Biography
Gino La Monica, also credited as Luigi La Monica, is an Italian actor and voice actor. Born on 14 March 1944 in Portici, he trained at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. He began working in theatre and television in the 1960s with directors such as Luchino Visconti, Ettore Giannini, Sandro Bolchi and Anton Giulio Majano, and appeared in the 1977 film Charleston as Sergeant Roy.
La Monica is known for his extensive Italian dubbing work, voicing actors including Richard Gere, Harrison Ford, Christopher Walken, William Hurt, Sam Neill and Dustin Hoffman. In 2021 he voiced Tommaso (the Old Fisherman) in Pixar's Luca, reprising the role in the Italian-dubbed version, and provided additional voices for the short film Ciao Alberto.
