Paolo Torrisi (born Maurizio Torresan, May 1st, 1951 – December 7th, 2005) was an Italian actor and voice actor, largely known for being the most iconic Italian voice of Son Goku in the Dragon Ball franchise, mainly in Dragon Ball Z.
A Former Child Star, after 1973 he stopped acting, in order to work exclusively as a voice actor. He was often type-cast as little boys in animation, but ironically he ended up voicing Adult Goku in the Dragon Ball franchise (previously voiced by a woman as kid, Patrizia Scianca), which turned out to be his most popular role, by far. Due to his death in 2005, he would later be replaced by Claudio Moneta in Dragon Ball Super.
Some of his voice acting roles include:
Anime
- Hashizo in Ai Shite Night
- Retsu Seiba in Bakusou Kyoudai! Let's & Go!!
- Jim in Bakuten Shoot Beyblade
- Adult Goku in Dragon Ball
- Kazuki Uchida (known as Gianluca under Dub Name Change) in Idol Densetsu Eriko
- Mowgli in The Jungle Book
- Martii in Katri, Girl of the Meadows
- Tokkori (first voice) in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
- Mamoru Hidaka in Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel
- Koby in One Piece
- Shingo Tsukino in Sailor Moon
Live-Action TV
- Hashizo in Love Me Licia
Western Animation
- Carl Wheezer in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius
- Kooky Von Koopa in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World
- Dennis in Dennis the Menace
- Scott in M.A.S.K.
- Spike in My Little Pony 'n Friends
- XL in Simba: è nato un re
- Robin in Superfriends
- Miyamoto Usagi in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
