Carlo Bonomi

Template:Distinguish Template:Short description Template:Pp-pc Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Carlo Bonomi (12 March 1937 – 6 August 2022) was an Italian voice actor who was best known for his voiceover work as the voice of Mr. Linea in the animated series La Linea as well as Pingu and various other characters in series 1–4 of the stop-motion children's television series of the same name.<ref name="heart"/><ref name="carlobonomi"/>

CareerEdit

Bonomi voiced many characters for the Italian advertising show Carosello. The language of noises he had developed and used for the earlier Osvaldo Cavandoli's La Linea from 1971 to 1986 was reinterpreted for the acclaimed TV series Pingu on SF DRS during its first four seasons produced between 1990 and 2000, where Bonomi voiced all the characters without a script.<ref name="heart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His grammelot was originally intended to be a parody of the Milanese dialect, and it was inspired by three abstract languages traditionally used by clowns in France and Italy.<ref name="History Press">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="carlobonomi">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Slate"/>

When in 2003 the show's rights were acquired by HIT Entertainment, Bonomi was replaced by London-based voice actors David Sant and Marcello Magni.<ref name="History Press"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=" ">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref><ref name="Slate">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Irish Examiner">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1984, he provided the laughter voices for the cartoon series Stripy. In 1985, he recorded the railway announcements for the central station of Milan, which remained in use until 2008. Bonomi was also very active as a voice actor in Italian radio dramas, and was the Italian voice for several popular cartoon characters, including Mickey Mouse and Fred Flintstone.<ref name="History Press"/>

In 2008, he acted the voices for the yellow tribe in Spore, which was also his final role before his retirement from acting later that year.

DeathEdit

Bonomi died on 6 August 2022 in his home town in Milan, Italy, at the age of 85.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

FilmographyEdit

FilmEdit

La sexilinea (1972) – La Linea
Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (1976) – Additional voices
Mr. Rossi's Dreams (1977) – Additional voices
Mr. Rossi's Vacation (1978) – Additional voices

AnimationEdit

La Linea (1971–1986) – La Linea<ref name="heart"/>
Calimero (1972–1975) – Paperazzi
The Red and the Blue (1976-2005) – Red / Blue
Stripy (1984) – Stripy / All characters
Pingu (1990–2000) – All characters (voice)<ref name="heart"/>
Pingu at the Wedding Party (1997) – All characters (except the green penguins) (voice)

Video gamesEdit

Pingu: A Barrel of Fun! (1997) – Pingu, Robby
Fun! Fun! Pingu (1999) – All characters
Spore (2008) – Additional voices

Live-actionEdit

Eurovision Song Contest (TV series) (1965, 1990, 1992) – Swiss Commentator (voice)
Le mie prigioni (TV series) (1968) – Il segretario
Ogni Regno (1969) – Narrator (voice)
La freccia nera (TV series) (1969) – Un alabardiere
Durante l'estate (1971) – Voice dubbing (uncredited)

Other worksEdit

Milano Centrale railway station (1985–2008) – Announcer

ReferencesEdit

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