Francesco Venditti

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Francesco Saverio Venditti (born 27 August 1976) is an Italian actor and voice actor from Rome.

Early life
- Born in Rome to singer Antonello Venditti and actress Simona Izzo.
- Began acting on television as a child in 1985 and later made his film debut in the 1995 movie Strangled Lives, directed by his stepfather Ricky Tognazzi.

Acting career
- Appeared in various Italian TV dramas and series, including Caro maestro, Una donna per amico, and Lo zio d’America.
- Played the young Nicola Catania in the TV movie The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (The Good Pope).

Voice acting
- Venditti is known for voicing major characters in Italian dubs. He provided the Italian voice for Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and for Nicholas Hoult as Beast in the X-Men film series.
- He has dubbed other well-known actors such as Michael Peña, Giovanni Ribisi, Justin Long, Diego Luna, and David Dastmalchian.
- In animation, he voiced Oliver in the Italian version of Oliver & Company.

Personal life
- Veditti was married to screenwriter Alexandra La Capria; they have two children, Alice and Tomaso.
- He also has two children, Leonardo and Mia, with his partner Cristina Congiunti.
- He identifies as Roman Catholic.

Selected work (highlights)
- Cinema: Strangled Lives (1995), Bedrooms (1997), Cuori perduti (1997), The Sky in a Room (1999), Almost Blue (2000), The Last 56 Hours (2009), Alien Exorcism (2011), among others.
- Television: Un ponte per Terabithia (1985), Caro maestro (1997), Una donna per amico (1998–1999), The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2003), and others.
- Dubbing (highlights): Deadpool in the Deadpool films (Voicing Wade Wilson), Beast in X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse, Pikachu in Pokémon Detective Pikachu, and various roles in animated series such as Avengers Assemble, Skylanders Academy, Hazbin Hotel, and Helluva Boss.

Francesco Venditti has built a diverse career as both an on-screen actor and a prolific voice actor, bringing Italian audiences a wide range of characters across film, television, and animation.