History Creator / DanielBeretta

One day in 1988, he was asked by his talent agent to imitate a Russian accent on the phone. He didn't really know how to do it, but obliged, and heard something on the other side -- "He got the job!". It was none other than Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, [[ApprovalOfGod who loved his voice and personally chose him]] for the French dub of ''Film/RedHeat''. Beretta then voiced the Austrian-American actor in most of his roles from then on, to the point French audiences just [[CantUnhearIt Can't Un-Hear It]] (especially in the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' franchise starting with ''[[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Judgment Day]]''), also adding new [[BondOneLiner one-liners]] and {{pun}}s that don't necessarily match Arnie's original ones but [[PragmaticAdaptation render better]] for French audiences. Unlike most of the well known French voice actors, he didn't regularly dubbed any other actor with perhaps the exception of Creator/RutgerHauer, and even there it was far from covering as much filmography as it was the case for Arnie.

French video game-inclined folks also know him as the dubber of some other badass roles: VideoGame/DukeNukem in the eponymous series, Sam Fisher in the ''VideoGame/SplinterCell'' series, VideoGame/{{XIII}}, and Conan in ''VideoGame/AgeOfConan'' (sort of making up for the fact that he didn't get to voice him in the Schwarzenegger films, Creator/RichardDarbois did). He has also dubbed a number of Creator/{{Disney}} characters, the most famous being Lumière in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (he even kept the MauriceChevalierAccent at that). Like the aforementioned Richard Darbois, he also voiced many film trailers from The90s to 2021 with Creator/DonLaFontaine-[=esque=] narrations.

French video game-inclined folks also know him as the dubber of some other badass roles: VideoGame/DukeNukem in the eponymous series, Sam Fisher in the ''VideoGame/SplinterCell'' series, VideoGame/{{XIII}}, and Conan in ''VideoGame/AgeOfConan'' (sort of making up for the fact that he didn't get to voice him in the Schwarzenegger films, Creator/RichardDarbois did). He has also dubbed a number of Creator/{{Disney}} characters, the most famous being Lumière in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (he even kept the MauriceChevalierAccent at that). Like the aforementioned Richard Darbois, he also voiced many film trailers from The90s to 2021, with a narration ala Creator/DonLaFontaine.

French video game-inclined folks also know him as the dubber of some other badass roles: VideoGame/DukeNukem in the eponymous series, Sam Fisher in the ''VideoGame/SplinterCell'' series, VideoGame/{{XIII}}, and Conan in ''VideoGame/AgeOfConan'' (sort of making up for the fact that he didn't get to voice him in the Schwarzenegger films, Creator/RichardDarbois did). He has also dubbed a number of Creator/{{Disney}} characters, the most famous being Lumière in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (he even kept the MauriceChevalierAccent at that).

One day in 1988, he was asked by his talent agent to imitate a Russian accent on the phone. He didn't really know how to do it, but obliged, and heard something on the other side -- "He got the job!". It was none other than Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, [[ApprovalOfGod who loved his voice and personally chose him]] for the French dub of ''Film/RedHeat''. Beretta has voiced the Austrian-American actor in most of his roles, to the point French audiences just [[CantUnhearIt Can't Un-Hear It]] (especially in the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' franchise starting with ''[[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Judgment Day]]''), also adding new [[BondOneLiner one-liners]] and {{pun}}s that don't necessarily match Arnie's original ones but [[PragmaticAdaptation render better]] for French audiences. Unlike most of the well known French voice actors, he hasn't regularly dubbed any other actor with perhaps the exception of Creator/RutgerHauer, and even there it's far from covering as much filmography as it is the case for Arnie.

One day in 1988, he was asked by his talent agent to imitate a Russian accent (which he didn't know how to do) on the phone. He obliged, and heard something on the other side, "He got the job!". It was none other than Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, [[ApprovalOfGod who loved his voice and personally chose him]] for the French dub of ''Film/RedHeat''. Beretta has voiced the Austrian-American actor in most of his roles, to the point French audiences just [[CantUnhearIt Can't Un-Hear It]] (especially in the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' franchise starting with ''[[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Judgment Day]]''), also adding new [[BondOneLiner one-liners]] and {{pun}}s that don't necessarily match Arnie's original ones but [[PragmaticAdaptation render better]] for French audiences. Unlike most of the well known French voice actors, he hasn't regularly dubbed any other actor with perhaps the exception of Creator/RutgerHauer, and even there it's far from covering as much filmography as it is the case for Arnie.

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While he's most famous for his voice acting work nowadays, he started his career as a {{Chanson}} SingerSongwriter, having given several concerts at the Olympia and Bobino concert halls and written several songs for the likes of Mireille Mathieu and Nino Ferrer. He also notably adapted and performed songs for the French version of ''Music/JesusChristSuperstar'' as well as the stage adaptation of ''Film/TheUmbrellasOfCherbourg''. Having trained as a musician also allowed him to do singing in his animation dubs (such as Lumière's music numbers in ''Beauty and the Beast'', again).

He was also the announcer for the French radio RFM from 2000 to 2008. His daughter, Creator/BarbaraBeretta, is also a professional voice actress. He quietly retired for health reasons in the early 2020s, Thierry Hancisse started replacing him for Schwarzenegger's roles starting with ''Series/{{FUBAR}}''.

He passed away on March 23, 2024 at age 77, one month and ten days after the French voice actor of Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/AlainDorval.

Daniel Beretta (born December 24, 1946 in Audincourt and deceased March 23, 2024 in Ajaccio) was a French voice actor, stage and screen actor, SingerSongwriter and comedian. Fittingly for a man whose name matches a gun manufacturer, he was most famous for his suave and badass voice acting.

Daniel Beretta (born December 24, 1946 in Audincourt) is a retired French voice actor, stage and screen actor, SingerSongwriter and comedian. Fittingly for a man whose name matches a gun manufacturer, he is most famous for his suave and badass voice acting.

He was also the announcer for the French radio RFM from 2000 to 2008. His daughter, Creator/BarbaraBeretta, is also a professional voice actress. He quietly retired for health reasons in the early 2020s, Thierry Hancisse started replacing him for Schwarzenegger's roles with ''Series/{{FUBAR}}''.

* ''Film/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays2004'': Prince Hapi

He was also the announcer for the French radio RFM from 2000 to 2008. His daughter, Creator/BarbaraBeretta, is also a professional voice actress. He retired for health reasons in the early 2020s, Thierry Hancisse started replacing him for Schwarzenegger's roles with ''Series/{{FUBAR}}''.

He was also the announcer for the French radio RFM from 2000 to 2008. His daughter, Creator/BarbaraBeretta, is also a professional voice actress. He retired in the early 2020s, Thierry Hancisse started replacing him for Schwarzenegger's roles with ''Series/{{FUBAR}}''.

He was also the announcer for the French radio RFM from 2000 to 2008. His daughter, Creator/BarbaraBeretta, is also a professional voice actress. He retired in the earls 2020s, Thierry Hancisse started replacing him for Schwarzenegger's roles with ''Series/{{FUBAR}}''.

Daniel Beretta (born December 24, 1946 in Audincourt) is a French voice actor, stage and screen actor, SingerSongwriter and comedian. Fittingly for a man whose name matches a gun manufacturer, he is most famous for his suave and badass voice acting.

One day in 1988, he was asked by his talent agent to imitate a Russian accent (which he didn't know how to do) on the phone. He obliged, and heard something on the other side, "He got the job!". It was none other than Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, [[ApprovalOfGod who loved his voice and personally chose him]] for the French dub of ''Film/RedHeat''. Beretta has voiced the Austrian-American actor in most of his roles since that day (''Series/{{FUBAR}}'' is a notable exception), to the point French audiences just [[CantUnhearIt Can't Un-Hear It]] (especially in the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' franchise starting with ''[[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Judgment Day]]''), also adding new [[BondOneLiner one-liners]] and {{pun}}s that don't necessarily match Arnie's original ones but [[PragmaticAdaptation render better]] for French audiences. Unlike most of the well known French voice actors, he hasn't regularly dubbed any other actor with perhaps the exception of Creator/RutgerHauer, and even there it's far from covering as much filmography as it is the case for Arnie.

He was also the announcer for the French radio RFM from 2000 to 2008. His daughter, Creator/BarbaraBeretta, is also a professional voice actress.

One day in 1988, he was asked by his talent agent to imitate a Russian accent (which he didn't know how to do) on the phone. He obliged, and heard something on the other side, "He got the job!". It was none other than Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, [[ApprovalOfGod who loved his voice and personally chose him]] for the French dub of ''Film/RedHeat''. Beretta has voiced the Austrian-American actor in all of his roles since that day, to the point French audiences just [[CantUnhearIt Can't Un-Hear It]] (especially in the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' franchise starting with ''[[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Judgment Day]]''), also adding new [[BondOneLiner one-liners]] and {{pun}}s that don't necessarily match Arnie's original ones but [[PragmaticAdaptation render better]] for French audiences. Unlike most of the well known French voice actors, he hasn't regularly dubbed any other actor with perhaps the exception of Creator/RutgerHauer, and even there it's far from covering as much filmography as it is the case for Arnie.

* ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'': [[note]]Pascal Renwick dubbed the T-800 in the first film[[/note]]

Daniel Beretta (born December 24, 1946 in Audincourt) is a French voice actor, stage and screen actor, SingerSongwriter and comedian. Fittingly for a man whose name matches a gun manufacturer, he is most famous for his suave and BadassBaritone voice acting.