Sergio Tedesco

Sergio Tedesco (April 23, 1928 – June 3, 2012) was an Italian actor, voice actor and operatic tenor.
Biography.
Tedesco was born in La Spezia. His father died when he was nine years old and he moved to Rome with his mother to help get a head start on his career. He eventually made his film debut in the 1941 film "Il bazar delle idee" directed by Marcello Albani. He acted in two other films that same year.
As the years passed, Tedesco showed a natural talent in singing. He performed as a tenor at the Rome Opera House a few times and has acted and sung in several plays and made collaborations with Mario Zafred, Tito Gobbi, Renato Capecchi and Carlo Maria Giulini. Tedesco also performed at the Carignano Theatre in Turin and La Fenice in Venice. In 1998, Tedesco officially retired from opera singing.
Tedesco was also a very successful voice dubber. He voiced Kaa in the Italian version of "The Jungle Book" and he even reprised the role in the 2003 sequel. He also dubbed Avery Bullock in the Italian dub of "American Dad" and Sam the Eagle and Statler in "The Muppets" from 1979 to 1999.
Personal life.
Tedesco had two children. His daughter Paola Tedesco is an actress and his son is a film producer.
Death.
Tedesco died on June 3, 2012 at the age of 84. He spent the last 17 years of his life in Perugia where he died.