Wendel Bezerra
| Wendel Bezerra | |
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| File:Wendel Bezerra 2021 - Descomplica.pngWendel_Bezerra_2021_-_Descomplica.png Bezerra in 2021 | |
| Born | Wendel Luís Bezerra da Silva June 18, 1974 São Paulo, Brazil |
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| 📆 Years active | 1982–present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Aline Lacerda |
| 👶 Children | 3 |
Wendel Luís Bezerra da Silva (born June 18, 1974) is a Brazilian voice actor, voice-over director and YouTuber, best known for voicing, among others, SpongeBob SquarePants and Goku in their respective Brazilian dubs.[1] He was also one of the founders of dubbing studio Unidub.
Biography
Bezerra was born in São Paulo on June 18, 1974, beginning his career as a child actor in theater plays and telenovelas in the early to mid-1980s;[2] soon after his first works as a voice actor followed, including Jamie Lawson (Jerry Supiran) in Small Wonder and secondary characters in MegaBeast Investigator Juspion.[3] Subsequently, he became the official voice actor of animated characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Goku of the Dragon Ball franchise, Steve Smith from American Dad! (seasons 1–9), Sanji from One Piece, Gideon Gleeful from Gravity Falls and Jackie Chan's fictionalized counterpart from Jackie Chan Adventures,[4] and real-life personalities such as Robert Pattinson (as Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga and Bruce Wayne/Batman in The Batman), Leonardo DiCaprio, Buddy Valastro and Ian Somerhalder (as Boone Carlyle in Lost).[5] For his work as SpongeBob, Bezerra won a Prêmio Yamato (nicknamed the "Oscars of voice acting") in the "Best Protagonist Voice Acting" category in 2009.[6] In 2012, he was one of several voice actors invited by Khan Academy to dub several lessons in-character as SpongeBob and Goku.[7]
In 2011, alongside his brother Ulisses Bezerra, he founded the dubbing studio Unidub,[8] being promoted to CEO in 2018.[9] The following year, he opened his YouTube channel, where he posts vlogs and curiosities about voice acting.
In 2020 he participated in Netflix's series Mystery Lab, created by Felipe Castanhari.
In 2023 he was the Brazilian Portuguese voice of Reggie (Will Ferrell) in the comedy film Strays.[10]
He is slated to voice a character in the upcoming video game Enigma do Medo, developed by YouTuber Cellbit.[11]
Personal life
Two of Bezerra's siblings, Úrsula and Ulisses, are also voice actors; Úrsula is best known for being the Brazilian Portuguese voice of Naruto Uzumaki and Child Goku in Dragon Ball.[12] He married Aline Lacerda, having three children with her.
References
- ↑ Gabriel Avila (August 18, 2022). "Dragon Ball: Wendel Bezerra não pretende se aposentar como a voz nacional de Goku". Jovem Nerd (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 23, 2024.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Samir Fraiha (August 13, 2022). "ENTREVISTA: Wendel Bezerra, a voz brasileira de Son Goku em Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO". Crunchyroll (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 23, 2024.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Wendel Bezerra: dublador Super Saiyajin". Henshin (in Portuguese). July 20, 2005. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) - ↑ LG Rodrigues (April 18, 2015). "Dublador cria duelo épico entre Goku, do Dragon Ball, e Bob Esponja; vídeo". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 19, 2024.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "O que Steve, Edward Cullen e Bob Esponja têm em comum? Descubra!". Globo.com (in Portuguese). July 5, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2024.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Os vencedores do Oscar da dublagem 2009". ohaYO! (in Portuguese). July 14, 2009. Archived from the original on December 16, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Bob Esponja, Goku e Wolverine viram 'professores' em vídeos educativos". UOL (in Portuguese). April 10, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2024.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "UniDub monta estúdio de dublagem dentro da Comic Con Experience 2015". ITU (in Portuguese). October 5, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2024.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Kedyna Fernanda (January 20, 2021). "Principais nomes do empreendedorismo se reúnem em congresso online". AdNews (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 19, 2024.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Time de peso de comediantes faz parte do elenco de dubladores de 'Ruim pra Cachorro'". A Toupeira (in Portuguese). April 18, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Arthur Caetano (December 11, 2022). "Enigma do Medo: Jogo ganha novo trailer dublado". Fórum Nerd (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 19, 2024.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "'O importante na dublagem não é a voz, mas a interpretação'". Revista Oeste (in Portuguese). December 22, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
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