Renato Cecchetto (28 October 1951 – 23 January 2022) was an Italian actor who specialized in dubbing.
Life and career
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. He was best known as a voice actor, who gave his voice to Shrek in the Shrek franchise and to nearly all the Disney Pixar characters originally voiced by John Ratzenberger, including Hamm from the Toy Story film series. Starting in season 12, he is the Italian voice of Cleveland Brown on Family Guy, replacing Luciano Marchitiello.
Cecchetto died from complications of a scooter accident at the San Camillo Hospital in Rome on 23 January 2022, at the age of 70.
Filmography
Fracchia la belva umana (1981) I fichissimi (1981) La gorilla (1982) The Pool Hustlers (1982) All My Friends Part 2 (1982) Pierino colpisce ancora (1982) Story of Piera (1983) Il tenente dei carabinieri (1986) Fantozzi alla riscossa (1990) Parenti serpenti (1992)
Dubbing roles
Animation
Shrek in Shrek
Shrek in Shrek 2
Shrek in Shrek the Third
Shrek in Shrek Forever After
Hamm in Toy Story
Hamm in Toy Story 2
Hamm in Toy Story 3
Hamm in Toy Story 4
Hamm in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Hamm in Hawaiian Vacation
Hamm in Small Fry
Hamm in Partysaurus Rex
P.T. Flea in A Bug's Life
The Abominable Snowman in Monsters, Inc. The Abominable Snowman in Monsters University School of Moonfish in Finding Nemo Mack in Cars Mack in Cars 2 Mack in Cars 3 Mustafa in Ratatouille John in WALL-E Tom in Up Fritz in Inside Out Earl in The Good Dinosaur Bill in Finding Dory Juan Ortodoncia in Coco Cleveland Brown in Family Guy (season 12-19) Uncle Max in The Lion King 1½ Mr. Trout in The Boxtrolls Razaq in The Breadwinner Mr. Ellingboe in Klaus Meow Meow Fuzzyface in BoJack Horseman