Ortlando Viggiani (b. 1949) is a Brazilian voice actor who dubbed Kermit the Frog (Caco, o sapo) in several Muppet movies. He began by dubbing the singing of Scooter and secondary characters on the Brazilian dub of The Muppet Show and took over as Kermit for later episodes.
Viggiani began his dubbing career in 1962, as an adolescent. He dubbed Elroy on The Jetsons, and years later, would dub George Jetson in the 1980s episodes. He went on to dub Michael Nesmith on The Monkees and David Cassidy on The Partridge Family. Viggiani retained a higher-pitched voice as an adult, which in addition to dubbing excitable types (Rick Moranis in the Ghostbusters movies) lent itself well to youthful figures or protagonists. Examples include Michael J. Fox in the Back to the Future movies, Tom Hanks in Big, Keanu Reeves in Dracula, Ethan Hawke in Gattaca, John Leguizamo in Super Mario Bros., and Blake McIver Ewing in The Little Rascals.
Cartoon roles in a similar vein include Mickey Mouse in the 80s and 90s, Jonny Quest in the 80s series, Bamm-Bamm in I Yabba Dabba Doo, Ryu in the Street Fighter II anime, and Dick Grayson/Robin in Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub-Zero.
Muppet dubbing credits[]
- The Muppet Show: Kermit (later episodes), Scooter (singing), one of the Country Trio, others
- Muppets: O Filme (The Muppet Movie): Kermit
- A Grande Farra Dos Muppets (The Great Muppet Caper): Kermit
- Os Muppets Conquistam Nova York (The Muppets Take Manhattan): Scooter
- O Conto de Natal dos Muppets (The Muppet Christmas Carol): Kermit/Bob Cratchit
- Os Muppets na Ilha do Tesouro (Muppet Treasure Island): Kermit/Captain Abraham Smollett
- Muppets do Espaço (Muppets from Space): Kermit
- Os Melhores Anos de Caco (Kermit's Swamp Years): Kermit
- O Natal dos Muppets (It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie): Kermit
- Muppets em o Mágico de Oz (The Muppets' Wizard of Oz): Kermit
External links[]
- Universo AIC - profile in Portuguese