Massimo Popolizio

Massimo Popolizio appeals to the part of me that loves serious craft over celebrity. Born in Genoa in 1961, he works across film and television, but what draws me in is his foundation in the theater and his voice work as a dubbing actor. Winning a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor plus a special award marks him as the kind of performer who can quietly steal a scene. Holding the stage with your body and then carrying a character with your voice alone are two very different skills, and mastering both signals a true technician. I have a real weakness for actors prized by fellow professionals, and he is exactly that.

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Name (English)

Massimo Popolizio

Name (Japanese)

マッシモ・ポポリツィオ

Reading

まっしも・ぽぽりつぃお

Born

July 4, 1961 (age 65)

Origin

Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Occupation

actor / dub actor / stage actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Awards & achievements

• Nastro d'Argento Special
• Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor
• Ciak d'oro - best supporting actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo%20Popolizio
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AA%E3%83%84%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3851411

Tags

• Liguria
• actor
• dub actor
• stage actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.