Carlo Bonomi

Carlo Bonomi (12 March 1937 – 6 August 2022) was an Italian voice actor who was best known for his voiceover work as the voice of Mr. Linea in the animated series La Linea as well as Pingu and various other characters in series 1–4 of the stop-motion children's television series of the same name. His grammelot was originally intended to be a parody of the Milanese dialect, and it was inspired by three abstract languages traditionally used by clowns in France and Italy.

In 1984, he provided the laughter voices for the cartoon series Stripy. In 1985, he recorded the railway announcements for the central station of Milan, which remained in use until 2008. Bonomi was also very active as a voice actor in Italian radio dramas, and was the Italian voice for several popular cartoon characters, including Mickey Mouse and Fred Flintstone.

Filmography Film La Linea (1972) – La Linea Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (1976) – Additional voices Mr. Rossi's Dreams (1977) – Additional voices Mr. Rossi's Vacation (1978) – Additional voices

Animation La Linea (1971–1986) – La Linea Calimero (1972–1975) – Paperazzi The Red and the Blue (1976-2005) – Red / Blue Tofffsy (1977) - Tofffsy / Otto il fantasma / Gustav il maggiordomo Stripy (1984) – Stripy / All characters Pingu (1990–2000) – All characters (voice) Soccer Fever (1994-1995) - Brian Thompson (elder) Mister Go (1996-2006) - Mr. Go / Bip / All characters Pingu at the Wedding Party (1997) – All characters (except the green penguins) (voice)

Video games Pingu: A Barrel of Fun! (1997) – Pingu, Robby Fun! Fun! Pingu (1999) – All characters Spore (2008) – Additional voices

Live-action Eurovision Song Contest (TV series) (1965, 1990, 1992) – Swiss Commentator (voice) Le mie prigioni (TV series) (1968) – Il segretario Ogni Regno (1969) – Narrator (voice) La freccia nera (TV series) (1969) – Un alabardiere In the Summertime (1971) – Voice dubbing (uncredited)

Other works Milano Centrale railway station (1985–2008) – Announcer