# Massimo Lopez

Massimo Lopez (born 11 January 1952) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, impressionist and television presenter.
Together with fellow actors Anna Marchesini and Tullio Solenghi, he has been a member of the comic group known as Il Trio (The Trio).

## Biography

Lopez was born to parents from Naples who were temporarily working in Ascoli Piceno, with the family ultimately settling in Rome. He started acting on stage in 1975, was first cast as a voice actor in 1980, and founded Il Trio in 1982 with Tullio Solenghi and Anna Marchesini: the Trio debuted on Rai Radio 2 with the Hellzapoppin radio show.
Following the great success of Hellzapoppin, the Trio participated in various television programs like Domenica in and the 1986 edition of Fantastico and took part to the Sanremo Music Festival editions of 1986, 1987 and 1989.
In 1990, the Trio reached the peak of success with the parody of Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed, which was broadcast on Rai 1 in 5 episodes. Together with Solenghi and Marchesini, Lopez brought on stage two theatrical shows: Allacciare le cinture di sicurezza (Fasten your seat belts) in 1987 and In principio era il trio (In the Beginning, there was the Trio) in 1990.
The Trio dissolved in 1994, due to the will of all three actors to work as soloists, but reunited for one last time in 2008 to celebrate its 25th anniversary with the TV-program Non esiste più la mezza stagione.
In 1998, Lopez made an appearance as a guest star in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and in 2005 he hosted Striscia la notizia together with Solenghi. From 2005 to 2011 Lopez acted and sang in the theatre one-man-show Ciao Frankie (Goodbye, Frankie), also performed at the Colony Theatre in Miami, directed by his brother Giorgio Lopez and dedicated to Frank Sinatra, featuring songs, gags and impressions.
As a voice actor, Lopez is known for dubbing voices, such as Robin Williams' in the live action adaption of Popeye, Mike Myers in the second installment of the Austin Powers movies, and Stephen Fry in The Hobbit. In his animated roles, he has been providing the current Italian voice of Homer Simpson in The Simpsons since the death of Tonino Accolla in 2013 and has performed the Italian voice of Grand Pabbie in Frozen, Ramon in Happy Feet, Mr. Peabody in Mr. Peabody & Sherman and Lionheart in Zootopia.
On 27 March 2017 Lopez suffered a heart attack while he was performing on stage; he quickly underwent an angioplasty and was transferred to a cardiological rehabilitation center, where he recovered completely and came back on stage two months later.

### Personal life

Lopez is the younger brother of the late actor, voice actor and theatre director Giorgio Lopez, who was the official Italian dubbing artist for Danny DeVito until his death in 2021. He is also the uncle of voice actors Gabriele and Andrea Lopez.

## Filmography
### Cinema

| Year | Title | Role(s) |
| 1982 | Odd Squad | Pasquale Cutolo |
| 1984 | Ladies & Gentlemen | Fella |
| 2022 | Buon lavoro | |
| 2023 | La quattordicesima domenica del tempo ordinario | Samuele Nascetti |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 1978 | The Venetian Twins | Florindo | Special |
| 1981 | La donna serpente | Togrul | Special |
| 1984 | I veleni dei Gonzaga | Charles V | TV film |
| 1990 | The Betrothed | Don Rodrigo / Fra Cristoforo | Miniseries, main role |
| 1998 | Professione fantasma | Inspector Max Ventura | TV series, lead role |
| 1998 | The Bold and the Beautiful | | Soap opera, guest star |
| 2001 | Compagni di scuola | Felice Salina | TV series, lead role |
| 2002 | Max & Tux | Max | Sitcom, lead role |
| 2012 | Le mille e una notte - Aladino e Sherazade | The Genie | Miniseries |

## Voice work

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 2001 | Aida of the Trees | Ramfis | Animated film |
| 2012 | Lightning Strike | Pope Benedict XVI | Comedy |
| 2021 | Una famiglia mostruosa [it] | Sirio | Comedy horror |
| 2021 | Antonio | Pinocchio/Narrator | Short film |

### Dubbing
#### Films (Animation, Italian dub)

| Year | Title | Role(s) |
| 1999 | A Monkey's Tale | Sebastian |
| 2006 | Happy Feet | Ramon |
| 2009 | A Town Called Panic | Horse |
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two | Ramon |
| 2013 | Turbo | Bobby |
| 2013 | Justin and the Knights of Valour | Blucher |
| 2013 | Frozen | Grand Pabbie |
| 2013 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Cowardly Lion |
| 2014 | The Boxtrolls | Archiebald Snatcher |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Mr. Peabody |
| 2014 | Pudsey the Dog: The Movie | Edward the Horse |
| 2014 | Rio 2 | Eduardo |
| 2015 | Strange Magic | Stuff |
| 2016 | Zootopia | Mayor Leodore Lionheart |
| 2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Captain Qwark |
| 2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Papa Smurf |
| 2019 | Frozen II | Grand Pabbie |
| 2021 | The Good, the Bart, and the Loki | Homer Simpson |
| 2021 | Plusaversary | Homer Simpson |
| 2021 | Vivo | Andrés |
| 2021 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | Erwin Armstrong |

#### Films (Live action, Italian dub)

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Original actor |
| 1980 | Popeye | Popeye | Robin Williams |
| 1981 | Game of Death II | Lee Chen-chiang | Bruce Lee |
| 1982 | Night Shift | Chuck Lumley | Henry Winkler |
| 1982 | Angkor: Cambodia Express | Andrew Cameron | Robert Walker |
| 1988 | The Cannibals | Viscount d'Aveleda | Luís Miguel Cintra |
| 1997 | Banzai | Mr. Parker | John Armstead |
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Austin Powers | Mike Myers |
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Dr. Evil | Mike Myers |
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Fat Bastard | Mike Myers |
| 2009 | A Single Man | George Falconer | Colin Firth |
| 2012 | Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami | General Pochero | Lambert Wilson |
| 2013 | Hummingbird | Damon Caulfield | Danny Webb |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Master of Lake-town | Stephen Fry |
| 2013 | The Congress | Reeve Bobs | Don McManus |
| 2013 | The Internship | Not Professor X | Jarion Monroe |
| 2013 | The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared | Allan Karlsson | Robert Gustafsson |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Mr. Parker | Rob Steinberg |
| 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Splinter | Tony Shalhoub |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Master of Lake-town | Stephen Fry |
| 2014 | A Most Wanted Man | Tommy Brue | Willem Dafoe |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | The Ghost | Peter Stormare |
| 2015 | A Man Called Ove | Ove Lindahl | Rolf Lassgård |
| 2015 | A Man Called Ove | Ove Lindahl | Filip Berg |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Lawrence Fields | Tracy Letts |
| 2015 | The Walk | Papa Rudy | Ben Kingsley |
| 2015 | Trumbo | Sam Wood | John Getz |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | The Bullet Farmer | Richard Carter |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen | Aamir Barkawi | Alon Abutbul |
| 2016 | Love & Friendship | Mr. Johnson | Stephen Fry |
| 2016 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Mr. Bennet | Charles Dance |
| 2016 | Live by Night | Ritz Investor | Christian Clemenson |
| 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Splinter | Tony Shalhoub |
| 2016 | Toni Erdmann | Gerald | Thomas Loibl |
| 2016 | 31 | Death-Head | Torsten Voges |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Zanik Hightopp | Rhys Ifans |
| 2017 | Overdrive | Jacomo Morier | Simon Abkarian |
| 2017 | The Children Act | Mark Berner | Anthony Calf |
| 2017 | The Leisure Seeker | Will Spencer | Christian McKay |
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist | Method acting teacher | Bob Odenkirk |
| 2017 | Gangster Land | Abe Bernstein | Hal Alpert |
| 2018 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Fernando Cienfuegos | Andy García |
| 2018 | The Mule | Latón | Andy García |
| 2020 | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | Jeronicus Jangle | Forest Whitaker |
| 2021 | The Night House | Mel | Vondie Curtis-Hall |
| 2023 | The Palace | Arthur William Dallas III | John Cleese |
| 2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux | Jackie Sullivan | Brendan Gleeson |

#### Television (Animation, Italian dub)

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 1980–1982 | The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show | Droopy | Main cast |
| 1980–1982 | Fisherman Sanpei | Gyoshin Ayukawa | Main cast |
| 1981 | Supercar Gattiger | Joe Kabuki | Main cast |
| 1981–1982 | Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds | Aramis | Main cast |
| 2004–present | Peppa Pig | Dr. Bear | Recurring role |
| 2004–2009 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | Spiderus Reeves | Main cast |
| 2012 | Futurama | Lando Tucker Sr. | Episode: "Mobius Dick" |
| 2012 | Futurama | Ben | Episode: "The Bots and the Bees" |
| 2012 | Futurama | Larvae Levin | Episode: "The Thief of Baghead" |
| 2012 | Futurama | Ab-bot | Episode: "A Clockwork Origin" |
| 2012–present | The Simpsons | Homer Simpson | Main cast (season 24–present) |
| 2012–present | The Simpsons | Grampa Simpson (young) | Main cast (season 24–present) |
| 2012–present | The Simpsons | Various characters | Main cast (season 24–present) |
| 2013–2014 | Strange Hill High | Mr. Abercrombie | Main cast |
| 2013–2016 | Doc McStuffins | Chilly | Main cast (season 2-4) |
| 2014 | Family Guy | Homer Simpson | Episode: "The Simpsons Guy" |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Quentin Tarantulino | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2020 | New Looney Tunes | Cecil Turtle | Recurring role |
| 2016–2018 | Skylanders Academy | Master Eon | Main cast |
| 2022 | Little Demon | Satan | Lead role |
| 2023 | Digman! | Quail Eegan | Main cast |
| 2024 | Secret Level | Tiangong | Episode: "Honor of Kings: The Way of All Things" |

#### Television (Live action, Italian dub)

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Original actor |
| 1980-1981 | Happy Days | Myron "Count" Malachi | Guest role (season 4) | Michael Pataki |
| 1980-1981 | Happy Days | Jacques Du Bois | 1 episode (season 6) | Patrick Gorman |
| 1980-1981 | Happy Days | Sergeant Ryan | Recurring role | Ray Girardin |
| 2012–2018 | The Big Bang Theory | Stephen Hawking | 7 episodes | Stephen Hawking |
| 2015 | Deadwood | Cy Tolliver | Main cast | Powers Boothe |
| 2015 | Once Upon a Time | Grand Pabbie | Episode: "A Tale of Two Sisters" | John Rhys-Davies |
| 2015–2016 | Daredevil | Ben Urich | Main cast (season 1) | Vondie Curtis-Hall |
| 2015–2016 | Daredevil | Ray Schoonover / Blacksmith | 2 episodes (season 2) | Clancy Brown |
| 2015–2019 | Jane the Virgin | Latin Lover Narrator | Main cast | Anthony Mendez |
| 2016 | Game of Thrones | Izembaro | 3 episodes (season 6) | Richard E. Grant |

#### Video games (Italian dub)

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Homer Simpson | |

## Television
### With the Trio

* Domenica in (1985–1986)
* Fantastico (1986–1987)
* Sanremo Music Festival 1986 (1986)
* Sanremo Music Festival 1987 (1987)
* Sanremo Music Festival 1989 (1989)
* Non esiste più la mezza stagione (2008)

### As soloist

* Scherzi a parte (1995, 1997)
* Quelli che... il Calcio (2001–2002)
* Striscia la notizia (2005)
* Miss Italia Show (2018)