Maurizio Merluzzo (born September 3rd, 1983) is an Italian dubbing voice actor and also Youtuber.
He's best known for voicing Sai in Naruto, Zamasu in Dragon Ball Super, Diego Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy, and Andre Harris in Victorious. His first important movie role was the title character in SHAZAM! (2019).
He has a YouTube channel
, where he answers many questions about voice acting for his fans, and frequently hosts other Italian voice actors.
Some of his voice roles are:
Anime
- Tengen Uzui in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Zamasu in Dragon Ball Super
- Archer in Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]
- Mirio Togata in My Hero Academia
- Sai in Naruto
- Donquixote Doflamingo (fifth voice) in One Piece
- Lord Boros in One-Punch Man
- Ainz Ooal Gown in Overlord (2012)
- Paul (second voice) in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
- Cancer Manigoldo in Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
- Torgrim in Vinland Saga
Film - Animated
- Renji Abarai in the Bleach films
- Marmaduke in Marmaduke
- Galo Thymos in Promare
- Blue Falcon in SCOOB!
- Riddler in Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Film - Live Action
- Elvis in Elvis (2022)
- Razor Fist in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Shazam in SHAZAM! (2019)
- Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
Live Action TV
- Vicious in Cowboy Bebop (2021)
- Troy in Power Rangers Megaforce
- Dillon in Power Rangers RPM
- Jimmy in True Jackson
- Diego Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy
- André Harris in Victorious
- Ragnar in Vikings
Video Games
- Jacob Frye in Assassin's Creed Syndicate
- Baptiste in Overwatch
- Knuckles the Echidna from Sonic Generations onwards
Western Animation
- Shock Rock in Ben 10 (2016)
- Keldor/Skeletor in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2021)
- Prince Adam/He-Man in Masters of the Universe: Revelation
- William in Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville
- Bash Johnson in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
- Nightcrawler in Wolverine and the X-Men (2009)
His works provide examples of:
- Catchphrase: He starts all his Youtube videos with "Bomba ragazzi!", his own way to say "Hey there, guys!".
- Deadpan Snarker: His normal tone in his Youtube channel is snarky almost constantly. Not just the way he talks to his fans, but even when he interacts with famous guests.
- Embarrassing Last Name: Merluzzo is Italian for "codfish". By his own admission, people made fun of his last name since he was younger. However, he's ok with it and is the first to laugh at his own name. They even suggested him to choose a different Stage Name at the start of his career, but he refused to change it.
- Promoted Fanboy: He went from being a fan of Dragon Ball when he was younger, to voicing a character (Zamasu, in his case) in Dragon Ball Super.
