Born in
Trieste, Maranzana began his career in the theater with
Vittorio Gassman in
Oedipus Rex by
Sophocles, then worked with, among others,
Giorgio Strehler and
Luchino Visconti. He also worked as character actor in a number of films and TV-series. He was the voice actor for
Tigger in
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too. In January 2006 Maranzana was honored with the title of "Cavaliere" (Knight) of the
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, the highest ranking civilian honour of the Italian Republic. == References ==