Topo Gigio’s Voice Actor Peppino Mazzullo Dies

Italian actor Peppino Mazzullo died on Wednesday at his home in Santo Stefano di Briga, Italy. He was 100.

Mazzullo was perhaps best known for voicing the puppet mouse Topo Gigio, a creation of Maria Perego. Beyond voicing the character in Italy, Mazzullo and Topo Gigio also made appearances on The Ed Sulivan Show starting in 1962, and gained worldwide popularity.

Mazzullo provided the voice for Topo in the Italian and Spanish dubs of the 1988 Topo Gigio and Yumemiru Topo Gigio anime.

He voiced the character until 2006. After retiring from acting, he founded the Piccolissimo Teatro di Messina theater academy, and taught acting there.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter (Mike Barnes)