jake Lonergan in Cowboys & Aliens
Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine in The Adventures of Tintin
Will Atenton / Peter Ward in Dream House
Benoit Blanc in Knives Out
Josh Lucas in Clueless
Adam Pearl in I Could Never Be Your Woman
Don John in Much Ado About Nothing
Siddhartha in Little Buddha
Jack Traven in Speed
Johnny Smith in Johnny Mnemonic
Paul Sutton in A Walk in the Clouds
Eddie Kasalivich in Chain Reaction
Jjaks Clayton in Feeling Minnesota
Julian Mercer in Something's Gotta Give
Henry Torne in Henry's Crime
John Wall in Generation Um...
Kai in 47 Ronin
Evan Webber in Knock Knock
William Beckham in To the Bone
William Foster in Replicas
Keanu Reeves in Always Be My Maybe
John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan
Steven Hiller in Independence Day
Robert Clayton Dean in Enemy of the State
Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia!
Danny O'Neill in Live Wire
Mark Sloan in Grey's Anatomy
Tom Chandler in The Last Ship
Will Schuester in Glee
Trip Tucker in Star Trek: Enterprise
Jim Train in The Safety of Objects
Paul Stanton in Inhale
Richard Stoker in Stoker
Steve Huberbrecht in August: Osage County
Sean Brenner in Insidious: Chapter 3
Lawrence Lanpher in Truth
David Kelly in Dirty Grandpa
Mark Robertson in The Mountain Between Us
László Almásy in The English Patient
Tony Angel in The Good Thief
Michael Ebbs in The Chumscrubber
Joe in Land of the Blind
Stephen Tulloch in Chromophobia
William Cavendish in The Duchess
Caius Martius Coriolanus in Coriolanus
M. Gustave in The Grand Budapest Hotel
Harold Lowe in Titanic
Kevin Shepherd in 102 Dalmatians
Nick Easter in Runaway Jury
Shep Wild in Ted 2
Mobius M. Mobius in Loki

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Francesco Prando's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
^ intervista 2012 interview (in Italian)
^ "L'isola degli smemorati". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
^ "Sulle ali dei gabbiani - L'isola va in città". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
^ "Winx Club - Il segreto del regno perduto". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
^ "Winx Club 3D - Magica avventura". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
^ "44 Gatti: cast e trama". superguidatv.it (in Italian).
^ "I Simpson - The Simpsons Italian voice cast". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
^ "House of Mouse - Il topoclub". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.