Luca Bottale
| Luca Bottale | |
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| Born | July 1st, 1967[1] (age 58) |
| Super Mario-related role(s) | Italian voice actor for Funky Kong in Donkey Kong Country and Jimmy T, Spitz, Master Mantis, Orbulon, Joe and Mr. Sparkles in the WarioWare series since WarioWare Gold |
Luca Bottale is an Italian voice actor, known for providing the voice for various cartoon characters, most notably pompous and arrogant ones, such as Gian in Doraemon, George in Case Closed, Usopp in One Piece, Kankuro in Naruto and Brock in Pokémon. He also voice acted in a few movies and video games, including Agent 47 in Hitman 2: Silent Assassin and Hitman: Contracts, making him the only Italian voice to have played him twice.
In the unaired Mediaset-directed dub of the Donkey Kong Country animated series, he voiced Funky Kong.[2]
In games, he played Jimmy T, Spitz, Master Mantis, Orbulon, and Joe since WarioWare Gold.[3][4][5]
He also offered his voice in the TV spots for Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and the overview trailers since Luigi's Mansion 3.
Portrayals
- Donkey Kong Country – Funky Kong (Italian, unaired Mediaset dub)[2]
- Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon – Narrator (Italian TV spots)[6][7][8][9][better source needed]
- Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – Narrator (Italian TV spots)[10][11][better source needed]
- WarioWare Gold – Jimmy T, Spitz, Master Mantis, Orbulon, Joe, Mr. Sparkles (Italian)
- Luigi's Mansion 3 – Narrator (Italian overview trailer)[12][better source needed]
- Paper Mario: The Origami King – Narrator (Italian overview trailer)[13][better source needed]
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury – Narrator (Italian overview trailer)[14][better source needed]
- WarioWare: Get It Together! – Jimmy T, Spitz, Master Mantis, Orbulon (Italian)
- Mario Party Superstars – Narrator (Italian overview trailer)[15][better source needed]
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Narrator (Italian overview trailer)[16][17]
- WarioWare: Move It! – Jimmy T, Spitz, Master Mantis, Orbulon, Joe, Mr. Sparkles (Italian)
References
- ^ Luca Bottale's page in AntonioGenna.net Il Mondo dei Doppiatori
- ^ a b Donkey Kong Country TV page in AntonioGenna.net Il Mondo dei Doppiatori
- ^ WarioWare Gold page in AntonioGenna.net Il Mondo dei Doppiatori
- ^ WarioWare: Get It Together! page in AntonioGenna.net Il Mondo dei Doppiatori
- ^ WarioWare: Move It! page in AntonioGenna.net Il Mondo dei Doppiatori
- ^ March 20, 2013. Luigi's Mansion 2 spot TV #1 (Nintendo 3DS). NintendoItalia (Italian).
- ^ March 25, 2013. Luigi's Mansion 2 spot TV #2 (Nintendo 3DS). NintendoItalia (Italian).
- ^ March 25, 2013. Luigi's Mansion 2 spot TV #3 (Nintendo 3DS). NintendoItalia (Italian).
- ^ May 8, 2013. Luigi's Mansion 2 spot TV #4 (Nintendo 3DS). NintendoItalia (Italian).
- ^ May 20, 2013. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D spot TV #1 (Nintendo 3DS). NintendoItalia (Italian).
- ^ May 21, 2013. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D spot TV #2 (Nintendo 3DS). NintendoItalia (Italian).
- ^ October 25, 2019. Luigi's Mansion 3 – Trailer di presentazione (Nintendo Switch). NintendoItalia (Italian).
- ^ June 12, 2020. Scopri cosa ti aspetta in Paper Mario: The Origami King! (Nintendo Switch). NintendoItalia (Italian).
- ^ January 13, 2021. Esplora un mondo di divertimento in compagnia di Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury!. NintendoItalia (Italian).
- ^ October 12, 2021. Dai il via alla festa con questa collezione di classici! – Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo Switch). NintendoItalia (Italian).
- ^ September 22, 2023. Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Trailer panoramico (Nintendo Switch). NintendoItalia (Italian).
- ^ "Il trailer ufficiale panoramico pubblicato sui canali Nintendo, in data 22 settembre 2023, ed esponente la storia e le modalità di gioco, presenta una narrazione di Luca Bottale." – Antonio Genna. Super Mario Bros. Wonder page on Il Mondo dei Doppiatori. Italian.
