Károly Gesztesi
Károly Gesztesi (born Károly Tóth, 16 April 1963, Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian actor and voice actor. His ex-wife is Claudia Liptai. He is best known for providing the Hungarian dubbing of the titular Shrek from the movie of the same name.
Life and career
He graduated from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest and, until 1990, he was a member of the Thalia Theater company. He then traveled to Holland for a few months. He acted in multiple theatres throughout the 1990s, including the National Theatre of Miskolc, the Attila József Theatre, and the Comedy Theatre of Budapest. Since 1998, he has been a freelance actor. He is also a member of a band. Gesztesi is best known as a Hungarian voice actor. He voiced the protagonist Shrek in the Hungarian dubs of the Shrek films. He is divorced and the father of five children. His eldest son is actor Máté Gesztesi.
Theatre roles
- Dezső Kosztolányi: Anna Édes - Kéményseprő
- György Szomor - Miklós Szurdi -Atilla Valla: Diótörő és Egérkirály - Egérkiràly
- Elton John - Tim Rice: Aida - Zoser
- Bram Stoker: Dracula - Lelkész
- Shakespeare: Othello - Othello
- April De Angelis: Garrick - Macklin
- Shakespeare: Richard III - Richard
- Tim Rice - Andrew Lloyd Webber
- László Dés - Péter Geszti: A dzsungel könyve: Balu
- Ray Cooney - John Chapman: Kölcsönlakás....Henry Lodge
- Neil Simon - Marvin Hamlisch - C.B. Singer - Tibor Miklós: Mámor
- Woody Allen: New York- comedian
- Henrik Ibsen: Peer Gynt
- Arthur Miller: Marco
- Ben Elton: Popcorn Bruce Delamitri, film rendition
- Arthur Miller: Danforth
- Martin McDonagh: Valene Connor
- Daniel Keyes: Virágot Algernonnak
Syncing roles
| Film | Role | Syncing |
|---|---|---|
| Baywatch | Garner Ellerbee | Gregory Alan Williams |
| Central Park West | Mark Merrill | Tom Verica |
| Renegade | Bobby Sixkiller | Branscombe Richmond |
| Sirènes, sirènes | Richard Stiles | Christopher Judge |
| The A Team | Bosco Albert "B.A." Baracus | Mr. T |
| Highlander | Duncan 'Mac/Highlander' MacLeod | Adrian Paul |
| Kórház a pálmák alatt |
Clemant | Charles M. Huber |
| Das Boot | Werner | Herbert Grönemeyer |
| Inspector Rex | Peter Höllerer | Wolf Bachofner |
| Spin City | Paul Lassiter | Richard Kind |
| Robin Hood | Little John | Richard Ashton |
| Baywatch Nights | Garner Ellerbee | Gregory Alan Williams |
| Nash Bridges | Joe Dominguez | Cheech Marin |
| The Enforcer | Mr. Chapel | Michael Madsen |
| Players | Isaac 'Ice' Gregory | Ice-T |
| Footballers' Wives | Jason Turner | Cristian Solimeno |
| The Wire | William 'Bunk' Moreland | Wendell Pierce |
| Game of Thrones | Robert Baratheon | Mark Addy |
Syncing film roles
| Film | Year | Character | Syncing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lock Up | 1989 | Frank Leone | Sylvester Stallone |
| Puss in Boots | 1999 | Óriás | Kevin Dorsey |
| Dawn of the Dead | 2004 | Kenneth | Ving Rhames |
| Pet Sematary II | 1992 | Gus Gilbert seriff | Clancy Brown |
| Star Wars | 1995 | Lando Calrissian | Billy Dee Williams |
| Monsters Inc. | 2001 | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan | John Goodman |
| Monster University | 2013 | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan | John Goodman |
| Jingle All The Way | 1996 | Sinbad | Myron Larabee |
| Cars | 2006 | Mater | Larry the Cable Guy |
| Cars 2. | 2011 | Mater | Larry the Cable Guy |
| Shrek | 2001 | Shrek | Mike Myers |
| Shrek 2. | 2004 | Shrek | Mike Myers |
| Shrek the Third | 2007 | Shrek | Mike Myers |
| Shrek Forever After | 2010 | Shrek | Mike Myers |
| Shrek the Halls | 2007 | Shrek | Mike Myers |
| Scared Shrekless | 2010 | Shrek | Mike Myers |
Awards
- Miskolc város nívódíja (1990)[1]
- Filmszemle Legjobb Férfi Epizódalakítás Díja ([1997])[1]
- VOXCar-díj ([2002])[2]
- Lions-díj ([2006])
- Story Ötcsillag-díj (2006, 2009)
References
Sources
- Gesztesi Károly
- Magyar színházművészeti lexikon. Főszerk. Székely György. Budapest: Akadémiai. 1994. ISBN 963-05-6635-4Online elérés
- Szinkron