Born in
Milan to an actor and theatre administrator, Stagni began his acting career at a very young age. He studied hard to become an actor,
mime and
circus performer, coached by such figures as
Pëtr Šarov,
Lee Strasberg,
Jacques Lecoq,
Giancarlo Cobelli and the Circo Orfei. When he was 7 years old, Stagni acted in a play directed by
Luchino Visconti, while one of his first roles as a voice actor was in
Dumbo, in which he provided the Italian-dubbed voice of Skinny. At 12, he sang
Ave Maria at
Linda Christian and
Tyrone Power's marriage. In the 1950s he also began to act on screen and in radio plays. Through the years, Stagni's performances onstage were directed by
Aldo Trionfo,
Franco Enriquez,
Orazio Costa,
Vittorio Gassman,
Gigi Proietti,
Giancarlo Sbragia, and
Giorgio Albertazzi. As a voice actor, Stagni performed in a few Italian animated films and dubbed many
Disney characters in Italian, such as
Mickey Mouse in the 1970s,
Br'er Rabbit in the 2nd redubbing of
Song of the South, and
Donald Duck in the 1988 animated movie
Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He is also
Rick Moranis' official Italian voice and has dubbed
Alvaro Vitali and
Wallace Shawn in many of their roles, also providing the voices of
Warwick Davis'
Filius Flitwick in the Italian version of the
Harry Potter film franchise and multiple characters, including
Mr. Crocker, in the animated series
Fairly OddParents, of which he also directed the dubbing process. Stagni even dubbed two actresses,
Anne Ramsey and
Linda Hunt, in Italian. He is also a musician, having written and performed soundtracks for plays, films, TV shows and documentaries.
Personal life Stagni was previously married to voice actress Lorenza Biella. They have a daughter, actress and voice actress
Ilaria Stagni. ==Filmography==